- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Aptitude Software Group plc · Technology · Software - Application
Latest close
198.0 GBP
1.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 2.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a -2.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.
Setup score
28
out of 100
Latest Close
198.0 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-2.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-12.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
11.5%
6 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.5x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
1.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -2.5%.
Indicator stack
6/0
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
51/100
14 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 2.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a -2.5% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 2.5x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.0912-week average 0.14
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.09Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -2.5% over four weeks, -12.4% over 12 weeks, and -29.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year6
Trend breadth11.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.54Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-1133.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-29.04Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-5.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 72%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength24/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Value19/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Quality86/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Momentum4/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Growth3/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 26.3x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 11.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 55.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 10.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 14.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 15.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -7.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -16.8% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 80.7% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.7% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 4.8% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 7.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -2.2x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment51/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 14 relevant articles.
1 positive · 13 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-35.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.8%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-10.0%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+1.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses8
Recent vol4.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.8% / -3.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorGB Technology
4-week rank67 / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth37.0%
Trend37.0%active weekly trend signals
MD58.0%positive activity pressure
RS34.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Software - Application
4-week rank37 / 52
Group average2.3%
Trend breadth23.1%
Trend23.1%active weekly trend signals
MD61.5%positive activity pressure
RS17.3%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape23/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 23/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis22/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.09; No reversal markers Factors34/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 14; Small Cap Core rank 65 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 14 relevant articles.
Aptitude Software Group plc Revenue Breakdown – LSE:APTD Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 198.0 GBP | 1.0% | 228.5 GBP | 292.7 GBP | -0.54 | -29.04 | 331.2K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 196.0 GBP | -2.5% | 231.7 GBP | 293.3 GBP | -0.53 | -30.20 | 176.4K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 201.0 GBP | 1.5% | 235.0 GBP | 293.9 GBP | -0.43 | -28.34 | 87.0K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 198.0 GBP | -2.5% | 237.9 GBP | 294.4 GBP | -0.21 | -29.23 | 290.7K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 203.0 GBP | 2.5% | 241.0 GBP | 294.9 GBP | -0.04 | -27.43 | 58.8K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 198.0 GBP | -8.8% | 244.0 GBP | 295.4 GBP | 0.09 | -31.17 | 63.3K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 217.0 GBP | 4.8% | 247.2 GBP | 296.3 GBP | 0.22 | -24.34 | 98.1K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 207.0 GBP | -10.0% | 249.6 GBP | 297.1 GBP | 0.24 | -27.70 | 249.6K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 230.0 GBP | 4.1% | 252.2 GBP | 298.0 GBP | 0.23 | -21.54 | 45.8K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 221.0 GBP | -3.5% | 253.9 GBP | 298.8 GBP | 0.21 | -24.53 | 9.4K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 229.0 GBP | 1.8% | 256.1 GBP | 299.6 GBP | 0.24 | -22.81 | 100.8K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 225.0 GBP | -0.4% | 258.4 GBP | 300.3 GBP | 0.11 | -25.09 | 133.6K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 226.0 GBP | -4.6% | 260.9 GBP | 300.9 GBP | 0.02 | -23.30 | 69.9K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 237.0 GBP | 2.2% | 263.3 GBP | 301.6 GBP | -0.24 | -20.46 | 71.4K | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.