3MINDIA NSI Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

3M India Limited · Industrials · Conglomerates

Latest close 35,500 INR
1.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 6.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a 7.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 63/100.

Setup score 63 out of 100
Latest Close 35,500 INR 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.8% latest completed week
4W Return 7.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 6.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 63.5% 33 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 6.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a 7.9% four-week move.

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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 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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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 0.4212-week average 0.19

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.42Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation 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 7.9% over four weeks, 6.6% over 12 weeks, and 13.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.8%
4W7.9%
12W6.6%
26W6.6%
52W13.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year33
Trend breadth63.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.07Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change451.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership12.48Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change163.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength42/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 59; rank 1 is best.
Value5/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Quality97/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Momentum79/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Growth64/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

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
99.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
8.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
40.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
1.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
41.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
17.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
9.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
59.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
14.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
9.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
52.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.7x
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 sentiment63/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 29 relevant articles.

16 positive · 13 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
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-6.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.6%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-8.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+1.8%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -2.5%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.

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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202635,500 INR1.8%33,475 INR31,530 INR1.0712.4819.2KOff
17 Jul 202634,870 INR0.0%33,444 INR31,474 INR0.888.3730.0KOff
10 Jul 202634,865 INR0.4%33,444 INR31,424 INR0.619.3318.9KOff
3 Jul 202634,732 INR5.6%33,464 INR31,377 INR0.189.0738.4KOff
26 Jun 202632,903 INR0.8%33,444 INR31,321 INR-0.314.7311.8KOff
19 Jun 202632,652 INR5.0%33,508 INR31,276 INR-0.464.532.8KOff
12 Jun 202631,100 INR-2.8%33,602 INR31,233 INR-0.421.571.1KOff
5 Jun 202631,995 INR-2.5%33,762 INR31,206 INR-0.535.892.2KOff
29 May 202632,810 INR-1.5%33,882 INR31,165 INR-0.568.1027.0KOff
22 May 202633,315 INR6.6%33,773 INR31,117 INR-0.609.3469.2KOff
15 May 202631,245 INR-2.5%33,654 INR31,053 INR-0.803.218.8KOff
8 May 202632,045 INR-3.8%33,598 INR31,000 INR-0.823.7611.5KOff
1 May 202633,300 INR2.0%33,516 INR30,939 INR-0.848.8517.8KOff
24 Apr 202632,635 INR3.9%33,377 INR30,870 INR-1.077.4038.4KOff
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.