ATULAUTO NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Atul Auto Limited · Consumer Cyclical · Auto Manufacturers

Latest close 576.9 INR
11.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 23.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.9%, after a 17.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 72 out of 100
Latest Close 576.9 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 11.9% latest completed week
4W Return 17.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 11.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 40.4% 21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 4.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 13-week active streak.
  • 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.
What could go wrong
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 36.60% based on similar historical setup states.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 active. Price is 23.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.9%, after a 17.4% 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 4.5x 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
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 31 Jul 7 Aug
Up week Down week
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 0.4912-week average 0.43

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.49Current 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 17.4% over four weeks, 11.4% over 12 weeks, and 32.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 13 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W11.9%
4W17.4%
12W11.4%
26W29.4%
52W32.6%
Active trend streak13 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.52Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-7.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership24.31Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change178.9%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength64/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Value37/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Quality65/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Momentum82/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Growth86/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 15; 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.

Value-quality framework42/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
37.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
20.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
2.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
28.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
8.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
4.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
8.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
14.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
95.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
115.3%
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.4x
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 sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 26 relevant articles.

10 positive · 15 neutral · 1 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-3.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%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+12.2%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-10.2%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+11.9%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.9% / -4.0%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
7 Aug 2026576.9 INR11.9%466.3 INR526.0 INR0.5224.314.3MOn
31 Jul 2026515.5 INR8.9%461.5 INR524.7 INR0.2912.562.1MOn
24 Jul 2026473.4 INR-2.1%459.7 INR523.8 INR0.266.40275.4KOn
17 Jul 2026483.5 INR-1.6%458.6 INR523.1 INR0.456.29385.9KOn
10 Jul 2026491.2 INR0.3%456.7 INR522.4 INR0.568.71729.2KOn
3 Jul 2026489.9 INR4.7%455.0 INR521.4 INR0.448.39198.5KOn
26 Jun 2026467.8 INR-1.3%453.5 INR520.4 INR0.304.680On
19 Jun 2026474.0 INR4.0%453.7 INR519.6 INR0.346.43111.9KOn
12 Jun 2026455.7 INR-2.8%452.8 INR518.8 INR0.304.24119.6KOn
5 Jun 2026468.8 INR-2.5%453.2 INR518.1 INR0.598.43100.1KOn
29 May 2026480.9 INR-0.9%452.4 INR517.3 INR0.8510.49556.6KOn
22 May 2026485.0 INR-6.3%452.5 INR516.4 INR0.9710.751.5MOn
15 May 2026517.9 INR3.8%452.7 INR515.6 INR1.1818.722.0MOn
8 May 2026498.8 INR2.1%451.8 INR514.7 INR1.1012.091.5MOff
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.

Evidence context