- The trend backdrop is active with a 5-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.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
MPS Limited · Communication Services · Publishing
Latest close
2,931 INR
8.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 60.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.7%, after a 46.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
62
out of 100
Latest Close
2,931 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
8.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
46.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
59.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
9.6%
5 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.1x
vs 13-week average
- 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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.
Price follow-through
8.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 46.8%.
Indicator stack
23/83
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
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
52/100
7 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 active. Price is 60.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.7%, after a 46.8% 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 1.1x 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
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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 0.6212-week average 0.34
12-week confirmation
Trend active5/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.62Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 46.8% over four weeks, 59.9% over 12 weeks, and 32.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 5 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak5 weeks
Active weeks in one year5
Trend breadth9.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.65Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change40.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership50.44Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change809.8%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 88%
Model confidence 82%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength67/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Value30/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Quality92/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Momentum75/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Growth33/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 68; 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
- 28.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 6.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 19.1x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 3.8% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 27.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 24.5% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 26.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 5.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 16.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 104.1% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 3/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.7% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.7% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.1x 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 sentiment52/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.
1 positive · 6 neutral · 0 negativePatient 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-0.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.7%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 higher18 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+32.1%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-11.1%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+8.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains11
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses4
Recent vol8.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.1% / -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.
SectorIN Communication Services
4-week rank1 / 76
Group average0.3%
Trend breadth31.6%
Trend31.6%active weekly trend signals
MD51.3%positive activity pressure
RS34.2%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Publishing
4-week rank1 / 12
Group average3.7%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD58.3%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%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 tape55/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 55/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis53/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 5/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 5/12.
Activity pressure 0.62; 3 reversal markers Factors66/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 69; Small Cap Core rank 67 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.
MPS Limited Just Beat EPS By 18%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next 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 | 2,931 INR | 8.7% | 1,832 INR | 1,956 INR | 1.65 | 50.44 | 365.2K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 2,696 INR | -2.7% | 1,797 INR | 1,946 INR | 1.71 | 40.39 | 360.0K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 2,770 INR | 32.1% | 1,773 INR | 1,938 INR | 1.64 | 48.65 | 2.6M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 2,097 INR | 5.0% | 1,747 INR | 1,927 INR | 1.39 | 10.50 | 130.8K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,997 INR | 5.3% | 1,744 INR | 1,920 INR | 1.17 | 5.54 | 287.6K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,896 INR | 4.5% | 1,744 INR | 1,914 INR | 0.91 | -0.73 | 10.8K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1,815 INR | 0.2% | 1,750 INR | 1,908 INR | 0.77 | -4.74 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,812 INR | -0.2% | 1,761 INR | 1,903 INR | 0.75 | -5.33 | 5.2K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,815 INR | 0.2% | 1,770 INR | 1,897 INR | 0.76 | -4.17 | 4.6K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,810 INR | -1.5% | 1,784 INR | 1,892 INR | 0.91 | -3.98 | 9.8K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,839 INR | 3.3% | 1,799 INR | 1,888 INR | 0.83 | -3.83 | 48.0K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,781 INR | -2.8% | 1,810 INR | 1,882 INR | 0.74 | -8.08 | 102.9K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,833 INR | 7.9% | 1,827 INR | 1,877 INR | 0.61 | -5.76 | 364.7K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,699 INR | 2.5% | 1,842 INR | 1,871 INR | 0.44 | -15.03 | 66.6K | 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.