- 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.
ULTRACEMCO
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
UltraTech Cement Limited · Basic Materials · Building Materials
Latest close
12,105 INR
2.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 3.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 63.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a 5.5% 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 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
56
out of 100
Latest Close
12,105 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
5.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
5.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
28.8%
15 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.9x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- 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
2.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 5.5%.
Indicator stack
16/100
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
53/100
34 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 3.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 63.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a 5.5% 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 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume 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 0.1412-week average 0.10
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 leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.14Current 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 5.5% over four weeks, 5.4% over 12 weeks, and -0.4% 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 year15
Trend breadth28.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.77Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change14303.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership2.72Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change306.5%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 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 strength42/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 59; rank 1 is best.
Value31/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Quality89/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Momentum38/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Growth79/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 22; 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.
Value-quality framework40/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 37.8x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.9x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 20.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 1.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 80.8% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 15.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 6.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 10.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 16.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 35.2% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 265.1% 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
- 2.0% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.2x 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 sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 34 relevant articles.
8 positive · 25 neutral · 1 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-7.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.2%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.1%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-11.4%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+2.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains14
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses3
Recent vol2.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.8% / -2.4%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 Basic Materials
4-week rank31 / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS63.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Building Materials
4-week rank5 / 34
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth29.4%
Trend29.4%active weekly trend signals
MD67.6%positive activity pressure
RS20.6%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 tape53/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 53/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis26/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 5/12.
Activity pressure 0.14; No reversal markers Factors50/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 4 SVQF40/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 953.0 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 34 relevant articles.
UltraTech Cement Limited (ULTRACEMCO.NS) stock price, news, quote and history 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 | 12,105 INR | 2.0% | 11,734 INR | 10,957 INR | 0.77 | 2.72 | 881.1K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 11,863 INR | 2.2% | 11,728 INR | 10,931 INR | 0.50 | 1.41 | 1.6M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 11,609 INR | 1.0% | 11,729 INR | 10,907 INR | 0.26 | 1.79 | 2.2M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 11,492 INR | 0.1% | 11,735 INR | 10,885 INR | 0.04 | -1.60 | 1.4M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 11,477 INR | -0.1% | 11,736 INR | 10,863 INR | -0.01 | -1.32 | 820.8K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 11,489 INR | 2.0% | 11,744 INR | 10,841 INR | -0.20 | -1.55 | 157.9K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 11,259 INR | -0.9% | 11,747 INR | 10,819 INR | -0.44 | -2.71 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 11,367 INR | 2.2% | 11,759 INR | 10,800 INR | -0.37 | -1.63 | 403.6K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 11,117 INR | 1.9% | 11,771 INR | 10,778 INR | -0.48 | -2.12 | 192.5K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 10,912 INR | -5.0% | 11,796 INR | 10,759 INR | -0.44 | -2.80 | 424.7K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 11,482 INR | -0.8% | 11,827 INR | 10,740 INR | -0.22 | 1.57 | 2.5M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 11,569 INR | 0.7% | 11,843 INR | 10,716 INR | -0.27 | 1.75 | 1.3M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 11,487 INR | -3.9% | 11,854 INR | 10,691 INR | -0.23 | 1.43 | 1.5M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 11,950 INR | 3.1% | 11,884 INR | 10,666 INR | -0.29 | 3.25 | 1.7M | 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.