IPS PAR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Ipsos SA · Industrials · Consulting Services

Latest close 40.08 EUR
12.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive trend

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 79.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 12.9%, after a 14.9% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 75 out of 100
Latest Close 40.08 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 12.9% latest completed week
4W Return 14.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 16.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 16-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
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 active. Price is 14.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 79.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 12.9%, after a 14.9% 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 2.0x 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 0.6712-week average 0.51

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 leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.67Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals2Accumulation 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 14.9% over four weeks, 16.6% over 12 weeks, and 3.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 16 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W12.9%
4W14.9%
12W16.6%
26W21.4%
52W3.8%
Active trend streak16 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.28Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change1552.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership7.44Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change309.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

0 positive · 5 neutral · 0 negative
Patient 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-6.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.4%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-11.5%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week+12.9%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses5
Recent vol6.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.5% / -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.

IndustryFR Consulting Services
4-week rank1 / 3
Group average1.3%
Trend breadth66.7%
Trend66.7%active weekly trend signals
MD66.7%positive activity pressure
RS66.7%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202640.08 EUR12.9%35.00 EUR44.09 EUR1.287.44635.8KOn
31 Jul 202635.50 EUR-11.5%34.82 EUR44.11 EUR0.89-2.71954.0KOn
24 Jul 202640.10 EUR12.2%34.77 EUR44.16 EUR0.6211.21619.8KOn
17 Jul 202635.74 EUR2.5%34.55 EUR44.17 EUR0.09-0.72388.3KOn
10 Jul 202634.88 EUR1.5%34.48 EUR44.24 EUR0.08-3.55256.9KOn
3 Jul 202634.36 EUR3.3%34.42 EUR44.31 EUR0.16-7.3845.6KOn
26 Jun 202633.27 EUR-6.7%34.34 EUR44.38 EUR0.37-9.5868.0KOn
19 Jun 202635.67 EUR-2.0%34.30 EUR44.46 EUR0.72-4.2174.5KOn
12 Jun 202636.40 EUR-0.3%34.15 EUR44.53 EUR0.79-1.9645.0KOn
5 Jun 202636.52 EUR-0.2%34.02 EUR44.60 EUR0.77-0.6065.1KOn
29 May 202636.57 EUR5.5%33.86 EUR44.64 EUR0.70-0.43345.5KOn
22 May 202634.65 EUR0.8%33.74 EUR44.68 EUR0.42-5.33327.0KOn
15 May 202634.39 EUR-1.6%33.72 EUR44.73 EUR0.43-4.59242.7KOn
8 May 202634.93 EUR2.9%33.78 EUR44.79 EUR0.53-5.46316.0KOn
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