SGE LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

The Sage Group plc · Technology · Software - Application

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Latest close 1,048 GBP
7.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 18.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 63.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.7%, after a 26.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.

Setup score 52 out of 100
Latest Close 1,048 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 7.7% latest completed week
4W Return 26.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 20.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 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.
  • 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.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • 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.
Price follow-through 7.7% Latest completed week; four-week move 26.5%. Indicator stack 0/100 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 Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. News sentiment 54/100 10 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 18.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 63.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.7%, after a 26.5% 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
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 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
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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 0.1312-week average 0.08

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.13Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 26.5% over four weeks, 20.9% over 12 weeks, and -12.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W7.7%
4W26.5%
12W20.9%
26W9.5%
52W-12.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.05Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change1240.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-1.55Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change93.0%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 ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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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 strength13/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Value3/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Quality94/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Momentum6/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 95; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
25.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
17.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
92.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
21.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
18.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
23.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
19.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
3.3%
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
2.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
6.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
8.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.4x
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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 10 relevant articles.

3 positive · 6 neutral · 1 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-13.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.7%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+13.4%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-11.8%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week+7.7%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -2.9%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.

Weekly tape44/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 44/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis26/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.13; No reversal markers Factors29/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 9 Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 10 relevant articles.

What Is Changing the Conversation Around Sage Group (LSE:SGE) Shares? Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20261,048 GBP7.7%882.4 GBP1,087 GBP1.05-1.5513.5MOff
31 Jul 2026973.2 GBP13.4%882.4 GBP1,086 GBP0.61-9.0019.7MOff
24 Jul 2026858.2 GBP1.5%885.9 GBP1,086 GBP0.16-19.539.5MOff
17 Jul 2026845.6 GBP2.0%893.5 GBP1,086 GBP0.06-20.6113.1MOff
10 Jul 2026829.0 GBP-0.6%901.0 GBP1,087 GBP-0.09-22.2611.8MOff
3 Jul 2026834.0 GBP2.0%909.0 GBP1,087 GBP-0.11-23.96755.5KOff
26 Jun 2026817.6 GBP0.6%917.0 GBP1,088 GBP-0.03-25.143.5MOff
19 Jun 2026812.6 GBP-0.7%925.3 GBP1,088 GBP0.23-25.4610.2MOff
12 Jun 2026818.4 GBP-5.9%934.5 GBP1,089 GBP0.49-26.563.3MOff
5 Jun 2026870.0 GBP3.3%943.9 GBP1,089 GBP0.72-22.047.7MOff
29 May 2026842.3 GBP-4.1%953.2 GBP1,089 GBP0.78-25.5627.6MOff
22 May 2026878.7 GBP1.3%964.2 GBP1,089 GBP0.66-23.5924.2MOff
15 May 2026867.5 GBP-1.0%972.6 GBP1,089 GBP0.44-23.3531.4MOff
8 May 2026876.7 GBP-1.7%981.2 GBP1,089 GBP0.33-23.6624.0MOff
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