- The trend backdrop is active with a 18-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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
LPK
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
LPKF Laser & Electronics SE · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Latest close
15.30 EUR
7.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 39.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.4%, after a -12.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
37
out of 100
Latest Close
15.30 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
7.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
-12.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-31.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
34.6%
18 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.5x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- 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
7.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move -12.1%.
Indicator stack
64/0
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
17 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 8.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 39.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.4%, after a -12.1% 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 0.5x 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 0.7012-week average 0.83
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.70Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -12.1% over four weeks, -31.1% over 12 weeks, and 89.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 18 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak18 weeks
Active weeks in one year18
Trend breadth34.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.87Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-635.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership30.28Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-51.1%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 79%
Model confidence 74%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength25/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Value18/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Quality29/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Momentum93/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Growth21/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 80; 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
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 581.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 2.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 67.8% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -11.3% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 8.3% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -13.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -6.2% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 411.2% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 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
- -0.7x 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 17 relevant articles.
4 positive · 12 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-49.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility14.4%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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8 May
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+67.8%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-28.5%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+7.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains10
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses9
Recent vol14.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol15.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.4% / -6.9%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.
SectorDE Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average4.0%
Trend breadth49.0%
Trend49.0%active weekly trend signals
MD59.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Specialty Industrial Machinery
4-week rank33 / 36
Group average1.3%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD44.4%positive activity pressure
RS38.9%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 tape45/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 45/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis75/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.70; 2 reversal markers Factors38/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 70; Small Cap Core rank 93 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 17 relevant articles.
LPKF Laser & Electronics SE: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 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 | 15.30 EUR | 7.4% | 14.13 EUR | 9.27 EUR | -0.87 | 30.28 | 612.3K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 14.25 EUR | 3.6% | 13.82 EUR | 9.23 EUR | -0.72 | 25.94 | 1.1M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 13.75 EUR | -8.3% | 13.55 EUR | 9.19 EUR | -0.50 | 25.22 | 1.6M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 15.00 EUR | -13.8% | 13.27 EUR | 9.15 EUR | -0.25 | 39.35 | 1.0M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 17.40 EUR | -13.4% | 12.95 EUR | 9.11 EUR | 0.16 | 61.90 | 1.6M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 20.10 EUR | -4.7% | 12.55 EUR | 9.05 EUR | 0.39 | 84.53 | 296.0K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 21.10 EUR | -28.5% | 12.07 EUR | 8.97 EUR | 0.56 | 106.28 | 422.4K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 29.50 EUR | 29.4% | 11.57 EUR | 8.89 EUR | 0.78 | 191.73 | 523.6K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 22.80 EUR | 7.0% | 10.76 EUR | 8.76 EUR | 0.88 | 138.02 | 233.6K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 21.30 EUR | -3.6% | 10.19 EUR | 8.67 EUR | 1.07 | 127.79 | 397.3K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 22.10 EUR | -10.9% | 9.68 EUR | 8.59 EUR | 1.35 | 139.42 | 2.1M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 24.80 EUR | 11.7% | 9.16 EUR | 8.50 EUR | 1.51 | 178.93 | 2.2M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 22.20 EUR | -17.2% | 8.57 EUR | 8.40 EUR | 1.60 | 168.94 | 2.7M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 26.80 EUR | 61.9% | 8.06 EUR | 8.32 EUR | 1.68 | 230.19 | 3.7M | On |
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.