- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
RICA
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Ruffer Investment Company Limited · Financial Services · Asset Management
Latest close
299.0 GBP
0.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -1.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 47.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 1.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
54
out of 100
Latest Close
299.0 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
1.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-2.6%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
82.7%
43 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.4x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
0.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move 1.5%.
Indicator stack
45/39
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
50/100
5 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 -1.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 47.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 1.5% 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 2.4x 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
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Up week
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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 0.1212-week average 0.42
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.12Current 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 1.5% over four weeks, -2.6% over 12 weeks, and 4.9% 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 year43
Trend breadth82.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.82Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change47.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-7.65Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-17.9%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 ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 70%
Model confidence 56%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength78/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Value85/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Quality90/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Momentum18/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Growth100/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 1; 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
- 21.0x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 19.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 12.7% 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
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 409.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- - Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 255.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 385.9% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 281.1% 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
- 17.8% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 19.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- - 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.
0 positive · 5 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-6.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility0.8%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+1.5%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-2.7%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+0.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains0
Modest gains13
Flat weeks3
Modest losses10
Sharp losses0
Recent vol0.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol1.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew0.9% / -1.0%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.
SectorGB Financial Services
4-week rank51 / 100
Group average2.1%
Trend breadth60.0%
Trend60.0%active weekly trend signals
MD68.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Asset Management
4-week rank43 / 100
Group average1.2%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD62.0%positive activity pressure
RS37.0%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 tape51/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 51/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis13/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.12; 2 reversal markers Factors69/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 3; Small Cap Core rank 37 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.
Ruffer Investment Company (RICA) - Mar 2026 | Investor 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 | 299.0 GBP | 0.8% | 302.5 GBP | 281.5 GBP | -0.82 | -7.65 | 6.1M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 296.5 GBP | 1.2% | 302.4 GBP | 281.4 GBP | -1.06 | -8.37 | 4.1M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 293.0 GBP | -0.5% | 302.4 GBP | 281.2 GBP | -1.27 | -8.58 | 4.3M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 294.5 GBP | 0.0% | 302.4 GBP | 281.1 GBP | -1.40 | -7.17 | 4.0M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 294.5 GBP | 0.9% | 302.3 GBP | 281.0 GBP | -1.54 | -6.49 | 2.9M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 292.0 GBP | -0.5% | 302.3 GBP | 280.9 GBP | -1.63 | -9.06 | 447.3K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 293.5 GBP | 0.2% | 302.4 GBP | 280.8 GBP | -1.62 | -7.38 | 464.6K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 293.0 GBP | -1.7% | 302.4 GBP | 280.7 GBP | -1.54 | -6.51 | 730.0K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 298.0 GBP | -0.7% | 302.5 GBP | 280.6 GBP | -1.39 | -6.15 | 676.3K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 300.0 GBP | -1.5% | 302.3 GBP | 280.5 GBP | -1.16 | -4.79 | 847.7K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 304.5 GBP | 0.2% | 302.1 GBP | 280.4 GBP | -0.94 | -3.93 | 2.3M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 304.0 GBP | -1.0% | 302.0 GBP | 280.3 GBP | -0.67 | -4.77 | 3.2M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 307.0 GBP | 0.0% | 301.9 GBP | 280.1 GBP | -0.49 | -1.47 | 3.0M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 307.0 GBP | -0.6% | 301.6 GBP | 280.0 GBP | -0.06 | -1.96 | 2.7M | 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.