- The trend backdrop is active with a 69-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 positive on the latest completed week.
MARICO
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Marico Limited · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Latest close
862.0 INR
-0.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive trend
The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.8%, after a 1.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 60/100.
Setup score
76
out of 100
Latest Close
862.0 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
1.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
2.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.8x
vs 13-week average
- 1 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
- 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 1.6%.
Indicator stack
100/77
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
60/100
20 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 86.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.8%, after a 1.6% 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 1.8x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
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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 0.9112-week average 0.89
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 leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.91Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 1.6% over four weeks, 2.5% over 12 weeks, and 22.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 69 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak69 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.29Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change45.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership12.87Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-12.5%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 expensive relative to peers.
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 strength41/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Value6/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Quality94/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Momentum80/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Growth73/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 28; 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
- 63.4x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 8.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 44.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 1.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 44.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 15.7% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 13.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 36.5% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 26.2% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 8.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 46.8% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 4/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.3% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.1x 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 sentiment60/100
Weighted news tone is positive across 20 relevant articles.
7 positive · 13 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-3.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.3%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.3%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-4.2%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-0.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses1
Recent vol1.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.8% / -1.4%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 Consumer Defensive
4-week rank42 / 100
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth47.0%
Trend47.0%active weekly trend signals
MD51.0%positive activity pressure
RS44.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Household & Personal Products
4-week rank5 / 17
Group average-0.8%
Trend breadth29.4%
Trend29.4%active weekly trend signals
MD58.8%positive activity pressure
RS29.4%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 tape80/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 80/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis88/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.91; 1 reversal markers Factors54/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 79 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment60/100Weighted news tone is positive across 20 relevant articles.
Marico profit plunges after four years 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 | 862.0 INR | -0.8% | 796.0 INR | 658.8 INR | 1.29 | 12.87 | 11.7M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 869.0 INR | 2.0% | 792.3 INR | 656.8 INR | 1.26 | 15.10 | 9.7M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 851.7 INR | 1.4% | 788.6 INR | 654.8 INR | 1.14 | 16.22 | 8.2M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 840.2 INR | -1.0% | 785.0 INR | 652.9 INR | 0.97 | 12.55 | 7.2M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 848.6 INR | 1.7% | 781.7 INR | 650.9 INR | 0.89 | 14.71 | 9.8M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 834.7 INR | 1.5% | 777.7 INR | 648.8 INR | 0.63 | 12.99 | 5.3M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 822.0 INR | 0.6% | 774.4 INR | 646.6 INR | 0.45 | 12.70 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 817.0 INR | -0.2% | 770.9 INR | 644.6 INR | 0.56 | 12.64 | 2.0M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 819.0 INR | 1.0% | 768.3 INR | 642.7 INR | 0.65 | 15.27 | 1.2M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 810.7 INR | -1.3% | 765.7 INR | 640.8 INR | 0.92 | 15.86 | 1.8M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 821.7 INR | -0.3% | 762.4 INR | 638.9 INR | 1.23 | 17.06 | 11.5M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 824.5 INR | -2.0% | 759.0 INR | 637.1 INR | 0.92 | 17.07 | 7.2M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 841.2 INR | 1.2% | 755.7 INR | 635.2 INR | 0.71 | 20.36 | 9.0M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 831.3 INR | 7.3% | 752.2 INR | 633.0 INR | 0.20 | 16.86 | 14.8M | 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.