- The trend backdrop is active with a 5-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.
ASIANPAINT
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Asian Paints Limited · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
2,735 INR
-0.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 71.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.4%, after a 2.1% 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 55/100.
Setup score
59
out of 100
Latest Close
2,735 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
2.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
5.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
55.8%
29 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
- 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
-0.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 2.1%.
Indicator stack
48/62
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
55/100
34 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 8.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 71.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.4%, after a 2.1% 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 1.2x 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
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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 0.7712-week average 0.59
12-week confirmation
Trend active5/12Active 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 pressure0.77Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation 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 2.1% over four weeks, 5.9% over 12 weeks, and 10.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 5 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak5 weeks
Active weeks in one year29
Trend breadth55.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.64Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change0.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership7.38Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-5.8%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 strength44/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 57; rank 1 is best.
Value10/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Quality98/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Momentum73/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 28; rank 1 is best.
Growth33/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 68; 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.
Value-quality framework28/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 60.6x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 7.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 35.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 2.1% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 43.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 15.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 15.8% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 16.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 5.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 18.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 115.9% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.0% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.4x 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 sentiment55/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 34 relevant articles.
11 positive · 21 neutral · 2 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-8.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.0%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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7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.8%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-4.1%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-0.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses12
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.9% / -2.2%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 Basic Materials
4-week rank56 / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS63.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank58 / 100
Group average5.8%
Trend breadth77.0%
Trend77.0%active weekly trend signals
MD75.0%positive activity pressure
RS72.0%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 tape58/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 58/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis73/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 5/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.77; No reversal markers Factors56/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 5 SVQF28/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 1127.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment55/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 34 relevant articles.
Asian Paints promoter Satyen A Gandhi pledges 2.5 lakh shares 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 | 2,735 INR | -0.4% | 2,520 INR | 2,682 INR | 0.64 | 7.38 | 4.4M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 2,747 INR | 4.1% | 2,523 INR | 2,685 INR | 0.70 | 8.89 | 8.9M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 2,638 INR | -1.9% | 2,524 INR | 2,688 INR | 0.62 | 7.54 | 3.3M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 2,689 INR | 0.4% | 2,528 INR | 2,692 INR | 0.66 | 7.41 | 3.8M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 2,678 INR | -2.2% | 2,532 INR | 2,697 INR | 0.63 | 7.83 | 4.4M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 2,738 INR | 3.5% | 2,535 INR | 2,702 INR | 0.57 | 10.24 | 472.1K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 2,645 INR | -2.4% | 2,542 INR | 2,705 INR | 0.53 | 7.83 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 2,709 INR | -0.5% | 2,550 INR | 2,709 INR | 0.65 | 11.02 | 839.0K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 2,724 INR | 2.3% | 2,555 INR | 2,712 INR | 0.67 | 13.92 | 1.1M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2,664 INR | 0.6% | 2,561 INR | 2,716 INR | 0.75 | 13.19 | 1.6M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 2,649 INR | 1.2% | 2,560 INR | 2,718 INR | 0.81 | 12.22 | 7.2M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 2,617 INR | 1.3% | 2,555 INR | 2,722 INR | 0.54 | 10.56 | 4.8M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 2,583 INR | 0.2% | 2,551 INR | 2,724 INR | 0.37 | 9.86 | 7.3M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 2,578 INR | 6.4% | 2,548 INR | 2,727 INR | 0.07 | 7.54 | 5.7M | Off |
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.