SIKA EBS Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Sika AG · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Latest close 194.0 CHF
6.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 28.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.7%, after a 19.2% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 67 out of 100
Latest Close 194.0 CHF 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 6.7% latest completed week
4W Return 19.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 40.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 11.5% 6 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 6-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
What to watch next
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 28.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.7%, after a 19.2% 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 1.7x 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
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 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
Up week Down week
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 0.6212-week average 0.32

12-week confirmation

Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.62Current 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 19.2% over four weeks, 40.1% over 12 weeks, and 3.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.7%
4W19.2%
12W40.1%
26W27.9%
52W3.4%
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year6
Trend breadth11.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.43Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change1.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership11.27Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change257.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

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 sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 11 relevant articles.

5 positive · 6 neutral · 0 negative
Patient 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-1.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.9%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.7%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-11.1%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+6.7%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses5
Recent vol5.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -3.9%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026194.0 CHF6.7%150.9 CHF205.5 CHF1.4311.272.9MOn
31 Jul 2026181.9 CHF16.7%149.8 CHF205.8 CHF1.275.333.5MOn
24 Jul 2026155.9 CHF-1.6%149.0 CHF206.3 CHF1.15-10.061.9MOn
17 Jul 2026158.4 CHF-2.7%149.1 CHF207.0 CHF1.33-9.571.8MOn
10 Jul 2026162.8 CHF-6.8%149.0 CHF207.5 CHF1.40-7.161.9MOn
3 Jul 2026174.6 CHF4.2%148.8 CHF208.0 CHF1.30-2.50408.8KOn
26 Jun 2026167.6 CHF2.4%148.2 CHF208.4 CHF1.08-5.48588.0KOff
19 Jun 2026163.6 CHF5.5%147.7 CHF208.9 CHF1.00-5.90910.9KOff
12 Jun 2026155.1 CHF3.9%147.1 CHF209.3 CHF0.83-11.10891.1KOff
5 Jun 2026149.4 CHF-2.6%147.0 CHF209.8 CHF0.60-13.09411.5KOff
29 May 2026153.3 CHF4.3%147.0 CHF210.4 CHF0.54-12.603.1MOff
22 May 2026147.0 CHF6.1%146.9 CHF211.0 CHF0.36-16.712.4MOff
15 May 2026138.5 CHF-4.0%147.7 CHF211.6 CHF0.31-20.611.7MOff
8 May 2026144.2 CHF0.3%148.8 CHF212.2 CHF0.52-17.421.9MOff
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