- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
SSE PLC S · Utilities · Utilities - Diversified
Latest close
28.20 EUR
1.1%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -2.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 65.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.1%, after a -0.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
52
out of 100
Latest Close
28.20 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.1%
latest completed week
4W Return
-0.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
7.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
78.8%
41 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
3.0x
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
1.1%
Latest completed week; four-week move -0.5%.
Indicator stack
43/53
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
0 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 -2.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 65.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.1%, after a -0.5% 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 3.0x 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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27 Feb
6 Mar
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20 Mar
27 Mar
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17 Apr
24 Apr
1 May
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22 May
29 May
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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 0.3112-week average 0.46
12-week confirmation
Trend active1/12Active 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 pressure0.31Current 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 -0.5% over four weeks, 7.2% over 12 weeks, and 38.1% 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 year41
Trend breadth78.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.20Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change78.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-9.50Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-70.6%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 weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
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 strength19/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Value23/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Quality20/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Momentum80/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Growth22/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 79; 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 framework22/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 28.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.9x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -2.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 37.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 19.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -9.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 6.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 0.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -7.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - 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
- 2.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -5.9% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -3.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.7x 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 0 relevant articles.
0 positive · 0 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-13.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.1%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 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.3%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-9.9%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+1.1%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains9
Flat weeks2
Modest losses7
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -2.9%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 Utilities
4-week rank12 / 23
Group average-1.0%
Trend breadth65.2%
Trend65.2%active weekly trend signals
MD39.1%positive activity pressure
RS39.1%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Utilities - Diversified
4-week rank6 / 8
Group average-0.2%
Trend breadth75.0%
Trend75.0%active weekly trend signals
MD25.0%positive activity pressure
RS62.5%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 tape50/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 50/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis16/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.31; No reversal markers Factors32/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 97; Small Cap Core rank 84 SVQF22/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 294.5 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 0 relevant articles.
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 | 28.20 EUR | 1.1% | 28.82 EUR | 21.05 EUR | -0.20 | -9.50 | 4.2K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 27.90 EUR | -3.1% | 28.78 EUR | 20.97 EUR | -0.41 | -8.40 | 899 | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 28.80 EUR | -0.8% | 28.71 EUR | 20.89 EUR | -0.52 | -3.77 | 1.2K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 29.03 EUR | 2.4% | 28.57 EUR | 20.80 EUR | -0.75 | -2.20 | 1.7K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 28.34 EUR | 2.5% | 28.43 EUR | 20.71 EUR | -0.93 | -5.57 | 1.9K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 27.65 EUR | 0.0% | 28.30 EUR | 20.61 EUR | -0.99 | -10.59 | 0 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 27.65 EUR | 5.6% | 28.21 EUR | 20.53 EUR | -1.04 | -6.92 | 49 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 26.17 EUR | -5.8% | 28.13 EUR | 20.44 EUR | -1.03 | -13.20 | 0 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 27.80 EUR | -0.4% | 28.09 EUR | 20.37 EUR | -1.02 | -6.83 | 3.5K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 27.90 EUR | 4.9% | 28.00 EUR | 20.29 EUR | -1.08 | -7.16 | 0 | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 26.60 EUR | -0.4% | 27.78 EUR | 20.21 EUR | -1.05 | -12.93 | 3.7K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 26.70 EUR | 1.5% | 27.61 EUR | 20.14 EUR | -1.02 | -12.21 | 16 | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 26.30 EUR | -9.9% | 27.45 EUR | 20.07 EUR | -0.82 | -10.38 | 805 | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 29.20 EUR | -3.3% | 27.29 EUR | 20.01 EUR | -0.64 | -2.35 | 1.6K | 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.