- The trend backdrop is active with a 3-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.
PMV
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Premier Investments Limited · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail
Latest close
13.50 AUD
2.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 22.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a -2.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.
Setup score
37
out of 100
Latest Close
13.50 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-2.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
19.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
11.5%
6 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.6x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- 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
2.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -2.5%.
Indicator stack
17/70
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
51/100
23 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 2.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 22.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a -2.5% 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 1.6x 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 Mar
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24 Apr
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29 May
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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 0.3412-week average 0.18
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.34Current 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 -2.5% over four weeks, 19.8% over 12 weeks, and -35.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year6
Trend breadth11.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.19Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-24.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-14.48Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-31.9%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 weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Jul 2024
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 25%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength86/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Value98/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Quality96/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Momentum6/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Growth6/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 95; 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 framework93/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 8.3x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 16.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 62.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 20.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 23.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 12.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -2.9% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -5.1% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 10.3% 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
- 7.0% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 7.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.3x 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 sentiment51/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.
2 positive · 20 neutral · 1 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-39.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.7%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.5%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-8.7%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+2.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.1% / -3.3%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.
SectorAU Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank72 / 91
Group average3.9%
Trend breadth19.8%
Trend19.8%active weekly trend signals
MD71.4%positive activity pressure
RS25.3%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Apparel Retail
4-week rank4 / 5
Group average0.2%
Trend breadth20.0%
Trend20.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%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 tape33/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 33/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis42/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.34; No reversal markers Factors73/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 60; Small Cap Core rank 5 SVQF93/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 18.0 of 257 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.
Premier Investments Limited: Waiting for the Retail Spark 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 | 13.50 AUD | 2.0% | 13.14 AUD | 22.01 AUD | 1.19 | -14.48 | 2.3M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 13.24 AUD | -0.4% | 13.14 AUD | 22.05 AUD | 1.31 | -14.33 | 4.7M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 13.29 AUD | -4.6% | 13.16 AUD | 22.10 AUD | 1.34 | -12.87 | 1.5M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 13.93 AUD | 0.6% | 13.19 AUD | 22.14 AUD | 1.50 | -9.72 | 1.3M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 13.85 AUD | -0.7% | 13.18 AUD | 22.17 AUD | 1.57 | -10.98 | 1.2M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 13.95 AUD | -4.8% | 13.19 AUD | 22.21 AUD | 1.61 | -11.42 | 136.3K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 14.65 AUD | 2.4% | 13.22 AUD | 22.23 AUD | 1.70 | -6.84 | 721.1K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 14.30 AUD | 1.2% | 13.30 AUD | 22.26 AUD | 1.47 | -10.32 | 542.8K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 14.13 AUD | 9.5% | 13.38 AUD | 22.28 AUD | 1.16 | -11.68 | 262.3K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 12.90 AUD | 3.0% | 13.47 AUD | 22.31 AUD | 0.72 | -18.22 | 1.4M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 12.53 AUD | 7.0% | 13.60 AUD | 22.35 AUD | 0.38 | -22.19 | 465.8K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 11.71 AUD | 3.9% | 13.76 AUD | 22.39 AUD | 0.14 | -27.35 | 2.1M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 11.27 AUD | -8.7% | 13.94 AUD | 22.45 AUD | 0.13 | -30.64 | 2.2M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 12.35 AUD | 0.5% | 14.14 AUD | 22.52 AUD | 0.23 | -25.89 | 947.3K | 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.