- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
BPT
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Beach Energy Limited · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Latest close
0.86 AUD
-4.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -20.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.9%, after a -1.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
28
out of 100
Latest Close
0.86 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-4.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
-1.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-21.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
9.6%
5 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.7x
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.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
-4.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move -1.1%.
Indicator stack
5/37
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
32 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 -20.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.9%, after a -1.1% 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 1.7x 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
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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 0.0812-week average 0.19
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active 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 pressure0.08Current 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 -1.1% over four weeks, -21.7% over 12 weeks, and -27.5% 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 year5
Trend breadth9.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.89Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change39.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-26.71Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-12.1%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 ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 76%
Model confidence 39%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength57/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 44; rank 1 is best.
Value95/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Quality14/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Momentum8/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Growth89/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 12; 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
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.9x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 5.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 14.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 53.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -1.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 16.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -0.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 19.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - 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
- 8.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 8.1% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.9x 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 32 relevant articles.
7 positive · 22 neutral · 3 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-35.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%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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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.5%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-11.9%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week-4.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains9
Flat weeks1
Modest losses4
Sharp losses8
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.1% / -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.
SectorAU Energy
4-week rank58 / 100
Group average-2.9%
Trend breadth15.0%
Trend15.0%active weekly trend signals
MD25.0%positive activity pressure
RS20.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Oil & Gas E&P
4-week rank41 / 70
Group average-2.7%
Trend breadth14.3%
Trend14.3%active weekly trend signals
MD25.7%positive activity pressure
RS18.6%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 tape26/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 26/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis10/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.08; No reversal markers Factors43/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 12; Small Cap Core rank 6 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 32 relevant articles.
The Bull Case For Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) Could Change Following FY26 Profit Rebound Amid Output Slump 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 | 0.86 AUD | -4.9% | 1.08 AUD | 1.26 AUD | -0.89 | -26.71 | 58.9M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.91 AUD | 0.6% | 1.09 AUD | 1.27 AUD | -0.97 | -20.94 | 51.7M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.91 AUD | 3.4% | 1.10 AUD | 1.27 AUD | -1.17 | -19.82 | 57.7M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.88 AUD | 0.0% | 1.11 AUD | 1.27 AUD | -1.38 | -23.21 | 43.6M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.88 AUD | 4.2% | 1.12 AUD | 1.28 AUD | -1.46 | -23.83 | 47.2M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.84 AUD | -1.2% | 1.13 AUD | 1.28 AUD | -1.47 | -27.72 | 7.6M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.85 AUD | -11.9% | 1.14 AUD | 1.28 AUD | -1.27 | -26.75 | 16.3M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.96 AUD | -10.2% | 1.15 AUD | 1.28 AUD | -1.14 | -18.01 | 15.5M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1.07 AUD | -1.4% | 1.15 AUD | 1.28 AUD | -0.84 | -8.96 | 8.7M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1.09 AUD | 0.9% | 1.16 AUD | 1.28 AUD | -0.68 | -6.07 | 41.1M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1.08 AUD | -4.4% | 1.17 AUD | 1.29 AUD | -0.65 | -8.34 | 9.5M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 1.13 AUD | 2.3% | 1.17 AUD | 1.29 AUD | -0.37 | -3.64 | 45.9M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 1.10 AUD | 2.8% | 1.17 AUD | 1.29 AUD | -0.14 | -5.73 | 39.7M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1.07 AUD | -8.1% | 1.17 AUD | 1.29 AUD | 0.14 | -9.76 | 48.3M | 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.