JAGRAN NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

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Latest close 63.46 INR
-0.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 49.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.7%, after a -0.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 40 out of 100
Latest Close 63.46 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -0.7% latest completed week
4W Return -0.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 8.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 25.0% 13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 43.30% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • 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 not active. Price is 1.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 49.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.7%, after a -0.7% 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 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

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
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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 0.3612-week average 0.29

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.36Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -0.7% over four weeks, 8.2% over 12 weeks, and -12.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.7%
4W-0.7%
12W8.2%
26W-7.2%
52W-12.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.67Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-14.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-3.44Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-52.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 88%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength95/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Value100/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Quality87/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Momentum29/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Growth39/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

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
7.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
4.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
14.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
70.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
12.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
11.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
8.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-0.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
50.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
32.7%
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
15.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
7.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
23.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.2x
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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 20 relevant articles.

4 positive · 16 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-15.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.6%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 higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.8%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-11.6%Week of 3 Apr.
Latest week-0.7%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses14
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.0% / -1.8%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 202663.46 INR-0.7%62.70 INR76.69 INR0.67-3.441.2MOff
31 Jul 202663.90 INR1.7%62.89 INR76.86 INR0.73-2.30956.5KOff
24 Jul 202662.85 INR-0.6%63.17 INR77.02 INR0.72-1.671.3MOff
17 Jul 202663.21 INR-1.1%63.45 INR77.19 INR0.74-3.57992.4KOff
10 Jul 202663.91 INR-1.6%63.65 INR77.40 INR0.78-2.261.0MOff
3 Jul 202664.94 INR-0.4%63.86 INR77.48 INR0.71-1.09275.5KOff
26 Jun 202665.19 INR-1.3%64.03 INR77.55 INR0.810.070Off
19 Jun 202666.04 INR5.7%64.19 INR77.57 INR0.951.50238.1KOff
12 Jun 202662.49 INR-6.4%64.32 INR77.58 INR0.79-2.44290.7KOff
5 Jun 202666.79 INR2.2%64.57 INR77.64 INR0.465.231.6MOff
29 May 202665.35 INR8.7%64.69 INR77.63 INR0.012.128.0MOff
22 May 202660.11 INR2.5%64.93 INR77.63 INR-0.64-6.95962.2KOff
15 May 202658.63 INR-0.1%65.32 INR77.64 INR-1.03-9.12701.4KOff
8 May 202658.69 INR2.0%65.73 INR77.65 INR-1.12-11.231.1MOff
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