JD LSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Name: JD weekly investor report
Creator: Sharemaestro
License: https://sharemaestro.com/data-license/

JD Sports Fashion Plc · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

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Latest close 0.89 GBP

2.3% latest week

Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 61.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.3%, after a 4.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 48/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 50 out of 100

Latest Close 0.89 GBP 24 Jul 2026

1W Return 2.3% latest completed week

4W Return 4.9% short-term follow-through

12W Return 33.6% quarterly tape

Trend Breadth 34.6% 18 of 52 weeks active

Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average

What is working

The trend backdrop is active with a 2-week active streak.
Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.

What could go wrong

Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.

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.

Price follow-through 2.3% Latest completed week; four-week move 4.9%. Indicator stack 26/64 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 Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. News sentiment 48/100 27 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.

01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 61.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.3%, after a 4.9% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value

Price Trend Line Fair Value

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Close Trend Fair

0.63 GBP 61.9% 1.05 GBP

Range location61.9%Shows where the latest close sits between the 52-week low and high.

Trend distance13.3%Price premium or discount versus the weekly Trend Line.

Fair-value gap-12.9%Premium demand or model discount versus Sharemaestro Fair Value.

High-water gap-15.1%Distance from the latest 52-week high.

02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x 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

30 Jan 6 Feb 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

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 0.6412-week average 0.30

12-week confirmation

Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.

Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.

Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.

Activity pressure0.64Current 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 4.9% over four weeks, 33.6% over 12 weeks, and -2.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 2 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.3%

4W4.9%

12W33.6%

26W8.8%

52W-2.3%

Active trend streak2 weeks

Active weeks in one year18

Trend breadth34.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership

Pressure0.88Latest activity-pressure read.

Pressure change-17.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.

Leadership0.13Latest relative-leadership reading.

RS change103.2%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Jan 2026 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 71%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength54/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 47; rank 1 is best.

Value51/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.

Quality53/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.

Momentum52/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.

Growth53/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 48; 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 framework78/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E: -
Price / sales: -
EV / EBITDA: -
Free-cash-flow yield: -

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin: 47.0%
Operating margin: 7.6%
Free-cash-flow margin: 7.6%
Return on invested capital: 12.5%

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth: 10.5%
EPS growth: -6.3%
Free-cash-flow growth: 34.1%
Piotroski F-score: 8/9

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield: -
Buyback yield: -
Shareholder yield: -
Net debt / EBITDA: 1.6x

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 sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

1 positive · 24 neutral · 2 negative

Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks

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-15.1%Distance below the 52-week high.

13-week volatility4.8%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.

30 Jan 27 Feb 27 Mar 24 Apr 22 May 19 Jun 24 Jul

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.

Best week+11.6%Week of 8 May.

Worst week-9.5%Week of 24 Apr.

Latest week+2.3%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5

Modest gains9

Flat weeks0

Modest losses7

Sharp losses5

Recent vol4.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.

Base vol5.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.

Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.

Average skew4.5% / -4.2%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.

SectorGB Consumer Cyclical

4-week rank33 / 100

Group average2.3%

Trend breadth41.0%

Trend41.0%active weekly trend signals

MD72.0%positive activity pressure

RS39.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

CTA · LSE40.6%SHOE · LSE30.5%ULTP · LSE27.1%TUNE · LSE25.5%VCP · LSE22.0%

IndustryGB Apparel Retail

4-week rank2 / 3

Group average12.6%

Trend breadth66.7%

Trend66.7%active weekly trend signals

MD100.0%positive activity pressure

RS66.7%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

SHOE · LSE30.5%JD · LSE4.9%NXT · LSE2.4%

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 tape44/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 44/100 tape read.

Indicator analysis42/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 2/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 1/12.

Activity pressure 0.64; No reversal markers Factors52/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 50; Small Cap Core rank 56 SVQF78/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 77.0 of 351 Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

JD Sports shares climb as buyback programme nears completion Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.

Week	Close	Return	Trend Line	Fair Value	Pressure	Leadership	Volume	Trend
24 Jul 2026	0.89 GBP	2.3%	0.79 GBP	1.02 GBP	0.88	0.13	51.3M	On
17 Jul 2026	0.87 GBP	3.7%	0.78 GBP	1.03 GBP	0.92	-1.28	56.6M	On
10 Jul 2026	0.84 GBP	1.3%	0.78 GBP	1.03 GBP	0.92	-4.15	51.2M	Off
3 Jul 2026	0.83 GBP	-2.5%	0.78 GBP	1.03 GBP	0.97	-7.38	52.2M	Off
26 Jun 2026	0.85 GBP	0.4%	0.78 GBP	1.04 GBP	1.06	-4.00	68.4M	Off
19 Jun 2026	0.84 GBP	-2.8%	0.78 GBP	1.04 GBP	1.17	-3.46	29.7M	Off
12 Jun 2026	0.87 GBP	3.9%	0.77 GBP	1.04 GBP	1.07	-1.74	11.5M	Off
5 Jun 2026	0.84 GBP	0.3%	0.77 GBP	1.05 GBP	0.79	-4.53	116.1M	Off
29 May 2026	0.83 GBP	8.5%	0.77 GBP	1.05 GBP	0.57	-5.33	282.5M	Off
22 May 2026	0.77 GBP	7.8%	0.77 GBP	1.06 GBP	-0.12	-13.52	76.6M	Off
15 May 2026	0.71 GBP	-4.1%	0.78 GBP	1.06 GBP	-0.50	-18.00	90.3M	Off
8 May 2026	0.74 GBP	11.6%	0.79 GBP	1.07 GBP	-0.59	-15.49	178.8M	Off
1 May 2026	0.67 GBP	-3.8%	0.80 GBP	1.07 GBP	-0.85	-25.64	56.6M	Off
24 Apr 2026	0.69 GBP	-9.5%	0.81 GBP	1.08 GBP	-0.85	-23.30	73.7M	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.