MLP GER Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

MLP SE · Financial Services · Asset Management

Latest close 7.73 EUR
4.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.3%, after a 2.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 64 out of 100
Latest Close 7.73 EUR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 4.3% latest completed week
4W Return 2.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 48.1% 25 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 3.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 22-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 active. Price is 4.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.3%, after a 2.5% 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 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
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 31 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 0.7112-week average 0.75

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.71Current 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, 1.6% over 12 weeks, and -3.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 22 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W4.3%
4W2.5%
12W1.6%
26W4.9%
52W-3.6%
Active trend streak22 weeks
Active weeks in one year25
Trend breadth48.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.22Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-176.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership1.04Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change130.2%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 weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 87%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength3/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Value29/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Quality3/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Momentum23/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Growth17/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 84; 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 framework4/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
13.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
31.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-1.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
31.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
9.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-5.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
1.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-19.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-112.1%
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
4.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
24.9x
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 3 relevant articles.

0 positive · 3 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-8.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.9%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.9%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-8.8%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+4.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses1
Recent vol1.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.5% / -2.6%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
31 Jul 20267.73 EUR4.3%7.42 EUR6.29 EUR-0.221.04562.7KOn
24 Jul 20267.41 EUR-1.9%7.40 EUR6.27 EUR-0.37-1.3571.4KOn
17 Jul 20267.55 EUR0.5%7.38 EUR6.26 EUR-0.141.14147.7KOn
10 Jul 20267.51 EUR-0.4%7.36 EUR6.24 EUR0.08-0.72159.6KOn
3 Jul 20267.54 EUR1.5%7.34 EUR6.22 EUR0.29-3.45186.4KOn
26 Jun 20267.43 EUR-2.3%7.31 EUR6.21 EUR0.33-0.9562.9KOn
19 Jun 20267.60 EUR-0.6%7.29 EUR6.19 EUR0.58-0.2336.6KOn
12 Jun 20267.65 EUR1.1%7.25 EUR6.18 EUR0.621.4338.3KOn
5 Jun 20267.56 EUR-3.2%7.21 EUR6.16 EUR0.65-0.4336.8KOn
29 May 20267.81 EUR2.0%7.16 EUR6.14 EUR0.701.18204.7KOn
22 May 20267.66 EUR1.0%7.14 EUR6.12 EUR0.62-0.03256.4KOn
15 May 20267.58 EUR-0.4%7.13 EUR6.10 EUR0.412.74383.5KOn
8 May 20267.61 EUR-0.1%7.11 EUR6.08 EUR0.571.40280.0KOn
1 May 20267.62 EUR4.9%7.09 EUR6.06 EUR0.401.52279.1KOn
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.