- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
SML
LSE
Week ended 02 Oct 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Strategic Minerals Plc · Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Latest close
0.0582 GBP
10.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 21.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 78.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.9%, after a 11.9% 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 50/100.
Setup score
68
out of 100
Latest Close
0.0582 GBP
2 Oct 2026
1W Return
10.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
11.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
42.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
78.8%
41 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
3.8x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- 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
10.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move 11.9%.
Indicator stack
43/100
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
14 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 21.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 78.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.9%, after a 11.9% 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 3.8x 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 0.5712-week average 0.46
12-week confirmation
Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.57Current 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 11.9% over four weeks, 42.0% over 12 weeks, and 1302.4% 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 year41
Trend breadth78.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.60Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change2075.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership63.20Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change10.6%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 02 Oct 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 65%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength22/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Value30/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Quality31/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Momentum31/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Growth31/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 70; 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
- 0.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 1.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -36.8% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 85.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 16.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -15.0% 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
- -10.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -162.9% 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
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -84.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -84.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.1x 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 14 relevant articles.
1 positive · 13 neutral · 0 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-20.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility12.8%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.
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
31 Jul
28 Aug
2 Oct
Weeks higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+39.7%Week of 14 Aug.
Worst week-17.3%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+10.9%Week of 2 Oct.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks1
Modest losses4
Sharp losses8
Recent vol12.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol20.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew19.3% / -9.1%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 Basic Materials
4-week rank11 / 100
Group average-2.3%
Trend breadth41.0%
Trend41.0%active weekly trend signals
MD65.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Other Industrial Metals & Mining
4-week rank10 / 78
Group average-1.5%
Trend breadth32.1%
Trend32.1%active weekly trend signals
MD57.7%positive activity pressure
RS44.9%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 tape63/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 63/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis49/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.57; No reversal markers Factors27/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 100 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 14 relevant articles.
Strategic Minerals Plc (SML.L) Stock Price, News, Quote & History 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | 0.0582 GBP | 10.9% | 0.048 GBP | 0.0134 GBP | 0.60 | 63.20 | 132.4M | Off |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 0.0525 GBP | 2.9% | 0.0473 GBP | 0.013 GBP | 0.46 | 48.29 | 32.6M | Off |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 0.051 GBP | 2.0% | 0.0467 GBP | 0.0127 GBP | 0.41 | 48.43 | 62.5M | Off |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 0.05 GBP | -3.8% | 0.0461 GBP | 0.0124 GBP | 0.20 | 49.57 | 49.1M | Off |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 0.052 GBP | -3.7% | 0.0455 GBP | 0.0121 GBP | 0.03 | 57.15 | 97.5M | Off |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 0.054 GBP | 14.9% | 0.045 GBP | 0.0118 GBP | -0.41 | 67.97 | 12.1M | Off |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 0.047 GBP | -5.2% | 0.0439 GBP | 0.0114 GBP | -0.79 | 50.83 | 13.8M | Off |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 0.0496 GBP | 39.7% | 0.0429 GBP | 0.0111 GBP | -1.01 | 64.60 | 10.7M | Off |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 0.0355 GBP | 1.4% | 0.0417 GBP | 0.0108 GBP | -1.24 | 19.68 | 6.4M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.035 GBP | -2.8% | 0.041 GBP | 0.0106 GBP | -1.22 | 20.83 | 4.8M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.036 GBP | 2.9% | 0.0403 GBP | 0.0104 GBP | -1.19 | 28.47 | 10.5M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.035 GBP | -14.6% | 0.0395 GBP | 0.0102 GBP | -1.18 | 29.36 | 11.6M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.041 GBP | -6.0% | 0.0388 GBP | 0.009962 GBP | -1.09 | 56.51 | 5.8M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.0436 GBP | 7.7% | 0.0379 GBP | 0.009709 GBP | -1.06 | 68.20 | 11.7M | On |
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.