LINDEINDIA NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Linde India Limited · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

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Latest close 7,112 INR
5.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 60.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.2%, after a 1.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 59/100.

Setup score 51 out of 100
Latest Close 7,112 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 5.2% latest completed week
4W Return 1.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -3.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 40.4% 21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 42.78% 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.
Price follow-through 5.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 1.3%. Indicator stack 22/35 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. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 42.78% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 59/100 25 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 60.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.2%, after a 1.3% 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 1.8x 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
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 0.4112-week average 0.75

12-week confirmation

Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.41Current 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 1.3% over four weeks, -3.3% over 12 weeks, and 11.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.2%
4W1.3%
12W-3.3%
26W17.3%
52W11.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.78Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-14.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership8.27Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-9.6%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 expensive 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 strength26/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Value2/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Quality85/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Momentum74/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Growth30/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 71; 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 framework10/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
122.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
24.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
66.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
0.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
78.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
24.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
0.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
10.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
1.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
20.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.0x
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 sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 25 relevant articles.

6 positive · 17 neutral · 2 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-11.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.0%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.8%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-5.9%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+5.2%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses3
Recent vol4.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.6% / -1.9%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.

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 tape49/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 49/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis61/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.41; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 42.78%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 42.78% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors45/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 43 SVQF10/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 1420.5 of 1580 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 25 relevant articles.

Linde India Shares Gain 2.04% in Early Trade, Among Top Gainers on Nifty Midcap 150 Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20267,112 INR5.2%6,949 INR6,704 INR-0.788.27170.1KOff
31 Jul 20266,759 INR0.6%6,908 INR6,690 INR-0.863.87127.7KOff
24 Jul 20266,720 INR-5.4%6,882 INR6,680 INR-0.816.03112.4KOn
17 Jul 20267,102 INR1.2%6,856 INR6,667 INR-0.779.6494.0KOn
10 Jul 20267,021 INR-2.0%6,816 INR6,650 INR-0.699.14102.6KOn
3 Jul 20267,166 INR2.1%6,782 INR6,633 INR-0.7011.2710.9KOn
26 Jun 20267,022 INR-5.9%6,740 INR6,615 INR-0.6810.280On
19 Jun 20267,460 INR7.9%6,705 INR6,597 INR-0.4717.6748.5KOn
12 Jun 20266,916 INR-1.3%6,655 INR6,577 INR-0.3511.3025.5KOn
5 Jun 20267,010 INR-2.7%6,616 INR6,562 INR0.0814.1016.7KOn
29 May 20267,204 INR-0.2%6,579 INR6,542 INR0.7316.38211.3KOn
22 May 20267,222 INR-1.8%6,539 INR6,521 INR1.0915.85145.1KOn
15 May 20267,352 INR-5.8%6,502 INR6,500 INR1.3318.49153.9KOn
8 May 20267,808 INR6.7%6,462 INR6,478 INR1.4523.30575.4KOn
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