- 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.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
UNI
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Universal Store Holdings Limited · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail
Latest close
7.80 AUD
7.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 45.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.0%, after a 2.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
46
out of 100
Latest Close
7.80 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
7.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
2.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
17.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
36.5%
19 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
7.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 2.0%.
Indicator stack
20/100
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
53/100
19 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 1.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 45.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.0%, after a 2.0% 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 0.8x 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
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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 0.2812-week average 0.25
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.28Current 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 2.0% over four weeks, 17.5% over 12 weeks, and -3.2% 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 year19
Trend breadth36.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.55Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change529.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.31Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-57.0%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 43%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength80/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Value86/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Quality97/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Momentum17/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Growth14/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 87; 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.
Value-quality framework77/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 25.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 10.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 61.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 16.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 20.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 18.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 15.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -32.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 13.6% 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
- 5.4% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 5.4% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.9x 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 sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
1 positive · 18 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-20.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%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.
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Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.7%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-11.9%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+7.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses7
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.0% / -3.1%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.
SectorAU Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank55 / 91
Group average3.9%
Trend breadth19.8%
Trend19.8%active weekly trend signals
MD71.4%positive activity pressure
RS25.3%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Apparel Retail
4-week rank2 / 5
Group average0.2%
Trend breadth20.0%
Trend20.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%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 tape43/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 43/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis22/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.28; No reversal markers Factors71/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 63; Small Cap Core rank 26 SVQF77/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 60.5 of 257 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
Universal Store Holdings (ASX:UNI) Interim Dividend Explained: What Income Investors Should Know 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 7.80 AUD | 7.0% | 7.66 AUD | 6.39 AUD | 0.55 | -6.31 | 411.9K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 7.29 AUD | 4.1% | 7.67 AUD | 6.36 AUD | 0.57 | -9.78 | 561.2K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 7.00 AUD | -6.3% | 7.68 AUD | 6.33 AUD | 0.52 | -11.58 | 835.2K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 7.47 AUD | -2.4% | 7.71 AUD | 6.31 AUD | 0.43 | -6.11 | 966.4K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 7.65 AUD | -0.5% | 7.73 AUD | 6.28 AUD | 0.09 | -4.02 | 619.2K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 7.69 AUD | -0.1% | 7.73 AUD | 6.25 AUD | -0.41 | -3.98 | 114.6K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 7.70 AUD | 3.9% | 7.75 AUD | 6.22 AUD | -0.85 | -3.03 | 169.3K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 7.41 AUD | 8.7% | 7.78 AUD | 6.18 AUD | -1.18 | -7.31 | 86.8K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 6.82 AUD | 6.6% | 7.80 AUD | 6.15 AUD | -1.37 | -14.43 | 114.8K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 6.40 AUD | -5.6% | 7.83 AUD | 6.12 AUD | -1.37 | -18.12 | 195.7K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 6.78 AUD | 4.5% | 7.90 AUD | 6.10 AUD | -1.24 | -14.56 | 799.9K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 6.49 AUD | -2.3% | 7.96 AUD | 6.07 AUD | -1.24 | -17.69 | 793.8K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 6.64 AUD | -5.0% | 8.03 AUD | 6.04 AUD | -1.20 | -15.75 | 978.9K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 6.99 AUD | -6.2% | 8.08 AUD | 6.03 AUD | -1.05 | -12.80 | 1.1M | 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.