- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
BAB
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Babcock International Group PLC · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Latest close
1,186 GBP
5.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 42.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.8%, after a 17.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
46
out of 100
Latest Close
1,186 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
5.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
17.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
24.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
63.5%
33 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.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- 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
5.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move 17.5%.
Indicator stack
35/66
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
8 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 -0.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 42.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.8%, after a 17.5% 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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27 Mar
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Up week
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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 0.0712-week average 0.08
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.07Current 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 17.5% over four weeks, 24.0% over 12 weeks, and 23.9% 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 year33
Trend breadth63.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.29Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change129.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.20Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change57.6%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 88%
Model confidence 82%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength40/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 61; rank 1 is best.
Value5/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Quality84/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Momentum86/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 15; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 27.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.1x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.1x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 3.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 5.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 4.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 23.5% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 7.2% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -12.8% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 34.1% 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
- 0.6% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 2.7% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.2% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.8x 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 8 relevant articles.
1 positive · 7 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-22.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.9%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.1%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-9.9%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+5.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains5
Flat weeks1
Modest losses5
Sharp losses9
Recent vol5.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.7% / -4.1%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 Industrials
4-week rank21 / 100
Group average9.1%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD65.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Engineering & Construction
4-week rank1 / 16
Group average4.0%
Trend breadth43.8%
Trend43.8%active weekly trend signals
MD56.2%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%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 tape39/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 39/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis11/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.07; No reversal markers Factors52/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 24 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
Babcock International Group PLC (BAB.L) stock price, news, quote and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 1,186 GBP | 5.8% | 1,193 GBP | 780.2 GBP | 0.29 | -8.20 | 8.0M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,121 GBP | 0.0% | 1,203 GBP | 775.1 GBP | -0.02 | -12.95 | 6.1M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,121 GBP | 8.2% | 1,208 GBP | 770.4 GBP | -0.35 | -11.98 | 14.5M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,036 GBP | 2.6% | 1,213 GBP | 765.6 GBP | -0.77 | -17.75 | 10.7M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,010 GBP | -2.8% | 1,220 GBP | 761.4 GBP | -1.00 | -19.33 | 24.7M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,039 GBP | 7.0% | 1,228 GBP | 756.8 GBP | -1.22 | -18.70 | 1.2M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 971.0 GBP | -7.2% | 1,231 GBP | 751.9 GBP | -1.34 | -23.09 | 3.4M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,046 GBP | 1.2% | 1,237 GBP | 747.5 GBP | -1.32 | -16.48 | 4.2M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,034 GBP | -0.1% | 1,240 GBP | 742.6 GBP | -1.18 | -18.55 | 3.6M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,035 GBP | -5.6% | 1,245 GBP | 738.0 GBP | -1.13 | -17.91 | 1.2M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,096 GBP | 3.1% | 1,250 GBP | 733.4 GBP | -1.08 | -13.65 | 12.6M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,064 GBP | 11.1% | 1,254 GBP | 728.4 GBP | -1.10 | -16.72 | 19.0M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 957.0 GBP | -9.2% | 1,259 GBP | 723.5 GBP | -1.20 | -23.09 | 14.9M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,054 GBP | -4.2% | 1,265 GBP | 719.4 GBP | -1.21 | -15.66 | 13.6M | 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.