- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 57.22% based on similar historical setup states.
HDFCBANK
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
HDFC Bank Limited · Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Latest close
731.0 INR
-2.3%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 5.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.3%, after a -11.4% 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 48/100.
Setup score
36
out of 100
Latest Close
731.0 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-2.3%
latest completed week
4W Return
-11.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-3.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
40.4%
21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.5x
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.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
-2.3%
Latest completed week; four-week move -11.4%.
Indicator stack
22/55
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
Positive 57.22%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
48/100
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 -8.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 5.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.3%, after a -11.4% 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 1.5x 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 0.1012-week average 0.05
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.10Current 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 -11.4% over four weeks, -3.2% over 12 weeks, and -24.7% 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 year21
Trend breadth40.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.42Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-31.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-15.33Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-224.4%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 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 70%
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 strength72/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Value77/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Quality64/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Momentum18/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Growth24/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 77; 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
- 16.0x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 5.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 7.0% 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
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 55.3% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- - Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 4.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 4.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -5.6% 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
- 1.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- - 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 sentiment48/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
1 positive · 14 neutral · 5 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-27.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.2%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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7 Aug
Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.9%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-9.4%Week of 24 Jul.
Latest week-2.3%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.7% / -2.2%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.
SectorIN Financial Services
4-week rank93 / 100
Group average-0.9%
Trend breadth59.0%
Trend59.0%active weekly trend signals
MD70.0%positive activity pressure
RS57.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Banks - Regional
4-week rank38 / 41
Group average0.5%
Trend breadth58.5%
Trend58.5%active weekly trend signals
MD80.5%positive activity pressure
RS70.7%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 tape37/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 37/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis21/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.10; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 57.22%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 57.22% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors58/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 35 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment48/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
HDFC Bank's m-cap only 9% higher than ICICI Bank; narrowest gap in a decade 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 | 731.0 INR | -2.3% | 802.6 INR | 829.9 INR | 0.42 | -15.33 | 170.6M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 748.2 INR | 0.7% | 809.0 INR | 830.2 INR | 0.70 | -13.15 | 145.4M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 742.8 INR | -9.4% | 816.9 INR | 830.5 INR | 0.76 | -12.00 | 178.1M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 819.6 INR | -0.6% | 824.7 INR | 830.7 INR | 0.78 | -5.60 | 104.9M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 825.0 INR | 3.0% | 829.7 INR | 830.6 INR | 0.62 | -4.72 | 223.1M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 801.0 INR | 0.6% | 835.0 INR | 830.4 INR | 0.28 | -7.96 | 25.9M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 796.3 INR | 2.1% | 841.2 INR | 830.4 INR | -0.01 | -7.95 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 779.8 INR | 2.6% | 847.7 INR | 830.5 INR | -0.24 | -9.96 | 33.8M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 759.9 INR | 3.4% | 854.4 INR | 830.5 INR | -0.46 | -11.07 | 36.1M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 734.9 INR | 0.3% | 861.6 INR | 830.6 INR | -0.66 | -13.30 | 22.1M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 732.4 INR | -2.9% | 869.3 INR | 830.8 INR | -0.72 | -14.57 | 222.6M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 754.3 INR | -0.1% | 877.2 INR | 831.0 INR | -0.89 | -12.98 | 154.4M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 755.0 INR | -1.7% | 884.7 INR | 831.2 INR | -0.97 | -12.89 | 189.4M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 768.1 INR | 1.2% | 892.4 INR | 831.4 INR | -1.00 | -13.58 | 187.6M | 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.