PRN ASX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Perenti Limited · Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining

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Latest close 2.35 AUD
10.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 5.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 45.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.8%, after a 7.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 46/100.

Setup score 43 out of 100
Latest Close 2.35 AUD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 10.8% latest completed week
4W Return 7.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 12.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 53.8% 28 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x 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.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
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 10.8% Latest completed week; four-week move 7.3%. Indicator stack 30/58 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 46/100 19 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 5.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 45.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.8%, after a 7.3% 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 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

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
Up week Down week
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 0.3012-week average 0.16

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.30Current 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 7.3% over four weeks, 12.4% over 12 weeks, and 26.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W10.8%
4W7.3%
12W12.4%
26W-6.2%
52W26.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year28
Trend breadth53.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.48Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-10.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.28Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change9.5%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 ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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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 strength99/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Value96/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Quality91/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Momentum91/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Growth85/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 16; 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 framework69/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
18.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
3.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
70.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
6.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
5.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
8.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
4.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
26.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
30.8%
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
3.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.5x
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 sentiment46/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.

1 positive · 13 neutral · 5 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-23.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.0%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 higher15 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-16.7%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+10.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains10
Flat weeks1
Modest losses3
Sharp losses7
Recent vol5.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -4.6%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 tape38/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 38/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis29/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 1/12.

Activity pressure 0.30; No reversal markers Factors93/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 6; Small Cap Core rank 9 SVQF69/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 80.5 of 257 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment46/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.

Perenti (ASX:PRN) Is Up Today — Is the Mining Services Major Winning the Right Contracts? 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 20262.35 AUD10.8%2.22 AUD1.52 AUD0.48-6.286.6MOff
31 Jul 20262.12 AUD-0.9%2.24 AUD1.51 AUD0.38-12.486.6MOff
24 Jul 20262.14 AUD2.4%2.26 AUD1.50 AUD0.42-9.339.4MOff
17 Jul 20262.09 AUD-4.6%2.28 AUD1.50 AUD0.46-11.407.7MOff
10 Jul 20262.19 AUD-5.6%2.31 AUD1.49 AUD0.54-6.947.8MOff
3 Jul 20262.32 AUD0.0%2.33 AUD1.48 AUD0.43-1.44788.9KOff
26 Jun 20262.32 AUD1.3%2.35 AUD1.47 AUD0.370.043.6MOff
19 Jun 20262.29 AUD10.6%2.37 AUD1.46 AUD0.14-1.366.6MOff
12 Jun 20262.07 AUD-3.7%2.38 AUD1.46 AUD-0.09-10.091.6MOff
5 Jun 20262.15 AUD1.9%2.40 AUD1.45 AUD-0.22-4.2910.1MOff
29 May 20262.11 AUD0.5%2.41 AUD1.44 AUD-0.58-6.742.1MOff
22 May 20262.10 AUD0.5%2.43 AUD1.44 AUD-0.86-5.969.7MOff
15 May 20262.09 AUD6.9%2.45 AUD1.43 AUD-1.15-5.7112.1MOff
8 May 20261.96 AUD3.4%2.47 AUD1.42 AUD-1.39-12.4110.5MOff
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