Financial Services
Value Line, Inc.(VALU)
Live Price
Offline$34.06
-1.19% today
1Y Change
-10.46%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $330.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -6.4%
- EPS Growth
- +8.9%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.8%
Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Value Line, Inc. (VALU) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $330.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $34.06 and down 10.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -6.4%, EPS growth of +8.9%, a dividend yield of 3.8%. What stands out right now is revenue -6.4%, EPS +8.9%, free cash flow +12.0% with operating margin 14.3% and ROIC 2.8%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.8%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 14.8 and price/sales 9.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines VALU price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-6.4% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+14.3% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Mar 17, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -6.4% and EPS is at +8.9%, with operating margin around 14.3%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Mar 17, 2026 | โ | -1.4% | -1.3% | -3.5% |
2025 Dec 15, 2025 | โ | +3.0% | +2.3% | -2.4% |
2025 Sep 15, 2025 | โ | -0.2% | +0.3% | +4.3% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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VALU Max Drawdown
-20.00%
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Company Overview
Value Line, Inc.
NASDAQ Capital Market
Value Line, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells investment periodicals and related publications primarily in the United States. Its investment periodicals and related publications cover a range of investments, including stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), and options. The company's research services include The Value Line Investment Survey, The Value Line Investment Survey - Small and Mid-Cap, The Value Line 600, and The Value Line Fund Advisor Plus that provide statistical and text coverage of various investment securities, with an emphasis placed on its proprietary research, analysis, and statistical ranks. It also provides niche newsletters comprising Value Line Select, Value Line Select: Dividend Income & Growth, Value Line Select: ETFs, The Value Line Special Situations Service, The Value Line Climate Change Investing Service, and The Value Line Information You Should Know Wealth Newsletter that offer information on a less comprehensive basis for securities that are of particular interest to subscribers; digital versions of its products through its Website, www.valueline.com; The Value Line Research Center online platform; and investment analysis software, such as The Value Line Investment Analyzer, which includes data sorting and filtering tools. In addition, the company offers current and historical financial databases comprising DataFile, estimates and projections, and mutual funds; and copyright products, which include unit investment trusts, variable annuities, managed accounts, and EFTs. Further, it places advertising on behalf of the company's publications; and provides subscription fulfillment and subscriber relation services. The company serves individual and professional investors, as well as institutions, including municipal and university libraries, and investment firms. Value Line, Inc. was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Value Line, Inc. is a subsidiary of Arnold Bernhard & Co, Inc.
- Leadership
- Howard A. Brecher
- IPO Date
- May 10, 1983
- Employees
- 122
- Street Address
- 551 Fifth Avenue
- Mailing
- New York City, NY, 10176-0001
- Region
- New York City, NY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 212 907 1500
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 14.8
- EV/EBITDA
- 46.1
- Price/Sales
- 9.6
- Price/Book
- 3.0
Growth
- Revenue
- -6.4%
- EPS
- +8.9%
- Free Cash Flow
- +12.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 49.0%
- Operating Margin
- 14.3%
- Net Margin
- 65.0%
- ROE
- 21.2%
- ROIC
- 2.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.02
- Current Ratio
- 4.07
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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