NASDAQ:VALU

Value Line (VALU) Stock Forecast, Price & News

$46.39

-1.01 (-2.13%)

(As of 06/7/2023 ET)

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Today's Range: $45.70
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$46.50
50-Day Range: $45.53
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52-Week Range: $42.02
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$118.40

Volume: 2,038 shs
Average Volume: 2,046 shs
Market Capitalization: $437.92 million

P/E Ratio: 24.68
Dividend Yield: 2.41%
Price Target: N/A

Value Line MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: N/A
Upside/Downside: N/A
Short Interest: Bearish
1.17% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.25
Based on 3 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

1.33 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

828th out of 858 stocks

Investment Advice Industry

49th out of 50 stocks

N/A

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Value Line.

2.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.17% of the float of Value Line has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Value Line has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.2.
Change versus previous month

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Value Line pays a meaningful dividend of 2.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Value Line has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Value Line is 59.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for VALU.

1.8

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Value Line has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Value Line this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

0.0

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Value Line insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.03% of the stock of Value Line is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 6.86% of the stock of Value Line is held by institutions.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Value Line is 24.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.17.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Value Line is 24.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 144.14.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Value Line has a P/B Ratio of 5.55. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) Stock

Value Line, Inc. engages in the provision of investment research. It produces investment periodicals based on underlying research and making available copyright data, including certain proprietary ranking system and other proprietary information, to third parties under written agreements for use in third-party managed and marketed investment products and for other purposes. The company was founded by Arnold Bernhard in 1931 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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VALU Stock News Headlines

June 7, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) Coverage Initiated at StockNews.com

June 3, 2023 | investing.com

Value Line Arithmetic Technical Analysis

June 8, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)

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May 29, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at StockNews.com

May 26, 2023 | finanznachrichten.de

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May 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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May 24, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

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May 22, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) Now Covered by StockNews.com

June 8, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)

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May 13, 2023 | investing.com

Value Line Arithmetic (VALUA)

May 8, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) versus TPG (NASDAQ:TPG) Critical Analysis

May 7, 2023 | washingtonpost.com

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May 5, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) Receives New Coverage from Analysts at StockNews.com

May 2, 2023 | thestreet.com

Drawing the Line at Value Line

April 25, 2023 | msn.com

Value Line (VALU) Declares $0.28 Dividend

April 21, 2023 | marketwatch.com

Value Line Ups Quarterly Dividend By 12% to 28c

April 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

VALUE LINE, INC. ANNOUNCES A 12% INCREASE IN ITS QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND TO $0.28 PER COMMON SHARE; 9TH CONSECUTIVE INCREASE

April 19, 2023 | marketwatch.com

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April 19, 2023 | msn.com

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April 12, 2023 | morningstar.com

Value Line Larger Companies Focus Instl

April 12, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) Research Coverage Started at StockNews.com

March 25, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

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March 16, 2023 | usatoday.com

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March 14, 2023 | usatoday.com

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March 14, 2023 | msn.com

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VALU Price History

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VALU Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 3/14/2023
Ex-Dividend for 5/11 Dividend: 4/28/2023
Dividend Payable: 5/11/2023
Today: 6/08/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/25/2023
Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Investment advice
Sub-Industry: Publishing
Sector: Finance
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VALU
CUSIP: 92043710
CIK: 717720
Web: www.valueline.com
Phone: (212) 907-1500
Fax: 212-907-1945
Employees: 166
Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.88
Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.68
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $23.82 million
Net Margins: 44.49%
Pretax Margin: 59.40%
Return on Equity: 22.20%
Return on Assets: 13.90%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 2.85
Quick Ratio: 2.85

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $40.11 million
Price / Sales: 10.92
Cash Flow: $2.58 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 17.99
Book Value: $8.36 per share
Price / Book: 5.55

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 9,439,000
Free Float: 9,436,000
Market Cap: $437.88 million
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 0.58

Key Executives

Howard A. Brecher
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Stephen R. Anastasio
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Director

Key Competitors

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Insiders & Institutions

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VALU Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VALU shares performed in 2023?: Value Line's stock was trading at $50.88 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, VALU stock has decreased by 8.8% and is now trading at $46.39.
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When is Value Line's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 25th 2023.
View our VALU earnings forecast.
How were Value Line's earnings last quarter?: Value Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALU) released its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 14th. The financial services provider reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The financial services provider had revenue of $9.97 million for the quarter. Value Line had a net margin of 44.49% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.20%.
How often does Value Line pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Value Line?: Value Line announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 21st. Investors of record on Monday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Thursday, May 11th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 28th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25.
Read our dividend analysis for VALU.
Is Value Line a good dividend stock?: Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.37%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 59.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Read our dividend analysis for VALU.
What is Howard A. Brecher's approval rating as Value Line's CEO?: 18 employees have rated Value Line Chief Executive Officer Howard A. Brecher on Glassdoor.com. Howard A. Brecher has an approval rating of 18% among the company's employees. This puts Howard A. Brecher in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of Value Line own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Value Line investors own include Pure Storage (PSTG), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Boeing (BA), NVIDIA (NVDA), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Vector Group (VGR), Vista Outdoor (VSTO), CalAmp (CAMP), General Motors (GM) and Huntington Bancshares (HBAN).
What is Value Line's stock symbol?: Value Line trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VALU."
Who are Value Line's major shareholders?: Value Line's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.23%), BlackRock Inc. (0.90%), BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC (0.02%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Alfred R Fiore, Glenn J Muenzer, Howard A Brecher and Stephen Anastasio.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Value Line?: Shares of VALU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Value Line's stock price today?: One share of VALU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.39.
How much money does Value Line make?: Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) has a market capitalization of $437.88 million and generates $40.11 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $23.82 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.88 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Value Line have?: The company employs 166 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Value Line?: Value Line's mailing address is 551 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY, 10176. The official website for the company is www.valueline.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (212) 907-1500, via email at investors.valueline.com, or via fax at 212-907-1945.

This page (NASDAQ:VALU) was last updated on 6/8/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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