DV NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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DoubleVerify Holdings Inc · Communication Services · Advertising Agencies

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Latest close 11.25 USD
6.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 39.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.5%, after a -1.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 51/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 2d.

Setup score 35 out of 100
Latest Close 11.25 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 6.5% latest completed week
4W Return -1.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 7.7% 4 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 3-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • 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 6.5% Latest completed week; four-week move -1.7%. Indicator stack 15/71 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 Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Volatility 51/100 conviction; expected move 18.8%. News sentiment 52/100 50 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 2d Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 39.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.5%, after a -1.7% 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 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
6 Feb 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
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 0.4512-week average 0.30

12-week confirmation

Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.45Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -1.7% over four weeks, 1.7% over 12 weeks, and -25.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.5%
4W-1.7%
12W1.7%
26W4.0%
52W-25.8%
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year4
Trend breadth7.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.11Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change6.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.06Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change21.2%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength70/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Value72/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Quality81/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Momentum11/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Growth80/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 21; 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 framework54/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
29.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
14.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
80.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
11.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
28.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
12.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
6.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
14.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
8.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
8.0%
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.

Options positioningVolatility

DV shows volatility options pressure with a 51/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 18.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction51/100
Expected move18.8%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation0
Volatility95
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity1 / 19

1 acquisitions and 19 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.

15 positive · 28 neutral · 7 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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 earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move18.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-33.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.8%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 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.8%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-18.1%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+6.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses5
Recent vol6.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.8% / -5.5%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 tape34/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 34/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis44/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.45; No reversal markers Factors60/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 7; Small Cap Core rank 28 SVQF54/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 465.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options35/100

DV shows volatility options pressure with a 51/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 18.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 18.8% Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DV) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts Insiders1 / 19

1 acquisitions and 19 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings2d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202611.25 USD6.5%10.43 USD19.30 USD1.11-8.0611.2MOn
24 Jul 202610.56 USD-7.5%10.42 USD19.45 USD1.26-13.729.0MOn
17 Jul 202611.42 USD-2.1%10.45 USD19.64 USD1.54-8.377.8MOn
10 Jul 202611.67 USD2.0%10.44 USD19.84 USD1.34-8.8013.5MOff
3 Jul 202611.44 USD5.7%10.42 USD20.01 USD1.04-10.2211.8MOff
26 Jun 202610.82 USD4.7%10.41 USD20.18 USD0.87-14.1631.8MOff
19 Jun 202610.33 USD1.3%10.40 USD20.36 USD0.53-20.8410.3MOff
12 Jun 202610.20 USD-0.5%10.40 USD20.54 USD0.65-22.0213.6MOff
5 Jun 202610.25 USD5.7%10.41 USD20.71 USD0.72-22.1119.4MOff
29 May 20269.70 USD-1.3%10.38 USD20.87 USD0.84-28.9810.2MOff
22 May 20269.83 USD8.5%10.43 USD21.04 USD1.12-27.8119.7MOff
15 May 20269.06 USD-18.1%10.51 USD21.19 USD1.16-33.5618.8MOff
8 May 202611.06 USD-2.2%10.57 USD21.32 USD1.21-19.7313.5MOff
1 May 202611.31 USD3.9%10.57 USD21.43 USD0.91-16.759.6MOff
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.