Covista Inc. (CVSA)Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Chicago, United States | NYSE
133.18 USD
+2.28
(1.742%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 133.18 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is driven by aggressive speculative positioning rather than just fundamental re-rating. While the company shows signs of distress—specifically a sharp contraction in quarterly earnings (-31.6%) and a precarious liquidity situation with a current ratio of 0.70—the market is ignoring these red flags. The options chain screams bullishness, with heavy call buying at strikes well above the current price, suggesting traders expect a significant rally to test the $175 analyst target. This disconnect creates a high-risk, high-reward scenario: the stock is technically poised for a momentum-driven bounce, but the underlying business fundamentals are deteriorating rapidly enough to warrant caution. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.049002 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.084779 |
| AutoETS | 0.084780 |
| MSTL | 0.086805 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 0.24 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.507 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.27 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2016-11-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2016-11-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 53.976 |
| Revenue per Share | 53.729 |
| Market Cap | 4,532,233,216 |
| Trailing P/E | 19.39 |
| Forward P/E | 14.99 |
| Beta | 0.62 |
| Profit Margins | 12.26% |
| Previous Name | Adtalem Global Education Inc. |
| Website | https://www.covista.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 4 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for upside, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 145, 155, 160, 175) compared to negligible put volume. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for calls (0.37–0.61) versus near-zero for puts, indicating a strong bullish skew where traders are paying a premium for potential gains while offering minimal protection against downside moves.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-30 | 0.18 | 0.603015 |
| 2016-06-01 | 0.18 | 0.989011 |
| 2015-12-02 | 0.18 | 0.765632 |
| 2015-06-03 | 0.18 | 0.549618 |
| 2014-12-03 | 0.18 | 0.369534 |
| 2014-06-04 | 0.17 | 0.405825 |
| 2013-12-04 | 0.17 | 0.481996 |
| 2013-06-05 | 0.17 | 0.574324 |
| 2012-11-28 | 0.17 | 0.651591 |
| 2012-06-19 | 0.15 | 0.558659 |
| 2011-12-06 | 0.15 | 0.424208 |
| 2011-06-16 | 0.12 | 0.212239 |
| 2010-12-08 | 0.12 | 0.270514 |
| 2010-06-11 | 0.10 | 0.175131 |
| 2009-12-09 | 0.10 | 0.174734 |
| 2009-06-12 | 0.08 | 0.171932 |
| 2008-12-10 | 0.08 | 0.148093 |
| 2008-06-17 | 0.06 | 0.101095 |
| 2007-12-12 | 0.06 | 0.103181 |
| 2007-06-14 | 0.05 | 0.142248 |
| 2006-12-18 | 0.05 | 0.183554 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.102130175 |
| Address1 | 233 South Wacker Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 800 |
| All Time High | 156.26 |
| All Time Low | 1.09375 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 399,970 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 318,052 |
| Average Volume | 318,052 |
| Average Volume10Days | 399,970 |
| Beta | 0.616 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 40.094 |
| City | Chicago |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 133.18 |
| Current Ratio | 0.696 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 135.135 |
| Day Low | 130.6875 |
| Debt To Equity | 53.976 |
| Display Name | Covista |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.246 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.316 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,046,400 |
| Ebitda | 424,756,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.22241 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 12.058 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.682 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,121,550,336 |
| Eps Current Year | 8.055 |
| Eps Forward | 8.8875 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 6.87 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,480,464,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 124.1136 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 9.066391 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.073049136 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 10.213017 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 156.26 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -23.080002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.14770256 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 86.97 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 46.20999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.53133255 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 86.97 - 156.26 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 677,511,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.11 |
| Float Shares | 33,199,512 |
| Forward Eps | 8.8875 |
| Forward P E | 14.985091 |
| Free Cashflow | 274,833,632 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 4,703 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.57282 |
| Gross Profits | 1,093,968,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.025409998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0376899 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 34,030,887 |
| Industry | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Disp | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Key | education-training-services |
| Ir Website | http://investors.devryinc.com/Investor-Relations/Shareholder-Information/default.aspx |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,480,464,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.18 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Last Split Date | 898,473,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Covista Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides healthcare education in the United States, Barbados, St. Kitts, and St. Maarten. It operates in three segments: Chamberlain, Walden, and Medical and Veterinary. The company offers degree and non-degree programs, including bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees; and online certificate programs for nursing, health professions, medical, and veterinary postsecondary education, counseling, business, information technology, psychology, public health, social work and human services, public administration and public policy, and criminal justice. It also operates Chamberlain University, Walden University, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. The company was formerly known as Adtalem Global Education Inc. and changed its name to Covista Inc. in February 2026. Covista Inc. has a strategic collaboration agreement with Advocate Health to expand access to nursing education and build a direct pipeline of practice-ready nurses across the communities Advocate Health serves. Covista Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. |
| Long Name | Covista Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,532,233,216 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_27536 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-07-13 |
| Net Income To Common | 249,676,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,454,643,108 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 132.38 |
| Operating Cashflow | 406,151,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.18932 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.88 |
| Phone | 312 651 1400 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 133.18 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,981,119 |
| Prev Name | Adtalem Global Education Inc. |
| Previous Close | 130.9 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 16.533829 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.3216937 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.3731341 |
| Profit Margins | 0.122559994 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.556 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.25 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.28 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.74179 |
| Regular Market Day High | 135.135 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 130.6875 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 130.6875 - 135.135 |
| Regular Market Open | 132.38 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 130.9 |
| Regular Market Price | 133.18 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 189,864 |
| Return On Assets | 0.083780006 |
| Return On Equity | 0.17854 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.045 |
| Revenue Per Share | 53.729 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 34,030,887 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0481 |
| Shares Short | 1,636,214 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,529,666 |
| Short Name | Covista Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0695 |
| Short Ratio | 4.82 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | CVSA |
| Target High Price | 175.0 |
| Target Low Price | 140.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 156.25 |
| Target Median Price | 155.0 |
| Total Cash | 146,976,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.319 |
| Total Debt | 736,294,016 |
| Total Revenue | 1,909,809,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 6.87 |
| Trailing P E | 19.385735 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.8775 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 115.63555 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 17.544441 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.15172186 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 189,864 |
| Website | https://www.covista.com |
| Zip | 60,606 |