Digimarc Corporation (DMRC)Technology | Software - Application | Beaverton, United States | NasdaqGS
6.01 USD
-0.23
(-3.686%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 5.95 -0.06 (-0.060%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 5:50 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:56 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Digimarc is currently broken by a perfect storm of deteriorating fundamentals and overwhelming market skepticism. The business is hemorrhaging value, with revenue contracting by nearly 8% annually and profitability completely erased, resulting in a massive cumulative loss of over 75% over the last nine years. The market has already punished the stock severely, yet the recent price action shows no sign of stabilization, trading well below its 50-day and 200-day averages. Despite a 'Buy' recommendation from analysts, their target prices remain disconnected from the harsh reality of the balance sheet and the multi-year decline. Options activity confirms this pessimism, with traders stacking heavy protective puts at the bottom, signaling a belief that the floor is far from reached. With no dividend to provide income and a history of erratic performance, this remains a speculative trap rather than a value opportunity. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.299957 |
| AutoETS | 0.299966 |
| MSTL | 0.352260 |
| AutoTheta | 0.451100 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 1.47 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.551 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.25 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2014-04-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2014-04-30 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 16.234 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.435 |
| Market Cap | 135,076,720 |
| Forward P/E | -17.17 |
| Beta | 2.30 |
| Profit Margins | -99.80% |
| Website | https://www.digimarc.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 2.5 and 5.0) relative to calls. While there is some call volume at higher strikes (12.5, 15.0, 20.0), the sheer volume of put buying suggests a fear of further collapse rather than a bullish bet on a recovery. Implied volatility is elevated on the short-dated puts, indicating a high probability of continued volatility to the downside.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-01 | 0.11 | 0.343000 |
| 2014-02-27 | 0.11 | 0.367647 |
| 2013-10-31 | 0.11 | 0.522317 |
| 2013-08-01 | 0.11 | 0.527831 |
| 2013-05-09 | 0.11 | 0.431542 |
| 2013-02-28 | 0.11 | 0.492611 |
| 2012-11-02 | 0.11 | 0.536062 |
| 2012-08-08 | 0.11 | 0.484155 |
| 2012-05-09 | 0.11 | 0.442656 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.24307305 |
| Address1 | 8,500 SW Creekside Place |
| All Time High | 88.0 |
| All Time Low | 4.07 |
| Ask | 6.05 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.5 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 128,420 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 176,614 |
| Average Volume | 176,614 |
| Average Volume10Days | 128,420 |
| Beta | 2.303 |
| Bid | 6.0 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 1.313 |
| City | Beaverton |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.01 |
| Current Ratio | 1.432 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 6.365 |
| Day Low | 5.97 |
| Debt To Equity | 16.234 |
| Display Name | Digimarc |
| Dividend Date | 1,399,852,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,654,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,654,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,651,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | -24,157,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.76685995 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -5.404 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.144 |
| Enterprise Value | 130,532,488 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.405 |
| Eps Forward | -0.35 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.42 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,398,902,400 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.9882 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.97819996 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.13997881 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -24.307304 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 17.47 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -11.459999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.65598166 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.07 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.94 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.47665846 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.07 - 17.47 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 944,145,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 16,416,604 |
| Forward Eps | -0.35 |
| Forward P E | -17.171429 |
| Free Cashflow | 7,020,625 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 110 |
| Fullday Change | -0.23 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.68589 |
| Fullday Price | 5.95 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.75391 |
| Gross Profits | 23,749,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.19774 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.6522 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 22,475,329 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,398,902,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.11 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Digimarc Corporation provides digital identity and authentication solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers software subscriptions and software development services. It also provides physical digimarc solutions for anti-counterfeiting, counterfeiting deterrence, product swap prevention, recycling, and secure gift cards; and digital digimarc solutions for internal compliance, leak detection, piracy prevention, provenance and authenticity, and royalty monitoring. The company's commercial solutions run on the Illuminate platform, a software as a service cloud-based platform for digital connectivity. The company serves various industries in retail, CPG, media and technology, pharmaceutical, health and wellness, apparel, and automotive industries, as well as central banks and other government customers. The company was formerly known as Digimarc Parent, Inc. and changed its name to Digimarc Corporation in May 2026. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon. |
| Long Name | Digimarc Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 135,076,720 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_46271970 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -31,439,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 140,021,299 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 6.24 |
| Operating Cashflow | -4,242,000 |
| Operating Margins | -1.6735201 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.52 |
| Phone | 503 469 4800 |
| Post Market Change | -0.06000042 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.99834305 |
| Post Market Price | 5.95 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,953,814 |
| Previous Close | 6.24 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -14.839507 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.5773044 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.288014 |
| Profit Margins | -0.99803 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.221 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.23 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.68589 |
| Regular Market Day High | 6.365 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 5.97 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 5.97 - 6.365 |
| Regular Market Open | 6.24 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 6.24 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.01 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 101,188 |
| Return On Assets | -0.37675998 |
| Return On Equity | -0.82864 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.078 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.435 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 22,475,329 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0941 |
| Shares Short | 2,114,273 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,174,109 |
| Short Name | Digimarc Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.22540002 |
| Short Ratio | 17.1 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | OR |
| Symbol | DMRC |
| Target High Price | 15.0 |
| Target Low Price | 8.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 11.5 |
| Target Median Price | 11.5 |
| Total Cash | 8,755,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.392 |
| Total Debt | 4,779,000 |
| Total Revenue | 31,501,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.42 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 7.39845 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.3884497 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.18766764 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 101,188 |
| Website | https://www.digimarc.com |
| Zip | 97,008 |