Viant Technology Inc. (DSP)Technology | Software - Application | Irvine, United States | NasdaqGS
12.83 USD
-0.35
(-2.656%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:17 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is a classic tale of a turnaround story fighting against a heavy legacy burden. Fundamentally, the business is showing signs of life with revenue growing at a healthy 25% and a forward P/E of roughly 16.5x implying significant earnings acceleration. The balance sheet is pristine, boasting a massive current ratio of nearly 3x and negligible debt relative to equity. This supports a solid long-term buy rating, as the core software operation appears to be executing well. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by a persistent operational drag: operating margins remain negative at roughly -4.5%. Until profitability turns, the stock will likely remain volatile and sensitive to any miss in growth expectations. This operational inefficiency prevents a higher short-term rating despite the positive momentum. Compounding the uncertainty is the insider activity. The CFO has been selling shares repeatedly, which often signals executive caution or a need to diversify, creating friction for aggressive buyers. While the analyst consensus is a strong buy with a target price well above current levels, the combination of unprofitable operations and insider selling suggests the path to the upside is bumpy. The statistical forecast models also lean slightly negative for the immediate future, reinforcing the idea that while the business is improving, the stock price may lag in the near term. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_126 ✓ | 0.080987 |
| MSTL_74_126 | 0.117633 |
| AutoTheta | 0.119789 |
| AutoETS | 0.128215 |
| MSTL | 0.133211 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.155991 |
| MSTL_74 | 0.166023 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_126
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 0.67 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.204 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.04 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 8.052 |
| Revenue per Share | 21.593 |
| Market Cap | 841,890,752 |
| Trailing P/E | 32.08 |
| Forward P/E | 16.12 |
| Beta | 1.04 |
| Profit Margins | 2.51% |
| Website | https://www.viantinc.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily skewed toward calls, with open interest concentrated in out-of-the-money strikes (15.0 and 17.5) suggesting a bullish bias for a move above current levels. However, the implied volatility for puts is significantly lower than calls, indicating a lack of hedging demand and a speculative 'long-only' sentiment rather than a balanced view.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.04538691 |
| Address1 | 2,722 Michelson Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 100 |
| All Time High | 69.16 |
| All Time Low | 3.15 |
| Ask | 16.23 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 209,960 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 273,196 |
| Average Volume | 273,196 |
| Average Volume10Days | 209,960 |
| Beta | 1.036 |
| Bid | 9.6 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 4.671 |
| City | Irvine |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.83 |
| Current Ratio | 2.868 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 13.34 |
| Day Low | 12.56 |
| Debt To Equity | 8.052 |
| Display Name | Viant Technology |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,533,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,533,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,529,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,392,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,392,000 |
| Ebitda | 32,830,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.090670004 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.128 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.828 |
| Enterprise Value | 299,664,480 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.66667 |
| Eps Forward | 0.796 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.4 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 11.7414 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.0886002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.09271468 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -4.538691 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 15.18 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.3500004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.15480898 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.11 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.7200003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5819976 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.11 - 15.18 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,612,967,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 19,057,861 |
| Forward Eps | 0.796 |
| Forward P E | 16.11809 |
| Free Cashflow | 25,625,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 408 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.45125 |
| Gross Profits | 163,396,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03351 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.54688 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 65,618,922 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-02-10 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Viant Technology Inc. operates a cloud-based demand side platform (DSP) that enables the programmatic purchase of digital advertising across multiple channels, including connected TV (CTV), streaming audio, digital out-of-home, mobile, and desktop. It provides ViantAI, an artificial intelligence product suite; Holistic, Omnichannel DSP, an integrated platform that manages omnichannel campaigns and access metrics; Household ID, which combines digital and personal identifiers into a normalized household profile; IRIS_ID, a content identifier that allows partners to share video-level data to power planning, targeting, and measurement solutions in ad-supported streaming media; and Viant Data Platform, which offers the ability to integrate first-party data with data from top third-party data providers to obtain key insights, reporting, and attribution opportunities. The company also offers Direct Access, a supply path optimization program that creates a direct path to premium inventory; Advanced Reporting and Measurement that offers conversion lift, multitouch attribution, foot-traffic data reports, digital-out-of-home lift, sales reporting, and ROAS analytics; and Flexible Customer Engagement Model, which offers customers transparency and control over their advertising campaigns and underlying data infrastructure. The company sells its platform through a direct sales team focused on business development in various markets. It serves purchasers of programmatic advertising inventory and large, independent, and mid-market advertising agencies, as well as marketers. The company was formerly known as Interactive Media Holdings and changed its name to Viant Technology Inc. in January 2015. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. |
| Long Name | Viant Technology Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 841,890,752 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_115222699 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 9,087,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 256,878,487 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 13.4975 |
| Operating Cashflow | 59,984,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.044699997 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.9 |
| Phone | 949 861 8888 |
| Previous Close | 13.18 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.244904 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.746735 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.325042 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0251 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.817 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.27273 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.35 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.65554 |
| Regular Market Day High | 13.34 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.56 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.56 - 13.34 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.4975 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 13.18 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.83 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 253,942 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01946 |
| Return On Equity | 0.09203 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.253 |
| Revenue Per Share | 21.593 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 20,021,706 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0585 |
| Shares Short | 1,170,753 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 992,375 |
| Short Name | Viant Technology Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.060500003 |
| Short Ratio | 3.41 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | DSP |
| Target High Price | 22.0 |
| Target Low Price | 16.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 17.77273 |
| Target Median Price | 17.0 |
| Total Cash | 185,687,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 9.274 |
| Total Debt | 23,384,000 |
| Total Revenue | 362,096,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.4 |
| Trailing P E | 32.075 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.8773 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 10.796875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.033125 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.1883068 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 253,942 |
| Website | https://www.viantinc.com |
| Zip | 92,612 |