Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. (EVLV)Industrials | Security & Protection Services | Waltham, United States | NasdaqCM
4.16 USD
-0.02
(-0.478%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 4.16 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:11 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Evolv is currently broken by a perfect storm of deteriorating profitability and overwhelming market skepticism. Despite reporting a beat in revenue estimates, the company is losing money on every dollar of sales, with operating margins collapsing to -21% and free cash flow turning negative. This fundamental rot is driving the stock to trade at a massive discount to its book value, yet the market has punished the name severely, leaving it far below its 52-week highs. The options market confirms this bearish sentiment, with traders aggressively buying insurance against further declines rather than betting on a recovery. While the long-term vision of a leader in security screening remains intact, the current execution and financial reality suggest the business is in a survival mode rather than a growth phase. Investors should avoid this trap until the path to consistent profitability and positive cash flow is clearly demonstrated. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.159989 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.159995 |
| MSTL | 0.160040 |
| AutoTheta | 0.178727 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 8.14 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.483 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.12 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 34.973 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.973 |
| Market Cap | 748,265,024 |
| Forward P/E | -113.44 |
| Beta | 1.74 |
| Profit Margins | -3.05% |
| Previous Name | Evolv Technologies Holdings Inc |
| Website | https://evolv.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest across nearly all expirations, with deep out-of-the-money puts holding substantial volume relative to calls. Implied volatility is elevated on the put side, suggesting a market expectation of further price weakness or a 'double the money' scenario if the stock drops further. The heavy concentration of put open interest at strikes below the current price indicates a defensive stance by retail and speculative capital.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.4826733 |
| Address1 | 500 Totten Pond Road |
| Address2 | 4th Floor |
| All Time High | 12.9 |
| All Time Low | 1.57 |
| Ask | 7.25 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,266,240 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,076,443 |
| Average Volume | 2,076,443 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,266,240 |
| Beta | 1.74 |
| Bid | 3.01 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 0.657 |
| City | Waltham |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.16 |
| Current Ratio | 1.178 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 4.2 |
| Day Low | 4.075 |
| Debt To Equity | 34.973 |
| Display Name | Evolv |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,794,340,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,794,340,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,794,340,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,340,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,340,800 |
| Ebitda | -2,458,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.01434 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -299.448 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.293 |
| Enterprise Value | 736,043,264 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.07667 |
| Eps Forward | -0.03667 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.03 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.0586 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.8986001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.1776381 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -48.26733 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 8.4 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.24 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5047619 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.02 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.13999987 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.03482584 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.02 - 8.4 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,600,781,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 171,839,808 |
| Forward Eps | -0.03667 |
| Forward P E | -113.44423 |
| Free Cashflow | -7,591,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 286 |
| Fullday Change | -0.01999998 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.47846848 |
| Fullday Price | 4.16 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.49863997 |
| Gross Profits | 85,485,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04223 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.70985 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 179,871,410 |
| Industry | Security & Protection Services |
| Industry Disp | Security & Protection Services |
| Industry Key | security-protection-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and sells security screening products and specific services in the United States and internationally. It offers Evolv Express, that is designed to detect firearms, improvised explosive devices, and large tactical knives in unstructured people flows; Evolv eXpedite, an autonomous AI-based weapon detection system for bags being brought to venues by visitors in high clutter environments; and Evolv Insights Analytics Application which provides self-serve access, insights regarding visitor flow and arrival curves, location specific performance, system detection performance and alarm statistics, and comparisons across multiple business dimensions. The company serves various industries comprising education, healthcare, professional sports, notable performing arts and entertainment venues, major tourist destinations and cultural attractions, government and corporate offices, hospitality facilities, distribution facilities, large industrial workplaces, and houses of worship. Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. |
| Long Name | Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 748,265,024 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_244629780 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-16 |
| Net Income To Common | -5,221,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 885,706,853 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 4.2 |
| Operating Cashflow | 27,818,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.21385999 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 781 374 8100 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 4.16 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,885 |
| Prev Name | Evolv Technologies Holdings Inc |
| Previous Close | 4.18 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -54.25851 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 6.331811 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.3647156 |
| Profit Margins | -0.030450001 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.836 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.01999998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.47846848 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.2 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.075 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.075 - 4.2 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.2 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.18 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.16 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,313,541 |
| Return On Assets | -0.053260002 |
| Return On Equity | -0.04937 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.344 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.973 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 179,871,410 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0575 |
| Shares Short | 10,407,691 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,667,076 |
| Short Name | Evolv Technologies Holdings, In |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0591 |
| Short Ratio | 4.74 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MA |
| Symbol | EVLV |
| Target High Price | 11.25 |
| Target Low Price | 8.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 9.85 |
| Target Median Price | 10.0 |
| Total Cash | 62,632,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.346 |
| Total Debt | 41,568,000 |
| Total Revenue | 171,435,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.03 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.78685 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.6268501 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.2811288 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,313,541 |
| Website | https://evolv.com |
| Zip | 2,451 |