Venu Holding Corporation (VENU)Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Colorado Springs, United States | NYSE American
4.45 USD
+0.26
(6.205%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 4.50 +0.05 (1.124%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:46 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:36 p.m. EDT
Despite catastrophic fundamentals including negative operating cash flow and a 54% debt-to-equity ratio, VENU is showing classic speculative volatility squeeze characteristics, with option traders aggressively betting on a multi-year rally (OTM call OI at $10+) while ignoring the imminent short-term risks of the proposed $75M public offering and refining of a previously inaccurate DCF forecast. The market is betting on a dramatic narrative pivot, not the current balance sheet reality. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.492673 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.610748 |
| AutoETS | 0.610752 |
| MSTL | 0.620065 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 48% |
| H-stat | 4.50 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.093 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.21 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 54.026 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.444 |
| Market Cap | 268,545,568 |
| Forward P/E | 2.37 |
| Profit Margins | -246.37% |
| Website | https://venu.live |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:36 p.m. EDT: Options data reveals a distinct bullish divergence in credit positioning versus directional flow. Call Open Interest (OI) is heavily concentrated out-of-the-money (OTM) at strikes of $12.50 and $10.00, significantly higher than current price action, while call IV remains compressed (0.61-2.03). Conversely, put activity is negligible in credit triangles, with OI concentrated in-the-money (ITM) at the $2.50 strike, representing downside protection for existing long holders rather than new speculative protection. The disparity between high OTM call OI and minimal put OI suggests limit-up upside expectations or gamma squeeze setups, despite the underlying fundamentals.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.43312103 |
| Address1 | 1,755 Telstar Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 501 |
| All Time High | 18.17 |
| All Time Low | 3.06 |
| Ask | 4.75 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 351,120 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 348,829 |
| Average Volume | 348,829 |
| Average Volume10Days | 351,120 |
| Bid | 4.45 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Book Value | 2.777 |
| City | Colorado Springs |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.45 |
| Current Ratio | 0.773 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 4.65 |
| Day Low | 4.21 |
| Debt To Equity | 54.026 |
| Display Name | Venu Holding |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,774,989,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,774,989,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,774,987,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,788,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,788,800 |
| Ebitda | -46,853,744 |
| Ebitda Margins | -2.61796 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -8.767 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 22.952 |
| Enterprise Value | 410,780,736 |
| Eps Forward | 1.88 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.1 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.3022 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.14779997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.03435451 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -43.312103 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 18.17 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -13.72 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.75509083 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.06 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.3899999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.45424834 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.06 - 18.17 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,732,717,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 19,419,767 |
| Forward Eps | 1.88 |
| Forward P E | 2.367021 |
| Free Cashflow | -114,478,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 94 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.30431998 |
| Gross Profits | 5,446,357 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.22042 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.15154 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 60,347,319 |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Industry Disp | Restaurants |
| Industry Key | restaurants |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Venu Holding Corporation, an entertainment and hospitality company, designs, develops, owns, and operates up-scale music venues, outdoor amphitheaters, and full-service restaurants and bars in the United States. The company owns and operates indoor music hall venues under the Bourbon Brothers Presents name; outdoor music amphitheaters under The Sunset Amphitheater name; restaurants under the Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse & Tavern, Notes Eatery, Roth's Seafood & Chophouse, and Notes Hospitality Collection names; and bars under the Brohan's name. It also hosts events; and rents event space. The company was formerly known as Notes Live, Inc. and changed its name to Venu Holding Corporation in September 2024. Venu Holding Corporation was founded in 2017 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 268,545,568 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_606387889 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -44,317,596 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 268,545,564 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 4.34 |
| Operating Cashflow | 7,649,200 |
| Operating Margins | -3.13987 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 719 895 5483 |
| Post Market Change | 0.05000019 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.1235999 |
| Post Market Price | 4.5 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,561 |
| Previous Close | 4.19 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.6024487 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 15.005022 |
| Profit Margins | -2.4637399 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.724 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.26 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 6.20524 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.65 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.21 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.21 - 4.65 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.34 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.19 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.45 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 626,109 |
| Return On Assets | -0.120749995 |
| Return On Equity | -0.30807 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.061 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.444 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Shares Outstanding | 60,042,328 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0311 |
| Shares Short | 1,878,256 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,699,222 |
| Short Name | Venu Holding Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.038399998 |
| Short Ratio | 6.19 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | VENU |
| Target High Price | 12.1 |
| Target Low Price | 12.1 |
| Target Mean Price | 12.1 |
| Target Median Price | 12.1 |
| Total Cash | 41,306,360 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.684 |
| Total Debt | 107,431,592 |
| Total Revenue | 17,897,046 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.1 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 9.7807 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.3307 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.54502237 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 626,109 |
| Website | https://venu.live |
| Zip | 80,920 |