Veritone, Inc. (VERI)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Irvine, United States | NasdaqGM
0.58 USD
+0.02
(3.641%)
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(Oct. 16, 2026, 9:44 a.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:47 a.m. EDT
Veritone is a catastrophic failure story where the market has correctly priced the collapse of a once-promising AI software company. The fundamentals are dire: the stock trades at a negative forward P/E, generates massive free cash flow losses, and sits on a balance sheet with debt significantly exceeding equity. The multi-year price trajectory confirms a structural implosion, dropping nearly 89% from its peak, with no signs of recovery in the recent annual data. While the company is involved in government AI initiatives, the financial reality is that it is burning through capital with no path to profitability visible. The recent price action shows a violent capitulation, falling from $1.30 to under $0.60 in a matter of weeks, wiping out any remaining retail hope. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet that looks like a ticking time bomb, this is a security to avoid entirely. The massive put writing suggests smart money is preparing for further distress, making any attempt to catch a falling knife here financially suicidal. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.502222 |
| AutoETS | 0.520362 |
| MSTL | 0.531413 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.992959 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 1.96 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.444 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.89 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 126.272 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.064 |
| Market Cap | 58,436,172 |
| Forward P/E | -4.90 |
| Beta | 2.34 |
| Profit Margins | -117.54% |
| Website | https://www.veritone.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:47 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for further downside, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts relative to calls across all expirations. The put/call ratio is heavily skewed toward protection, with significant volume at strikes like $0.50 and $1.00 suggesting a 'bet against' thesis rather than a speculative rally. Call activity is minimal and concentrated near the money, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish sentiment.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.9112 |
| Address1 | 5,291 California Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 350 |
| All Time High | 74.92 |
| All Time Low | 0.514 |
| Ask | 1.53 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 10,365,750 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 4,834,459 |
| Average Volume | 4,834,459 |
| Average Volume10Days | 10,365,750 |
| Beta | 2.341 |
| Bid | 0.8712 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 0.382 |
| City | Irvine |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 0.575 |
| Current Ratio | 0.472 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 0.575 |
| Day Low | 0.5517 |
| Debt To Equity | 126.272 |
| Display Name | Veritone |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| 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 | 1,794,513,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,513,600 |
| Ebitda | -58,133,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.63842 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -1.568 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.001 |
| Enterprise Value | 91,127,584 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.34794 |
| Eps Forward | -0.11734 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.27 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 0.98266 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.40766 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.41485357 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -91.119995 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.77 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.195 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.92599744 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.514 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.06099999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.11867702 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.514 - 7.77 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,494,595,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 89,971,359 |
| Forward Eps | -0.11734 |
| Forward P E | -4.9002895 |
| Free Cashflow | -18,050,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 437 |
| Fullday Change | 0.020200014 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 3.6409545 |
| Fullday Price | 0.575 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.66196996 |
| Gross Profits | 60,278,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.08696 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.23309 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 101,628,127 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Veritone, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of artificial intelligence (AI) computing solutions and services in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Israel, and India. It develops and operates aiWARE platform, an AI operating system, that uses machine learning algorithms or AI models designed to mimic human cognitive functions, such as perception, prediction, and problem solving and optimization, as well as enables users to transform unstructured data into structured data, analyze and optimize data to drive business processes and insights. The company also offers software products and services to commercial enterprise and public sector customers; and managed services, including cloud-native digital content management solutions; and content licensing and representation services. It serves media and entertainment, government, legal and compliance, energy, and other vertical markets. The company has a strategic partnership with LeoSight for the development of an AI-based public safety platform. The company was formerly known as Veritone Delaware, Inc. and changed its name to Veritone, Inc. in July 2014. Veritone, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. |
| Long Name | Veritone, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 58,436,172 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_269436565 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -107,033,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 129,589,617 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 0.5517 |
| Operating Cashflow | -50,054,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.72603995 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Phone | 888 507 1737 |
| Previous Close | 0.5548 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.6525837 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.5052356 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.6417467 |
| Profit Margins | -1.17544 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.418 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.020200014 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.6409545 |
| Regular Market Day High | 0.575 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 0.5517 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 0.5517 - 0.575 |
| Regular Market Open | 0.5517 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.5548 |
| Regular Market Price | 0.575 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,158,276 |
| Regular Market Volume | 136,420 |
| Return On Assets | -0.28947002 |
| Return On Equity | -5.4766498 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.046 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.064 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 101,628,127 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1588 |
| Shares Short | 16,136,064 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 17,002,318 |
| Short Name | Veritone, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.16479999 |
| Short Ratio | 5.79 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | VERI |
| Target High Price | 8.0 |
| Target Low Price | 2.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 5.375 |
| Target Median Price | 5.5 |
| Total Cash | 12,424,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.124 |
| Total Debt | 47,818,000 |
| Total Revenue | 91,058,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.27 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.05731 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.48231 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.7205088 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 136,420 |
| Website | https://www.veritone.com |
| Zip | 92,617 |