Via Transportation, Inc. (VIA)Technology | Software - Application | New York, United States | NYSE
28.57 USD
+0.31
(1.097%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 28.57 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:16 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Via Transportation is currently broken by a severe disconnect between its operational reality and its market valuation. Despite a 'strong buy' analyst recommendation and a forward P/E that implies profitability, the company is burning cash aggressively with negative free cash flow and a trailing P/E based on losses. The balance sheet shows significant debt relative to equity, and the stock has already suffered a catastrophic decline of nearly 70% since its IPO, leaving it trading at a fraction of its historical value. While revenue growth remains robust at 26.7%, the market is pricing in a complete failure to achieve profitability or manage costs, a sentiment reinforced by the active class-action lawsuits alleging undisclosed growth obstacles. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders buying deep protection rather than betting on a rebound. Until the path to profitability is demonstrated and the legal overhang resolves, this remains a speculative trap rather than a turnaround opportunity. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.307528 |
| AutoETS | 0.324792 |
| AutoTheta | 0.451727 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.462058 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 9.92 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.100 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.28 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 2.915 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.319 |
| Market Cap | 2,328,615,424 |
| Forward P/E | 66.47 |
| Profit Margins | -20.04% |
| Website | https://www.ridewithvia.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:16 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume at strikes significantly below the current price, while call activity is sparse and concentrated near the money. Implied volatility is elevated on near-term puts, suggesting a fear of further downside or a 'long gamma' squeeze scenario where dealers face pressure if the stock drops.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.4292062 |
| Address1 | 114 5th Avenue |
| Address2 | 17th Floor |
| All Time High | 56.31 |
| All Time Low | 12.95 |
| Ask | 29.0 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 558,500 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 990,124 |
| Average Volume | 990,124 |
| Average Volume10Days | 558,500 |
| Bid | 26.92 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 7.656 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 28.57 |
| Current Ratio | 5.047 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 28.97 |
| Day Low | 28.16 |
| Debt To Equity | 2.915 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | -79,655,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.162 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -25.243 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.089 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,010,725,376 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.03213 |
| Eps Forward | 0.42981 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.97 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 20.652 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 7.9179993 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.38340107 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -42.92062 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 56.31 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -27.740002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.4926301 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.95 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 15.62 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.2061776 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.95 - 56.31 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,757,683,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 57,987,983 |
| Forward Eps | 0.42981 |
| Forward P E | 66.47123 |
| Free Cashflow | -22,626,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,040 |
| Fullday Change | 0.309999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.09695 |
| Fullday Price | 28.57 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.39801 |
| Gross Profits | 195,703,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.29698 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.45251 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 81,505,613 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Via Transportation, Inc. provides a platform that transforms global transportation systems into digital networks in the United States, Germany, and internationally. The company's Via platform designed to address workflows for the end-to-end management of transit networks, including planning and scheduling, operating software, tech-enabled services, passenger tools, and data and insights. It offers technology-enabled services, including driver management, fleet management, autonomous vehicles, and customer support services. In addition, the company's end to end hosted platform allows for the integration of multiple transportation modes into a single unified network. It offers solutions in the areas of end-to-end transit networks, transit planning and scheduling, microtransit, paratransit, school bus transportation, and integrated trip planning. The company serves cities, transit agencies, transport operators, school districts and departments of education, universities, corporations, healthcare providers and payers, riders, and drivers. Via Transportation, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | Via Transportation, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,328,615,424 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_264265118 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -98,528,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,303,348,622 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 28.3 |
| Operating Cashflow | -40,827,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.1603 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 917 877 0915 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 28.57 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 28.26 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -889.20013 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.7317135 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.735817 |
| Profit Margins | -0.20038 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.853 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.4 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.309999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.09695 |
| Regular Market Day High | 28.97 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 28.16 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 28.16 - 28.97 |
| Regular Market Open | 28.3 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 28.26 |
| Regular Market Price | 28.57 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 434,219 |
| Return On Assets | -0.09915 |
| Return On Equity | -0.23607999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.267 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.319 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 77,659,430 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.072399996 |
| Shares Short | 5,904,880 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,471,047 |
| Short Name | Via Transportation, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1565 |
| Short Ratio | 6.94 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | VIA |
| Target High Price | 55.0 |
| Target Low Price | 24.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 34.0 |
| Target Median Price | 30.0 |
| Total Cash | 335,915,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.121 |
| Total Debt | 18,025,000 |
| Total Revenue | 491,703,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.97 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 21.68075 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 6.88925 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.31775883 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 434,219 |
| Website | https://www.ridewithvia.com |
| Zip | 10,011 |