Via Transportation, Inc. (VIA)Technology | Software - Application | New York, United States | NYSE
32.10 USD
-1.48
(-4.407%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 11:52 a.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:59 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fractured between a desperate short-term bounce and a broken long-term business. Fundamentally, the company is in distress: it is burning cash with negative operating and free cash flow, posting negative returns on equity and assets, and trading at a forward P/E of 81x despite losing money. The recent news headlines regarding a securities class action and a 70% decline from IPO prices confirm that the market has already priced in severe growth obstacles and potential liability. While the stock has recently rallied off its lows, the lack of a multi-year price history prevents any assessment of a sustainable recovery trend. Short-term, the options market is screaming 'bullish,' with heavy positioning in deep-in-the-money calls suggesting traders are betting on a sharp reversal. However, this is likely a contrarian play on oversold conditions rather than a confirmation of a turnaround. The statistical forecast model offers no directional guidance, reinforcing the view that the price action is currently driven by noise and sentiment rather than a predictable trend. Long-term, the outlook remains bleak. The business lacks the profitability, cash generation, or competitive moat required for a high-quality compounder. The combination of negative earnings, a massive lawsuit, and a history of underperformance makes this a speculative gamble rather than an investment. There is no dividend to provide a floor, and the balance sheet does not offer a clear margin of safety given the legal overhang. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.381082 |
| AutoETS | 0.391625 |
| AutoTheta | 0.467627 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.505479 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 3.55 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.037 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.25 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 2.915 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.319 |
| Market Cap | 2,616,330,240 |
| Forward P/E | 81.00 |
| Profit Margins | -20.04% |
| Website | https://www.ridewithvia.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:59 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish on the near term, evidenced by massive open interest in deep-in-the-money calls (strikes 20 and 25) relative to negligible put volume. This suggests a 'buy the dip' thesis where traders expect a significant rebound from current lows. However, implied volatility is extremely skewed, with call IV significantly lower than put IV, indicating the market prices in a high probability of further downside while offering cheap protection against it.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.28385586 |
| Address1 | 114 5th Avenue |
| Address2 | 17th Floor |
| All Time High | 56.31 |
| All Time Low | 12.95 |
| Ask | 32.32 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 601,770 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 775,151 |
| Average Volume | 775,151 |
| Average Volume10Days | 601,770 |
| Bid | 32.29 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 7.592 |
| 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 | 32.1 |
| Current Ratio | 5.047 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 33.98 |
| Day Low | 31.99 |
| Debt To Equity | 2.915 |
| Display Name | Via Transportation |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,794,254,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,794,254,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,794,227,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,227,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,227,400 |
| Ebitda | -79,655,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.162 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -30.369 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.92 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,419,068,416 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.03504 |
| Eps Forward | 0.39629 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.47 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 27.9176 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 4.182398 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.14981222 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -28.385586 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 55.2 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -23.100002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.4184783 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.95 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 19.149998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.4787643 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.95 - 55.2 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,757,683,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 57,899,957 |
| Forward Eps | 0.39629 |
| Forward P E | 81.00128 |
| Free Cashflow | -22,626,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,040 |
| Fullday Change | -1.4800034 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.407395 |
| Fullday Price | 32.1 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.39801 |
| Gross Profits | 195,703,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.29698 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.45577 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 81,505,613 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| 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 | 2,616,330,240 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| 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 | 2,407,675,807 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 33.49 |
| Operating Cashflow | -40,827,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.1603 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Phone | 917 877 0915 |
| Previous Close | 33.58 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -916.0959 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.2281346 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 5.320956 |
| 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 | -1.4800034 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.407395 |
| Regular Market Day High | 33.98 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 31.99 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 31.99 - 33.98 |
| Regular Market Open | 33.49 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 33.58 |
| Regular Market Price | 32.1 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,165,974 |
| Regular Market Volume | 159,235 |
| Return On Assets | -0.09915 |
| Return On Equity | -0.23607999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.267 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.319 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 77,659,430 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.097399995 |
| Shares Short | 7,934,631 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,715,537 |
| Short Name | Via Transportation, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.21030001 |
| Short Ratio | 8.94 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | VIA |
| Target High Price | 55.0 |
| Target Low Price | 26.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 36.88889 |
| Target Median Price | 34.0 |
| 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 | -0.47 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 20.59105 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 11.508949 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.55892974 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 159,235 |
| Website | https://www.ridewithvia.com |
| Zip | 10,011 |