Via Transportation, Inc. (VIA)Technology | Software - Application | New York, United States | NYSE
18.67 USD
+0.36
(1.966%)
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(July 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:05 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Via Transportation is currently broken by a fatal combination of deteriorating fundamentals and severe market skepticism. Despite a 'strong buy' analyst recommendation and a lofty target price, the company is hemorrhaging cash with negative operating margins and a trailing P/E that implies infinite losses due to negative earnings. The balance sheet, while technically liquid, shows negative free cash flow and a return on equity that is deeply negative, signaling that the business is destroying shareholder value rather than creating it. The price action confirms this distress; the stock has collapsed from highs near $56 to the current level, trading well below its 200-day average. This isn't just a temporary correction; it is a structural re-rating of a company that failed to deliver on its growth promises. The options market reflects this panic perfectly, with traders aggressively buying put insurance at every expiration, betting on further declines rather than hoping for a rebound. Until the company can demonstrate a path to profitability and stabilize its cash burn, the 'value' here is merely a discount on a failing operation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.158524 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.187972 |
| AutoETS | 0.189854 |
| MSTL | 0.202329 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 27% |
| H-stat | 10.36 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.007 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.81 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 3.097 |
| Revenue per Share | 9.252 |
| Market Cap | 1,589,602,176 |
| Forward P/E | 33.26 |
| Profit Margins | -21.63% |
| Website | https://www.ridewithvia.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest dominates across nearly all expirations, with massive concentration in deep out-of-the-money strikes (e.g., 12.5 strike puts showing significant volume relative to tiny open interest, suggesting active buying of cheap hedges). Call activity is sparse and heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes, indicating a lack of conviction in immediate rallies. Implied volatility is elevated on short-dated puts, reflecting fear of further decline.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.6301757 |
| Address1 | 114 5th Avenue |
| Address2 | 17th Floor |
| All Time High | 56.31 |
| All Time Low | 12.95 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 700 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 938,870 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 923,519 |
| Average Volume | 923,519 |
| Average Volume10Days | 938,870 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| 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 | 18.67 |
| Current Ratio | 5.089 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 19.2 |
| Day Low | 18.002 |
| Debt To Equity | 3.097 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,019,400 |
| Ebitda | -74,330,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.16049999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -15.995 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.567 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,188,905,856 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.03236 |
| Eps Forward | 0.56138 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.23 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 15.9376 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.7324 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.17144363 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -63.01757 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 56.31 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -37.64 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.66844255 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.95 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.7200003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.44169888 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.95 - 56.31 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,757,683,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 57,833,070 |
| Forward Eps | 0.56138 |
| Forward P E | 33.257328 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,040 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.39308 |
| Gross Profits | 182,048,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.29501 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.35924998 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 85,142,054 |
| 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. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,589,602,176 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_264265118 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -100,193,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,488,527,397 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 18.355 |
| Operating Cashflow | -46,470,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.18507 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 917 877 0915 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.0 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Pre Market Price | 18.67 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,111,131 |
| Previous Close | 18.31 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -576.9469 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4386103 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.4323099 |
| Profit Margins | -0.21634 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.889 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.4 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.360001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.96614 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.2 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.002 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.002 - 19.2 |
| Regular Market Open | 18.355 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 18.31 |
| Regular Market Price | 18.67 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,784,059,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 783,507 |
| Return On Equity | -0.24162 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.292 |
| Revenue Per Share | 9.252 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 77,449,688 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0849 |
| Shares Short | 6,900,825 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,074,421 |
| Short Name | Via Transportation, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1839 |
| Short Ratio | 4.98 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | VIA |
| Target High Price | 55.0 |
| Target Low Price | 19.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 31.66667 |
| Target Median Price | 25.0 |
| Total Cash | 348,158,016 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.283 |
| Total Debt | 19,270,000 |
| Total Revenue | 463,128,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.23 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 26.09935 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -7.42935 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.28465652 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 783,507 |
| Website | https://www.ridewithvia.com |
| Zip | 10,011 |