DV
Communication Services · Advertising Agencies
Performance
DV (DV) Stock Analysis 2026
Rule-based · Updated daily · Not financial advice
DV (DV) operates in the Advertising Agencies space within the Communication Services sector. With a market cap of $1.6B, it qualifies as a small-cap company. Growth is moderate and the business remains profitable, offering a balanced risk/reward profile compared to high-multiple peers.
- Forward P/E (8.3×) is lower than trailing P/E (31.7×) — analysts expect earnings to improve
- Revenue growth of 10% YoY shows solid business momentum
- Earnings grew 299% YoY — bottom-line is expanding fast
- Current ratio of 4.8× — ample short-term liquidity
- P/E of 31.7× is above average — valuation requires continued strong growth to justify
- High debt-to-equity of 8.84× increases financial risk, especially with elevated interest rates
- No dividend history — total return depends entirely on price appreciation
Verdict
Buy / Hold
More positives than negatives. Fundamentals support holding while monitoring key risks.
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Earnings
Next Earnings
Aug 5, 2026
50
days
EPS (TTM)
$0.33
P/E (TTM)
31.7
Fwd P/E
8.3
Earnings History
SEC EDGAR · official filings
SEC Filings
Official EDGAR documents
Key Statistics
Valuation
Trading
Dividends
Profitability
Balance Sheet
Fair Value Estimates
Current price: $10.46
Graham Number
√(22.5 × EPS × Book Value)
$7.18
Benjamin Graham's intrinsic value formula. Assumes a fair stock trades at no more than 22.5× the product of EPS and book value per share.
Bazin Ceiling Price
Avg. Annual DPS (5Y) ÷ 6%
N/A
Décio Bazin's dividend-based ceiling. The max price you should pay so that dividends alone deliver at least 6% annual yield on your cost basis.
These are simplified estimates. Not financial advice.
Buy & Hold Checklist
Quality criteria for long-term holding
5/10
63% score
Pays dividends
No dividend history found
Dividend consistency (5Y+)
Uninterrupted dividend payments for at least 5 years
ROE above 10%
5.2%Return on equity — measures how efficiently capital is used
Positive profit margin
7.2%Net profit margin must be positive — company earns more than it spends
Revenue growth (annual)
+9.6%Annual revenue must be growing compared to the prior year
Earnings growth (annual)
+298.7%Annual earnings must be growing compared to the prior year
Debt/Equity below 2×
8.84×Low financial leverage reduces risk of distress
Current ratio above 1
4.77×Short-term assets must cover short-term liabilities
Daily liquidity above $5M
$29M/dayHigh trading volume ensures easy entry and exit
Dividend yield above 0%
Stock must distribute income to shareholders
Related Assets
Communication Services
About DV
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. provides media effectiveness platforms in the United States. The company offers DV Authentic Ad, a metric of digital media quality, which evaluates the existence of fraud, brand suitability, viewability and geography for each digital ad; DV Authentic Attention that provides data to drive campaign performance; Custom Contextual solution, which allows advertisers to match ads to relevant content to maximize user engagement and drive campaign performance; and Scibids AI, an AI-powered digital campaign optimization solution. It also provides Rockerbox, enables advertisers to unify cross-channel conversion and spend data and apply multi-touch attribution, marketing mix modeling, and incrementality testing to measure and optimize the impact of advertising; DV Authentic AdVantage, an AI-powered performance optimization solution for advertisers to improve campaign outcomes across proprietary video platforms; DV Publisher Suite, a unified solution for digital publishers to manage revenue and increase inventory yield, identifying lost or unfilled sales, and aggregate data across inventory sources; and DV Pinnacle which provides detailed insights into customers' media performance on both direct and programmatic media buying platforms and across all key digital media channels, formats, and devices. Its solutions are integrated across digital advertising ecosystem, including programmatic platforms, social media channels, and digital publishers. The company serves consumer packaged goods, financial services, telecommunications, technology, automotive, and healthcare industry verticals. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Advertising Agencies
Location
New York, United States
Employees
1,231