Value Line (VALU) AI Stock Analysis

• Market Cap: $325.64M
• Dividend Yield: 3.31%
• Average Volume (3M): 2.85K
• Price to Earnings (P/E): 14.9
• Beta (1Y): 0.43
• Revenue Growth: -3.75%
• EPS Growth: -4.34%
• Country: US
• Employees: 122
• Sector: Financial
• Sector Strength: 70
• Industry: Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
• EPS (TTM): 0.63
• Shares Outstanding: 9,387,238
• 10 Day Avg. Volume: 2,932
• 30 Day Avg. Volume: 2,851
• PEG Ratio: 2.09
• Price to Book (P/B): 3.86
• Price to Sales (P/S): 10.98
• P/FCF Ratio: 19.25
• Enterprise Value/Market Cap: 0.86
• Enterprise Value/Revenue: 8.23
• Enterprise Value/Gross Profit: 16.80
• Enterprise Value/Ebitda: 45.47
• 1Y Price Target: N/A
• Price Target Upside: N/A
• Rating Consensus: N/A
• Number of Analyst Covering: 0
• EPS Forecast (FY): N/A
• Revenue Forecast (FY): N/A

• Rating: 73 Outperform
• Price Target: $40.00 ▲(7.35% Upside)
• Action: Reiterated Date: 03/17/26
• Date: Action: Reiterated 03/17/26

The score is primarily supported by strong financial quality (high profitability, solid cash generation, and low leverage). Offsetting this are weak technicals (below key moving averages with negative MACD) and the fundamental risk of continued revenue declines/margin compression, while valuation and dividend yield provide a meaningful cushion.

Positive Factors

High Profitability

Sustained high net margins indicate the business converts revenue to earnings efficiently. This durable profitability supports internal investment, dividend capacity and resilience versus revenue swings, giving management time to invest in product and distribution without immediate funding pressure.

Negative Factors

Multi-year Revenue Decline

A sustained, multi-year revenue decline undermines operating leverage and long-term growth prospects. For a subscription publisher, shrinking top line signals retention or relevance issues, forcing higher customer acquisition spend or product reinvestment to stabilize recurring revenue over the medium term.

Value Line Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Value Line, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells investment periodicals and related publications primarily in the United States. Its investment periodicals and related publications cover a range of investments, including stocks...

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Value Line, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells investment periodicals and related publications primarily in the United States. Its investment periodicals and related publications cover a range of investments, including stocks...

How the Company Makes Money

Value Line primarily makes money by selling subscriptions to its investment research products. Revenue is generated from recurring subscription fees paid by individual investors, libraries, and institutional customers for access to Value Line’s re...

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Value Line primarily makes money by selling subscriptions to its investment research products. Revenue is generated from recurring subscription fees paid by individual investors, libraries, and institutional customers for access to Value Line’s re...

Value Line Financial Statement Overview

Breakdown	TTM	Apr 2025	Apr 2024	Apr 2023	Apr 2022	Apr 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue	33.83M	35.08M	37.49M	39.70M	40.52M	40.39M
Gross Profit	16.58M	20.62M	22.64M	24.49M	23.20M	21.53M
EBITDA	6.13M	7.26M	10.55M	12.82M	12.14M	8.83M
Net Income	22.00M	20.69M	19.02M	18.07M	23.82M	23.28M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	150.96M	144.53M	136.03M	131.08M	128.74M	121.14M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	84.55M	77.39M	68.34M	62.06M	57.83M	45.35M
Total Debt	2.61M	3.58M	4.78M	6.13M	7.37M	10.79M
Total Liabilities	43.20M	44.85M	45.24M	47.40M	49.10M	54.12M
Stockholders Equity	107.76M	99.68M	90.79M	83.67M	79.64M	67.01M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	19.34M	20.01M	17.86M	18.04M	24.64M	16.23M
Operating Cash Flow	19.34M	20.24M	17.93M	18.18M	24.65M	16.41M
Investing Cash Flow	13.35M	21.20M	-10.05M	-26.12M	-3.39M	7.38M
Financing Cash Flow	-13.04M	-11.76M	-11.08M	-14.18M	-10.89M	-9.57M

Value Line Technical Analysis

• Technical Analysis Sentiment: Negative
• Last Price: 37.26
• 50DMA: Negative
• 100DMA: Negative
• 200DMA: Negative
• MACD: Positive
• RSI: Neutral
• STOCH: Neutral

Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For VALU, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 37.26 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 35.93, above the 50-day MA of 36.55, and above the 200-day MA of 37.24, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.44 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 38.91 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 52.59 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for VALU.

Value Line Peers Comparison

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
FDS	77 Outperform	$8.29B	15.04	27.22%	1.49%	5.88%	12.18%
MSCI	76 Outperform	$40.02B	36.82	-74.96%	1.24%	9.02%	3.45%
VALU	73 Outperform	$325.64M	14.89	21.16%	3.31%	-3.75%	-4.34%
MCO	71 Outperform	$77.66B	37.25	62.81%	0.73%	8.77%	13.62%
Sector *	68 Neutral	$18.00B	11.42	9.92%	3.81%	9.73%	1.22%
SPGI	67 Neutral	$128.50B	35.63	13.62%	0.73%	9.04%	21.35%
MORN	61 Neutral	$6.99B	24.33	25.12%	0.84%	7.76%	15.92%

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