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Trend Edge Setup Score
Trend Edge rates VALU Bearish with a Setup Score of 0, net conviction 30, actionability 0. How the Setup Score works →
Total Setup Score
0
Directional Bias
Bearish
Net Conviction
30
Actionability
0 (no mans land)
Key signals behind this score
40wk Downtrend — trend only (sma 36.56 vs px 40.20)
Fresh Breakdown — 200wk turn 35w · aligned 48w
80wk Downtrend — trend only (sma 38.00 vs px 40.20)
200wk Downtrend — falling+below (sma 43.57 vs px 40.20)
Funds Distributing — momZ +0.11 · 0.58→0.60
Short Attack — velZ +0.77 · age 76w×0.47 · 1.50%
About Value Line Inc
Value Line, Inc. engages in the production and sale of investment periodicals and related publications. Its investment periodicals and related publications cover a range of investments, including stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), and options. The company offers comprehensive research services, including The Value Line Investment Survey - Small and Mid-Cap, The Value Line 600, and The Value Line Fund Advisor Plus that provide sta… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: August 18, 1995
Headquarters: 551 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10176-0001
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$39.93
Market Cap
$377M
Float
750K
Shares Outstanding
9.4M
P/E (Forward)
21.69
P/E (TTM)
17.18
Price/Sales (TTM)
11.16
Profit Margin
65.05%
Operating Margin (TTM)
12.13%
Revenue (TTM)
$33.8M
Earnings Growth (YoY)
14.80%
Dividend Rate
1.4%
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$40.3M
$14.9M
$22.1M
$9.4M
2021
$40.4M
$23.3M
$21.5M
$8.8M
2022
$40.5M
$23.8M
$23.2M
$12.1M
2023
$39.7M
$18.1M
$24.5M
$12.8M
2024
$37.5M
$19.0M
$22.6M
$10.6M
2025
$35.1M
$20.7M
$20.6M
$7.3M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Apr 2025
$8.4M
$4.0M
Jul 2025
$8.6M
$6.5M
Oct 2025
$8.6M
$5.7M
Jan 2026
$8.3M
$5.9M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
92.0%
Institutional Ownership
5.9%
Short Float
1.4%
% of All Funds Holding
0.60%
Number of Funds Holding
49
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$35.16
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$36.55
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$38.00
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$43.57
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$36.95
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$38.73
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$41.89
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
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