DIGIMARC (DMRC)
Information Technology · digital security and authentication software · NASDAQ
Digimarc provides a critical trust layer for physical and digital assets, utilizing proprietary watermarking technology to combat counterfeiting, fraud, and AI-enabled digital manipulation.
What DIGIMARC does
Digimarc provides a software-as-a-service platform that creates a digital trust layer for physical and digital assets through advanced digital watermarking, content recognition, and authentication technologies. Its Illuminate platform enables businesses and governments to deter counterfeiting, manage product authenticity, and ensure digital asset integrity in an era of AI-generated threats. The company has a long-standing history of providing security technology to central banks for global currency protection.
Recent developments
The company recently underwent a corporate reorganization and leadership change, including the appointment of Paul Carreiro as CEO. Management has implemented a 're-modeled execution focus' to improve performance in the Retail and CPG segments.
From DIGIMARC's filing of 2026-08-14.
Themes: AI infrastructure, brand protection, supply chain integrity, digital watermarking, SaaS, cybersecurity
Fundamentals
- Price$6.25 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$140M as of 2026-08-07 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-34.9% 2025-10-08 close $9.60 → 2026-10-08 close $6.25
- P/E1.65 as of 2026-10-08
- Debt / equity0.84 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+29334.3% as of 2026-09-03
- Beta2.23 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-13 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How DMRC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 253 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-10-08
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How DIGIMARC looks technically
DIGIMARC (DMRC) is trading 10.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 33 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 29, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago. It is 64.2% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 10.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -10.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $6.08 | $6.08 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $6.98 | $6.98 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 33 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 33 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 29, with buyers in control | 29.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 56.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($4.35 to $6.97) — its "stochastic" reading is 73 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 72.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 16 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $17.47 | $17.47 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 64.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -64.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 53.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +53.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 64.2% below its highest point of the past year | 64.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 9 trading days ago | 9 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $66.50 (set on 2019-05-28) | $66.50 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($4.36 to $16.43), and it has given back almost all of its rise from last year’s low — 84% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $8.58 to $8.97. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 84.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 90.6% below its all-time high | -90.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.1% below a resistance level at $6.38 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-11-21, most recently on 2026-07-07. Since 2024-10-08 it has 1 such level below the current price and 9 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +2.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $4.07 (set on 2026-03-03) | $4.07 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 53.6% above its all-time low | +53.6% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 48th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.564 between its high and its low — about 9.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.564 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $4.18 and $6.75 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $4.18 – $5.46 – $6.75 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 9.0% in a typical session — among the most volatile in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 9.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (10.5% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.90× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 2 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 2 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 2.4% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | -2.4% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.4% below the previous close today and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 6.61 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.4% |
| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap up opened on 2026-10-05 has been "filled" 3 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 3 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 17.3 percentage points (the stock gained 18.4% while the market gained 1.0%) | +17.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 15.6 percentage points (the stock lost 11.7% while the market gained 3.8%) | -15.6% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 15.3 percentage points (the stock gained 2.1% while the market gained 17.5%) | -15.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 49.9 percentage points (the stock lost 34.9% while the market gained 15.0%) | -49.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive, a strong uptrend, with buyers in control — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.4% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 18.1% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -4.4% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 14% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $7.25 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -13.8% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 8% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-13 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $5.81 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 40 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +7.5% |
Price levels it has turned at before
DMRC last closed at $6.25 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 1 price below its last close and 9 above; the nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $6.38 | Resistance | 2.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-11-21 to 2026-07-07 |
| $5.51 | Support | 11.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-21 to 2026-09-17 |
| $7.00 | Resistance | 12.0% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-03-12 to 2026-10-01 |
| $8.08 | Resistance | 29.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-10-17 to 2026-08-07 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · lagging the market · Most volatile (6%+ typical daily range) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$11.50 range $8.00 – $15.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for DMRC
- Consensus EPS estimate-$0.13 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 from -$0.13, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 7 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["The company's financial condition raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to recurring negative cash flows and insufficient cash to fund planned operations for the next 12 months.","Dependence on a concentrated customer base, including central banks and large commercial contracts, where the loss or expiration of contracts significantly impacts revenue."]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 4 sells ($1M) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-18. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about DMRC's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding DMRC as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 1,752,075
- Reported value $14,402,058
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
DMRC had 2,483,811 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
DMRC had 11.1% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 16.61 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,483,811
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 11.1%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,310,874
- Reported change 7.48%
- Days to cover (reported) 16.61
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Digimarc is a unique provider in its space; however, potential peers include companies involved in supply chain security, brand protection, and document/currency authentication.
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Frequently asked questions
What does DIGIMARC (DMRC) do?
Digimarc provides a software-as-a-service platform that creates a digital trust layer for physical and digital assets through advanced digital watermarking, content recognition, and authentication technologies. Its Illuminate platform enables businesses and governments to deter counterfeiting, manage product authenticity, and ensure digital asset integrity in an era of AI-generated threats.
What sector is DIGIMARC (DMRC) in?
DIGIMARC (DMRC) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is digital security and authentication software. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are DIGIMARC's (DMRC) competitors?
Notable peers of DIGIMARC (DMRC) include Digimarc is a unique provider in its space; however, potential peers include companies involved in supply chain security, brand protection, and document/currency authentication.. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is DIGIMARC (DMRC) overbought or oversold right now?
DIGIMARC (DMRC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on DMRC come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.