EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC CL (EVLV)
Information Technology · AI-powered physical security screening and threat detection · NASDAQ
Evolv is an AI-powered security screening platform using integrated hardware and software to detect concealed threats at high-throughput facility entry points.
What EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC CL does
Evolv Technologies is a security technology company that delivers AI-powered screening solutions designed to detect concealed threats (weapons) while maintaining efficient visitor flow and positive user experience. The company operates a Security-as-a-Service model combining proprietary sensor hardware (Evolv Express for personal screening, Evolv eXpedite for bag screening), AI-powered software, cloud services, and ongoing support. Evolv serves education, healthcare, sports, live entertainment, tourist attractions, houses of worship, and industrial workplaces. The platform generates anonymized real-world operational data that is used to continuously train and improve detection algorithms through software updates.
Themes: AI-powered physical security, Weapons detection / threat screening, Security-as-a-Service (SaaS), Edge AI (on-device + cloud integration), Facility security / entry point screening
Fundamentals
- Price$5.34 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$967M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-31.8% 2025-08-21 close $7.83 → 2026-08-21 close $5.34
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-22.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+51.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-33.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.24 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+40.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+40.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.78 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-11 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How EVLV compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 10% 386 covered Information Technology peers
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 EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC CL looks technically
EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC CL (EVLV) is trading 13.0% 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 135 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 15, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago. It is 39.4% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 6% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 13.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -13.0% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $5.75 | $5.75 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $6.14 | $6.14 |
| 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 low 28 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 28 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 5.18. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 135 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 135 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 15, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 15.1 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 40.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading right at the bottom of its 14-day range ($5.30 to $6.17) — its "stochastic" reading is 5 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. | 4.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 5 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $8.81 | $8.81 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 39.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -39.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 9.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +9.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 39.4% below its highest point of the past year | 39.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 41 trading days ago | 41 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $10.12 (set on 2021-08-13) | $10.12 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($4.90 to $8.76), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 11% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $7.29 to $7.41. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 11.4% |
| From the all-time high | it is 47.2% below its all-time high | -47.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.6% above a support level at $5.20 — a price it turned at four times since 2025-06-04, most recently on 2026-07-24. Since 2024-08-21 it has 6 such levels below the current price and 7 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -2.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.57 (set on 2022-03-15) | $1.57 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 240.1% above its all-time low | +240.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 6% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 6th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.2547 between its high and its low — about 4.8% 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 | $0.2547 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $5.23 and $6.16 — 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 | $5.23 – $5.69 – $6.16 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.8% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. 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 | 4.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.1 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (13.0% 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 | 3.1 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 | 1.00× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 1.9% since the prior reading | +1.9% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 6 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 | 6 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 5 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 5 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.7% |
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| Gap filled | a 5.5% gap up opened on 2026-08-19 has been "filled" 1 session ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 1 session ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -5.32% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 7.5 percentage points (the stock lost 5.2% while the market gained 2.3%) | -7.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 14.1 percentage points (the stock lost 11.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | -14.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 4.9 percentage points (the stock gained 6.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | -4.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 52.3 percentage points (the stock lost 31.8% while the market gained 20.5%) | -52.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 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, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 12% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 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 moderate, spanning 4.6% of the share price. | -11.6% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 10% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $5.93 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -10.0% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
EVLV last closed at $5.34 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 6 prices below its last close and 7 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5.20 | Support | 2.6% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-06-04 to 2026-07-24 |
| $5.50 | Resistance | 3.0% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-07-17 to 2026-03-30 |
| $5.74 | Resistance | 7.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-06-09 to 2026-04-10 |
| $4.87 | Support | 8.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-23 to 2026-03-09 |
| $5.86 | Resistance | 9.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-13 to 2026-03-12 |
| $4.55 | Support | 14.8% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-09-23 to 2025-04-29 |
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
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $5.18.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
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 · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Analyst price target recently RAISED | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 4 analysts
- Mean price target$10.31 range $10.00 – $11.25; median $10.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. 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 EVLV
- Consensus EPS estimate-$0.02 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-19
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
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)
["Sales practices investigation: An ad hoc committee of independent directors commenced an investigation in September 2024 into the company's sales practices, which could impact reputation, customer relationships, and financial results.","Unprofitability and operating losses: The company operates at a net margin of -22.75%, indicating ongoing significant losses and dependence on continued capital support and revenue growth to reach profitability.","Regulatory and legal risks: Security screening and threat detection products may face evolving regulatory requirements, privacy concerns, or liability claims related to detection accuracy or security incidents."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of EVLV's 10-Q filed 2026-05-12 against the prior one filed 2025-11-13.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Reference to '2025 Form 10-K' for year ended December 31, 2025 (newer filing filed 2026-05-12)
- Description of Evolv as 'a Delaware corporation formed in 2021' in Business Overview
- Reference to 'tourist attractions' and 'houses of worship' as end markets
- Description of two sales models: 'pure subscription model and a purchase subscription model'
- Detailed description of hardware platforms Evolv Express® and Evolv eXpedite™ and their exclusive use with proprietary software
- Statement about continuous improvement through software upgrades differentiating from 'legacy hardware only offerings'
- Description of AI-powered software and services as 'central to the performance and long-term value of our platform'
- Details about anonymized screening data generation and proprietary data set training
- Description of Evolv Insights® as 'cloud-based analytics solution'
- Statement that subscription includes 'full onsite support and repair services for the full term'
- Discussion of hardware and software creating 'operational interdependencies' not designed as standalone offerings
- Statement that company is 'focused on delivering value in the spaces in and around the physical threshold of venues and facilities'
- Supply Chain Strategy section describing November 5, 2025 agreement with Plexus Corp for contract manufacturing
- Removed:
- Reference to '2024 Form 10-K' for year ended December 31, 2024 (older filing dated 2025-11-13)
- Description of Evolv as 'a leading security technology company pioneering AI-powered screening designed to help create safer experiences'
- Phrase describing goal to address 'the chronic epidemic of escalating gun violence'
- Detailed description of Evolv Express's capability to 'visualize the location of the potential threat'
- Reference to 'visitor arrival patterns' in Evolv Insights® data
- Reference to 'weapons detected' as available data in Evolv Insights®
- Description that products are 'offered to our customers primarily under a multi-year subscription model'
- Key Factors Affecting Our Operating Results section heading and introductory text
- General Economic and Market Conditions section with discussion of inflation, interest rates, and geopolitical conflicts
- Adoption of our Security Screening Products section discussing touchless security screening experience
- Reworded:
- Changed from 'screening designed to help create safer experiences' to 'screening solutions designed to help create safer environments while maintaining efficient visitor flow and a positive visitor experience' (newer filing adds 'efficient visitor flow')
- Changed from 'key market categories' to explicit list: 'education, healthcare, sports, live entertainment, tourist attractions, houses of worship, and industrial workplaces' (newer version adds tourist attractions and houses of worship)
- Changed from 'combine proprietary software and hardware, delivered as a long-term Security-as-a-Service subscription model' to detailed description of two distinct sales models in newer filing
- Changed description of Evolv Express from 'consistently detect firearms, improvised explosives, and certain types of knives' to simpler 'screen high volumes of people for concealed threats'
- Changed from detailed description of Evolv Insights including 'visitor arrival patterns' and 'weapons detected' to more general 'actionable analytics and automated reports designed to help security teams make evidence-based decisions'
- Replaced emphasis on 'multi-year subscription model' with description of 'Security-as-a-Service model' emphasizing integrated hardware and software approach
- Changed from emphasizing 'cloud-connected, AI-driven approach' to emphasizing 'hardware-enabled, long term subscription model' differentiation
- Notes:
- The older filing text appears truncated at the end ('minimal security staf'), making complete comparison of that section not fully assessable
- The newer filing omits the 'Key Factors Affecting Our Operating Results' section that appears in the older filing, but this may reflect different reporting periods or structural choices rather than textual changes to existing content
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 3 sells ($1M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 6 sells ($3M) — 3 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-15. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about EVLV'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 EVLV as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 17,766,783
- Reported value $107,489,037
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
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.
Short interest (FINRA)
EVLV had 9,690,645 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
EVLV had 5.35% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.53 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 9,690,645
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.35%
- Prior settlement (shares) 9,008,298
- Reported change 7.57%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.53
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 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
- Kodiak Robotics (autonomous threat detection)
- Checkpoint Systems (security screening hardware)
- Smiths Detection (threat screening and detection)
- OSI Systems / Rapiscan (X-ray and detection systems)
- Hikvision (physical security systems)
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Frequently asked questions
What does EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC CL (EVLV) do?
Evolv Technologies is a security technology company that delivers AI-powered screening solutions designed to detect concealed threats (weapons) while maintaining efficient visitor flow and positive user experience. The company operates a Security-as-a-Service model combining proprietary sensor hardware (Evolv Express for personal screening, Evolv eXpedite for bag screening), AI-powered software, cloud services, and ongoing support.
What sector is EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC CL (EVLV) in?
EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC CL (EVLV) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is AI-powered physical security screening and threat detection. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC CL's (EVLV) competitors?
Notable peers of EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC CL (EVLV) include Kodiak Robotics (autonomous threat detection), Checkpoint Systems (security screening hardware), Smiths Detection (threat screening and detection), OSI Systems / Rapiscan (X-ray and detection systems) and Hikvision (physical security systems). This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC CL (EVLV) overbought or oversold right now?
EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC CL (EVLV) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on EVLV come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; 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: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.