STAGWELL INC CLASS A (STGW)
Communication Services · Marketing and Advertising Services · NASDAQ
Stagwell is a modern, digital-first marketing and communications network that helps brands navigate the intersection of creativity, data, and technology.
What STAGWELL INC CLASS A does
Stagwell is a global marketing and communications services network that provides advertising, public relations, digital transformation, and research services to its clients. The company operates through a portfolio of agencies that specialize in various creative, media, and marketing technology disciplines.
Themes: marketing automation / customer engagement, AI infrastructure, digital transformation, creative services, media strategy
Fundamentals
- Price$8.76 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$2.1B as of 2026-07-22 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+59.3% 2025-10-08 close $5.50 → 2026-10-08 close $8.76
- P/E147.97 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+1.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+3.8% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity2.17 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+6.4% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+2.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.11 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-07-30 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How STGW compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 10% 69 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 127 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginmiddle range 123 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 113 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 123 covered Communication Services peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 115 covered Communication Services peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Communication Services 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.
Top 10 scores & list membership
STGW is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
41.3 #1146 of 1,379 scored · #47 of 55 in Communication Services
Trend 82nd (trading above its 200-day average) and growth 34th (revenue growth year over year 6.4%, 3-year revenue CAGR 2.7%); weakest is valuation (27th, price to earnings 148, price to book 3.2). Scored on 5 of 6 pillars — it pays a dividend, but its filings carry no per-share series to count increases from; its share count moved 128.53% between FY2024 and FY2025, which is more often a split or a change of units than a buyback.
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which STGW reported a dividend payment is FY2019, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2019 ratio would not describe STGW today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2019) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How STAGWELL INC CLASS A looks technically
STAGWELL INC CLASS A (STGW) is trading 28.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 182 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 58, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 15 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 28.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +28.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $8.67 | $8.67 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $6.84 | $6.84 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 20 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 20 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 8.05. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 182 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 182 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 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend | 13.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 58, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 58.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($8.05 to $8.80) — its "stochastic" reading is 95 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 climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 94.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 4 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $9.55 | $9.55 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 8.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -8.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 104.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +104.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 8.3% below its highest point of the past year | 8.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 15 trading days ago | 15 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 41 trading days ago | 41 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $28.65 (set on 2015-03-31) | $28.65 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($4.40 to $9.35), and it has given back only a small part of its rise from last year’s low — 12% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $6.13 to $6.29. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 11.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 69.4% below its all-time high | -69.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 3.5% above a support level at $8.46 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-08-21, most recently on 2026-09-01. Since 2024-10-08 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -3.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.6667 (set on 2001-10-24) | $0.6667 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1214.0% above its all-time low | +1,214% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 89% of it) | 11th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.2766 between its high and its low — about 3.2% 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 | $0.2766 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $8.04 and $8.82 — 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 | $8.04 – $8.43 – $8.82 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.2% 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 | 3.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 7.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (28.1% above 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 | 7.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.34× |
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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 | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 8 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 | 8 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 1 session 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 | 1 session ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.4% below 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 | -0.3% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 4.4% above the previous close 3 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 8.36 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +4.4% |
| Gap filled | a 3.1% gap up opened on 2026-07-30 has been "filled" 49 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 49 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +3.06% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock has tracked the market almost exactly (the stock gained 1.0% while the market gained 1.0%) | 0.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 10.4 percentage points (the stock gained 14.2% while the market gained 3.8%) | +10.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 19.6 percentage points (the stock gained 37.1% while the market gained 17.5%) | +19.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 44.3 percentage points (the stock gained 59.3% while the market gained 15.0%) | +44.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.3% above 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 uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.7% of the share price. | +1.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 28% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $6.84 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 189 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +28.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-30 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $8.68 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 50 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
STGW last closed at $8.76 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $8.46 | Support | 3.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-08-21 to 2026-09-01 |
| $8.04 | Support | 8.2% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-11-11 to 2026-09-29 |
| $7.49 | Support | 14.5% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-02-27 to 2026-06-01 |
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 five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $8.05.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $10.67 and $12.29 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $8.05.
This reading has stood for 10 trading days, since 2026-09-25.
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 above the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Stretched far above its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.63 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 7 analysts
- Mean price target$9.86 range $7.00 – $11.00; median $10.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-05. 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 STGW
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.305 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-05
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $0.305, on 2026-08-31, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 5 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)
["Sensitivity to fluctuations in client advertising and marketing spending.","Integration risks associated with acquisitions and the ability to realize synergies.","High leverage and the obligation to finance contingent payment commitments related to past acquisitions."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of STGW's 10-Q filed 2026-05-01 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added 'staff cost ratio' to key performance indicators monitored by the Company (2026-05-01 filing)
- Added 'Free cash flow at consolidated level' to non-GAAP financial measures monitored (2026-05-01 filing)
- Added description that differentiation lies in 'digital-first and technology-based roots' (2026-05-01 filing)
- Added statement about monitoring 'Adjusted EPS' as defined and described below (2026-05-01 filing)
- Removed:
- Removed 'Recent Developments' section containing October 30, 2025 Brand divestiture disclosure (present in 2025-11-06 filing, absent in 2026-05-01 filing)
- Removed reference to 'U.S.' abbreviation expansion before 'generally accepted accounting principles' in opening paragraph (2025-11-06 had 'United States ("U.S.")' and 'GAAP', 2026-05-01 has only 'U.S.' in parentheses)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'networks' to 'segments' in Overview paragraph describing business structure (2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-01)
- Changed 'creative roots' to 'digital-first and technology-based roots' in differentiation statement (2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-01)
- Changed revenue growth analysis from '(iii) growth by principal capability' to '(iii) growth by service line' (2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-01)
- Changed non-financial performance indicator references from 'our networks' to 'our segments' (2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-01)
- Changed non-financial indicator reference from 'the network's next generation team' to 'the Company's next generation team' (2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-01)
- Reordered seasonality discussion: moved 'back-to-school season' paragraph before 'Communications segment' paragraph (2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-01)
- Changed 'accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP")' to '"U.S." generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP")' in Non-GAAP measures section (2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-01)
- Changed fiscal year example from 'fiscal 2025' to 'fiscal 2026' (2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-01)
- Updated period reference in opening from 'period ended September 30, 2025' to 'period ended March 31, 2026' (2025-11-06 vs 2026-05-01)
- Notes:
- The older filing (2025-11-06) text appears truncated at the end of the Non-GAAP section; comparison of that section is therefore incomplete
- The newer filing (2026-05-01) text also appears truncated mid-sentence in the Non-GAAP section; full extent of changes in that section cannot be assessed
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 1 open-market sale by insiders 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 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($524520) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-041 buy ($117600) · 2 sells ($14M) — 1 buying, 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-31. 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 STGW'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 STGW as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 11,063,025
- Reported value $82,198,271
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 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.
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Short interest (FINRA)
STGW had 9,200,834 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
STGW had 3.76% 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 8.39 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 9,200,834
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.76%
- Prior settlement (shares) 9,099,933
- Reported change 1.11%
- Days to cover (reported) 8.39
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
- WPP (WPP)
- Omnicom Group (OMC)
- Publicis Groupe (PUBGY)
- Interpublic Group (IPG)
- Dentsu Group (DNTUF)
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Frequently asked questions
What does STAGWELL INC CLASS A (STGW) do?
Stagwell is a global marketing and communications services network that provides advertising, public relations, digital transformation, and research services to its clients. The company operates through a portfolio of agencies that specialize in various creative, media, and marketing technology disciplines.
What sector is STAGWELL INC CLASS A (STGW) in?
STAGWELL INC CLASS A (STGW) is classified in the Communication Services sector. Its industry is Marketing and Advertising Services. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are STAGWELL INC CLASS A's (STGW) competitors?
Notable peers of STAGWELL INC CLASS A (STGW) include WPP, Omnicom Group, Publicis Groupe, Interpublic Group and Dentsu Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is STAGWELL INC CLASS A (STGW) overbought or oversold right now?
STAGWELL INC CLASS A (STGW) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 58, 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 STGW come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; 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 2026-09-02 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.