VALUE LINE INC (VALU)
Financials · Financial Publishing & Investment Research · NASDAQ
A long-standing provider of independent investment research and proprietary equity rankings that also generates income through licensing and asset management interests.
What VALUE LINE INC does
Value Line, Inc. is a financial publishing and investment research firm that provides investment periodicals, financial databases, and analytical software to individual and institutional investors. The company also generates revenue through copyright fees for the use of its proprietary research, ranks, and trademarks in third-party investment products, and holds non-voting interests in EULAV Asset Management Trust, which manages the Value Line Funds.
Themes: investment research, financial data and analytics, subscription-based business model, asset management
Fundamentals
- Price$36.73 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$345M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-2.4% 2025-08-21 close $37.65 → 2026-08-21 close $36.73
- P/E15.62 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+64.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+82.0% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+20.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-4.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.02 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earningsn/a no earnings announcement (Form 8-K, Item 2.02) has been filed in our data yet
Dividend: yield +4.0%; at least 1 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How VALU compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 525 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 10% 538 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 25% 534 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 176 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 575 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 347 covered Financials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 453 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 431 covered Financials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Financials 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.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, VALU's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 55%, free-cash-flow payout 56%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout55% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout56% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How VALUE LINE INC looks technically
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) is trading 0.6% 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 9 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 49, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 16 trading days ago. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 32% of its 30-day average.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 0.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +0.6% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $37.38 | $37.38 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $36.51 | $36.51 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 10 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 10 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 41. 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 downward 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 9 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 9 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 0.6% above | +0.6% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 21.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 49, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 48.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($32.77 to $41.00) — its "stochastic" reading is 48 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. | 48.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 2 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $41.18 | $41.18 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 10.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -10.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 14.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +14.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 10.8% below its highest point of the past year | 10.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 16 trading days ago | 16 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 26 trading days ago | 26 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $118.40 (set on 2022-08-25) | $118.40 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($32.00 to $41.00), and it has given back around half of its rise from last year’s low — 47% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $35.15 to $35.44. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 47.4% |
| From the all-time high | it is 69.0% below its all-time high | -69.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.2% above a support level at $36.28 — a price it turned at 7 times since 2025-07-31, most recently on 2026-06-16. Since 2024-08-21 it has 3 such levels below the current price and 11 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $8.02 (set on 2013-06-24) | $8.02 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 358.0% above its all-time low | +358.0% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 72% of it) | 72nd percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.72 between its high and its low — about 4.7% 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 | $1.72 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $33.78 and $39.43 — 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 | $33.78 – $36.61 – $39.43 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.7% 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 | 4.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (0.6% 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 | 0.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 32% of its 30-day average | 0.32× |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 3.1% 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 | -3.1% |
|---|---|---|
| Open gap | it gapped 3.1% below the previous close today and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 37.9 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -3.1% |
| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap down opened on 2026-08-13 has been "filled" 6 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 6 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 lagged the market by 7.3 percentage points (the stock lost 5.0% while the market gained 2.3%) | -7.3% |
|---|---|---|
| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 5.7 percentage points (the stock gained 8.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | +5.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 11.4 percentage points (the stock lost 0.3% while the market gained 11.1%) | -11.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 22.9 percentage points (the stock lost 2.4% while the market gained 20.5%) | -22.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 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 — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 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: lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside 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 zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.0% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $36.53 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.6% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
VALU last closed at $36.73 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 3 prices below its last close and 11 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $36.28 | Support | 1.2% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-07-31 to 2026-06-16 |
| $37.23 | Resistance | 1.4% above the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-06-05 to 2026-03-13 |
| $38.14 | Resistance | 3.8% above the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-03-04 to 2026-02-13 |
| $35.29 | Support | 3.9% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-03-21 to 2026-03-16 |
| $39.07 | Resistance | 6.4% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-05-07 to 2025-09-17 |
| $32.85 | Support | 10.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-02-11 to 2026-08-04 |
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 downward 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 above $41.00.
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 $27.39 and $32.59 — 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 above $41.00.
This reading has stood for 2 trading days, since 2026-08-20.
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: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · lagging the market · Gapped down at the open (3%+) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["High concentration of ownership by Arnold Bernhard & Co., Inc. (91.98%), which limits the influence of minority shareholders.","Dependence on the success and reputation of the Value Line brand and proprietary research methodologies.","Exposure to volatility in financial markets and potential shifts in demand for investment research and subscription products."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of VALU's 10-Q filed 2026-03-17 against the prior one filed 2025-12-15.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added phrase 'present and future' before 'global political and military conflicts' in risk factors (filed 2026-03-17)
- Added 'or affect availability and cost of energy, goods, and services required by the Company and its suppliers' to the global conflicts risk factor (filed 2026-03-17)
- Updated reference from 'October 31, 2025' to 'January 31, 2026' for the period ended in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (filed 2026-03-17)
- Reworded:
- Risk factor bullet changed from 'the economic and other impacts of global political and military conflicts, which could affect investor interest in stock market investing or cause assets under management in EAM to fall or to rise;' to 'the economic and other impacts of present and future global political and military conflicts, which could affect investor interest in stock market investing or cause assets under management in EAM to fall or to rise, or affect availability and cost of energy, goods, and services required by the Company and its suppliers;' (filed 2026-03-17)
- Notes:
- Text comparison truncates at same point in both filings ('and students. Investment management professionals use the research and historical information in their day-to-day businesses. Th'), preventing full section assessment
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Balance sheet dated January 31, 2026 (newer filing) compared to October 31, 2025 (older filing)
- Income statement for nine months ended January 31, 2026 with comparison to nine months ended January 31, 2025 (newer filing shows nine-month period vs. six-month period in older filing)
- Cash flow statement for nine months ended January 31, 2026 with comparison to nine months ended January 31, 2025 (newer filing shows nine-month period vs. six-month period in older filing)
- Statement of changes in shareholders' equity extended to include nine months ended January 31, 2026 (newer filing includes additional quarter)
- Removed:
- Balance sheet dated October 31, 2025 (older filing)
- Income statement for six months ended October 31, 2025 and comparison to six months ended October 31, 2024 (replaced by nine-month periods)
- Cash flow statement for six months ended October 31, 2025 and comparison to six months ended October 31, 2024 (replaced by nine-month periods)
- Comprehensive income statement for six months ended October 31, 2025 and comparison to six months ended October 31, 2024 (replaced by nine-month periods)
- Reworded:
- Income statement period changed from 'For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2025' to 'For the Nine Months Ended January 31, 2026'
- Cash flow statement period changed from 'For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2025' to 'For the Nine Months Ended January 31, 2026'
- Comparative periods in income and cash flow statements changed from fiscal 2024 comparisons to fiscal 2025 comparisons
- Notes:
- The newer filing represents a later interim period (9 months ended January 31, 2026) compared to the older filing's interim period (6 months ended October 31, 2025), which is a natural progression of fiscal reporting periods rather than a restatement
- The 'Risk Factors' section heading appears in both filings but the actual risk factors content is not provided in either excerpt for comparison
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)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days1 buy ($6778) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-21. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about VALU'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 VALU as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 108,315
- Reported value $3,822,436
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 0 increased, 3 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)
VALU had 12,067 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
VALU had 0.13% 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 4.58 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 12,067
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 0.13%
- Prior settlement (shares) 12,645
- Reported change -4.57%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.58
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
- Morningstar (MORN)
- FactSet Research Systems (FDS)
- MSCI (MSCI)
- Bloomberg L.P.
- Refinitiv (LSEG)
- Moody's (MCO)
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Frequently asked questions
What does VALUE LINE INC (VALU) do?
Value Line, Inc. is a financial publishing and investment research firm that provides investment periodicals, financial databases, and analytical software to individual and institutional investors. The company also generates revenue through copyright fees for the use of its proprietary research, ranks, and trademarks in third-party investment products, and holds non-voting interests in EULAV Asset Management Trust, which manages the Value Line Funds.
What sector is VALUE LINE INC (VALU) in?
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) is classified in the Financials sector. Its industry is Financial Publishing & Investment Research. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does VALU pay a dividend?
Yes — VALUE LINE INC (VALU) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.97% and at least 1 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are VALUE LINE INC's (VALU) competitors?
Notable peers of VALUE LINE INC (VALU) include Morningstar, FactSet Research Systems, MSCI, Bloomberg L.P. and Refinitiv. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is VALUE LINE INC (VALU) overbought or oversold right now?
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 49, 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 VALU 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.