Screened 2026-09-16 · the tape above runs as of 05:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
The Label · The Season, Not the Day
This name holds its accumulation label.
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. holds its Accumulation at $13.49. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 8 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-16
Phase
Accumulation
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 8 days
Price at the screen
$13.49
Valuation
38.54 trailing · 11.64 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
Beta
1.00
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
7.35%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 7.4% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
0.00%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
35.46%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 35.5% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.61%
Below 5%
Only 0.6% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-16 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 3.8% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 10 covering, consensus None. The average target sits +1% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our model sees value the Street hasn't fully caught up to yet.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-16 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Ad Checks Trade Cheap Yet Deliver Weak Returns
Every digital ad needs someone to confirm it is not fraudulent or next to dodgy content. DoubleVerify supplies that check through its authenticity platform, yet the business is only growing revenue at 10 percent while posting a 7 percent profit margin and a 5 percent return on equity. At 9.3 times forward earnings the shares sit well below our fair value of 16 dollars, but the low returns and unknown competitive edge leave little reason to get excited.
We therefore pass. The market is not mispricing a high-quality compounder here. Instead it is correctly reflecting a modest growth profile and thin capital returns that do not justify stretching for the name even with an ethical screen that clears.
Currency moves, ad-spend cycles and the arrival of bigger rivals all sit in the risk column and could easily compress multiples further. Fifteen analysts still lean buy with a 14 dollar median target, yet that optimism rests on the same thin numbers we see today. Analysis, not advice.
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-08-27Markup$13.29+16.4%Entry 5
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 16.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 30%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (18 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13.
2026-07-27Markup · changed$11.42+12.0%Entry 4
The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 12.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 30%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (18 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13.
2026-07-18Distribution$10.20+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 30%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (18 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13.
2026-07-03Distribution$10.20+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Distribution$10.20Entry 1
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
