VerticalScope (FORA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VerticalScope Holdings Inc., a technology company, operates a cloud-based digital community platform for online enthusiast communities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company provides digital advertising services comprising direct advertising campaigns serve primarily in original equipment manufacturers, retailers, and insurance providers; programmatic advertising which includes the monetization of display and video impressions, and private marketplace and programmatic guaranteed advertising; and custom content solutions that manages and produces branded content for advertisers, including product reviews, articles, e-mail features, and short videos; and provides e-commerce solutions. It focuses on hyper-specific subjects that engender strong affinity from online communities of super fans, experts, pros, hobbyists, and armchair analysts. The company's brands include communities for watch geeks, audio nerds, motorheads, fitness-obsessed, mountain bikers, DIYers, deal junkies, and enthusiasts. VerticalScope Holdings Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$8.44 to C$9.00
• 50-Day Range: C$7.32 to C$9.45
• 52-Week Range: C$4.01 to C$11.00
• Volume: 173,308 shs
• Average Volume: 23,871 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$157.15 million
• P/E Ratio: 120.57
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: C$14.21
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

VerticalScope Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VerticalScope scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

VerticalScope has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

VerticalScope has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VerticalScope is 120.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VerticalScope is 120.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 311.52.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

VerticalScope has a P/B Ratio of 2.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FORA.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

VerticalScope does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

VerticalScope does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FORA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.70

News Sentiment

VerticalScope has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for VerticalScope this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added VerticalScope to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, VerticalScope insiders have sold 506.80% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$119,958.00 in company stock and sold C$727,906.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

37.10% of the stock of VerticalScope is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 7.22% of the stock of VerticalScope is held by institutions.

FORA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FORA shares performed this year?

VerticalScope's stock was trading at C$4.68 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, FORA shares have increased by 80.3% and is now trading at C$8.44.
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How do I buy shares of VerticalScope?

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What other stocks do shareholders of VerticalScope own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that VerticalScope investors own include Intel (INTC), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD), Broadcom (AVGO), Bank of America (BAC) and Danaher (DHR).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Internet Content & Information
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: TSE:FORA
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.verticalscope.com
• Phone: 416 341 8950
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 140
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$14.21
• High Stock Price Target: C$17.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +68.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$0.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 120.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.56
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$-1,440,000.00
• Net Margins: 1.54%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.27%
• Return on Assets: 2.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 63.66
• Current Ratio: 1.80
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$64.77 million
• Price / Sales: 2.43
• Cash Flow: C$0.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.07
• Book Value: C$3.72 per share
• Price / Book: 2.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,620,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$157.15 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.02