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Viant Technology Inc.

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 25% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesQuiet on X (29 mentions/wk)
$DSP·$865M·Software - Application·Technology
$12.31-5.2%YTD+7.7%1Y-3.3%
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DSDSP
$DSPViant Technology Inc.
$12.31-5.23%29 posts+59%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $DSP, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-16

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Ad-tech DSP setup with heavy insider selling into a coiling chart.

Viant Technology is up modestly year-to-date and coiling around the mid-range on evidence that its demand-side-platform business is holding programmatic-share gains, even as three officers led by Larry Madden sold a combined roughly $390,000 of stock across July 6, 7 and 8.

  • The programmatic advertising market has firmed as connected-TV and retail-media budgets increased, and Viant has been called out by an analyst maintaining a buy rating on the June pullback as a compelling entry point.
  • Insider selling from Madden, from Chief Executive Timothy Vanderhook and from Capital V LLC is consistent with routine liquidity management given the position sizes, but it does thin the near-term buyer support.
  • The August 10 second-quarter print is the near-term event, with the read on ad-verticals concentration and take-rate stability being the two items that determine whether the coil resolves.

Watch connected-TV and retail-media revenue mix, take-rate trend, and any follow-on insider selling into the print.

What to watch: Connected-TV revenue growth, take-rate trend, and Q2 print quality.

On the calendar: Q2 earnings on August 10, 2026.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Demand-side programmatic ad platform with AI-driven household identity targeting for omnichannel campaigns.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Application sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $DSP.

Software - Application · Technology

No material change from last week — platforms where agents expand contract value (ServiceNow, Snowflake) are re-rated upward, while tools where agents substitute human users (Adobe Creative..

What this means for $DSP

Partial — Demand-side programmatic ad platform with AI-driven household identity targeting for omnichannel campaigns; the AI agent bifurcation — contract expansion vs. user substitution is a secondary rather than primary near-term earnings catalyst.

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
-11.8%YTD
-13.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
83.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
16.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
14.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
5.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
16.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
55.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.3Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 11, 2026$-0.01$0.08-109.1%
Q4 2025Mar 11, 2026$0.22$0.17+32.8%
Q3 2025Nov 10, 2025$0.12$0.13-7.7%
Q2 2025Aug 11, 2025$0.09$0.10-10.0%
Next earningsMon, Aug 10·consensus EPS $0.13

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$88.5M+25.3%83.5%40.6%$-0.01$2.6M
Q4 FY25$110.1M+22.3%46.6%11.5%$0.13$29.4M
Q3 FY25$85.6M+7.1%46.6%4.9%$0.02$-1.8M
Q2 FY25$77.9M+18.2%46.1%0.0%$0.00$16.1M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 8 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$257.3M$253.6M – $261.1M$0.33$0.32 – $0.348
FY27$309.4M$307.8M – $311.0M$0.47$0.46 – $0.497
FY28$361.8M$351.5M – $370.5M$0.71$0.42 – $1.146
FY29$381.4M$370.6M – $390.5M$0.77$0.74 – $0.795
FY30$415.3M$403.5M – $425.2M$0.87$0.84 – $0.903

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.69%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+10.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+19.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 53.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.045-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJul 8Larry MaddenCFO11.3K sh$143KSellJul 7Larry MaddenCFO9.1K sh$118KSellJul 6Larry MaddenCFO10.1K sh$129KSellJun 18Timothy VanderhookCEO2.5K sh$27KSellJun 18Christopher VanderhookCOO2.5K sh$27KSellJun 18Capital V Llc10% owner7.5K sh$82KSellJun 17Timothy VanderhookCEO5.0K sh$55KSellJun 17Capital V Llc10% owner15.0K sh$166KSellJun 17Christopher VanderhookCOO5.0K sh$55KSellJun 16Capital V Llc10% owner15.0K sh$168K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJun 18SC 13D/A
AI summary

Larry Madden filed Amendment No. 7 on a Schedule 13D for Viant Technology (DSP), disclosing sole voting and dispositive power over 1,076,418 shares representing approximately 5.1% of the class. No new transactions were described; this appears to be an update to a standing activist-designated position.

8-KShareholder voteJun 58-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Viant Technology Inc. (DSP) disclosed the results of its annual meeting of shareholders in an 8-K filing under Item 5.07. Shareholders voted on the election of directors, ratification of the independent auditor. All management-sponsored proposals were approved by majority shareholder vote. Annual meeting results are a routine disclosure that confirms shareholder ratification of the board's composition and compensation practices.

8-KUnregistered equity saleApr 158-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Viant Technology (DSP) announced on April 15, 2026, that it entered into an 'Agreement' (nature not fully specified in excerpt) and reaffirmed Q1 2026 guidance under Item 8.01. Item 3.02 discloses issuance of unregistered equity, which may be related to the agreement. Viant operates a programmatic advertising software platform for digital media buying.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

BrainChip Unveils Communication Reference Platform, Fueling Signal Intelligence at the Edgegurufocus.com·23d agoViant: Temporary Pullback Creates Compelling Entry. Buy Rating Maintainedseekingalpha.com·29d agoDemand Side Platform (DSP) Market Projected to Reach $265.64 Billion by 2035 as AI-Powered Programmatic Advertising and Connected TV Spending Surge | Research by SNS Insiderglobenewswire.com·29d agoViant Expands Publisher Solutions to Unlock Greater Performance and Transparencygurufocus.com·35d agoViant Expands Publisher Solutions to Unlock Greater Performance and Transparencybusinesswire.com·35d ago

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