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LifeVantage Corporation

Hot onWhy it's trendingX mentions rising faster than the marketPrice and volume picking upBullish-leaning chatter
$LFVN·$81M·Packaged Foods·Consumer Defensive
$6.36-1.5%YTD+9.3%1Y-51.5%
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LFLFVN
$LFVNLifeVantage Corporation
$6.36-1.47%7 posts+17%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $LFVN, 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.

Comeback attemptWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-20

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

MLM nutrigenomics micro-cap with a new CEO and a short-squeeze narrative — declining revenue is the load-bearing tension.

LifeVantage is a micro-cap MLM nutrigenomics company selling activation-supplement products (Protandim NRF2, Sirtuin activators) through an independent-distributor network. The story is a fresh CEO transition (Terrence Moorehead just took over) plus a short-squeeze-narrative-driven tape with elevated borrow costs.

  • Revenue is genuinely declining: Q1 fiscal-2027 revenue was down 25% year-on-year to $44M and Q4 fiscal-2026 was down 28% — the MLM distributor base has been contracting, which is the fundamental problem the new CEO needs to fix.
  • The margin economics are unusually resilient: gross margin at 79% and operating margin at 3-5% even on declining revenue — the MLM cost structure is highly variable, so revenue contraction doesn't destroy operating margins the way it would for a traditional retailer.
  • The short-squeeze setup is the tape narrative: X posts flag tight borrow market with daily borrow costs around $244K for shorts and elevated cost-to-borrow — this is a real mechanical setup where a positive catalyst could trigger a squeeze, but the underlying fundamentals (declining revenue) are the counter-argument.

Trajectory is coiling at 25% of the 52-week range with the tape processing the new-CEO-plus-squeeze setup against declining revenue; the Aug 27 Q4 fiscal-2026 earnings needs stabilization or positive-comps commentary from Moorehead to sustain the setup — another double-digit revenue decline or a distributor-attrition disclosure breaks the setup toward $5.

Agrees with X sentimentX's framing on the short-squeeze setup with tight borrow, elevated CTB, and $244K daily borrow costs is real mechanical dynamics — the $10 reclaim level is a genuine technical target. The counter-argument the chatter isn't fully pricing is that MLM revenue decline is a structural issue that the squeeze mechanics don't fix.

What to watch: Aug 27 Q4 fiscal-2026 earnings — stabilization or positive-comps commentary from new CEO Moorehead sustains the setup and could trigger the squeeze; another double-digit revenue decline or a distributor-attrition disclosure breaks the setup toward $5.

On the calendar: 2026-08-27 — Q4 fiscal-2026 earnings

short squeeze dynamicsnew ceo

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-06-15

LifeVantage is being framed as an active short-squeeze setup, with shorts having not covered, a tight borrow market, an elevated CTB, and daily borrow costs around $244K per day for shorts. Bulls flag the $10 level as critical to reclaim. Sentiment is bullish on the squeeze dynamics.

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What it does

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

Sells Protandim NRF2 antioxidant supplements and skincare products via direct sales network; multi-level marketing wellness brand.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Packaged Foods sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LFVN.

Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive

Packaged food volume erosion is the ongoing structural tension; private label share gains and consumer trade-down are squeezing branded food margins. GLP-1 weight-loss drug adoption is an emerging structural demand headwind for high-calorie categories.

What this means for $LFVN

Partial — software subscription economics provide some insulation from macro cycles; AI integration is the growth catalyst for this segment; LifeVantage Corporation (LFVN) specializes in the developmen.

Industry benchmark

16-name peer basket
+13.2%YTD
+12.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
21.9How 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
12.7%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
3.4%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
3.0%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
0.6Same 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
17.8%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
78.1%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
Q2 2026Aug 27, 2026$0.11$0.12-4.3%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.12$0.16-25.0%
Q4 2025Feb 4, 2026$0.15$0.19-21.1%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$0.18$0.17+5.9%
Next earningsTue, Nov 3·consensus EPS $0.08

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$43.7M-25.2%79.0%3.8%$0.11$4.0M
Q2 FY26$48.9M-27.8%74.0%1.0%$0.02$1.7M
Q1 FY26$47.6M+0.7%79.5%4.8%$0.17$-2.7M
Q4 FY25$55.1M+12.6%79.9%3.9%$0.16$835K

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$184.2M$178.0M – $188.2M$0.57$0.55 – $0.592
FY27$178.4M$172.3M – $182.2M$0.46$0.44 – $0.472
FY28$165.3M$159.7M – $168.9M$0.41$0.39 – $0.421
FY29$291.6M$281.7M – $297.9M$1.55$1.48 – $1.591

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.1.9×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.24%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.-1.0%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.+6.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 10.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.1% 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.β0.765-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

BuyJun 15Darwin LewisDirector705 sh$6KSellJun 3Michael A BeindorffDirector10.0K sh$85KBuyMar 16Darwin LewisDirector1.1K sh$6K
+ 8 other (7 inkinds · 1 award) in window

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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

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 103
AI summary

Terrence Moorehead filed an initial Form 3 as a reporting person at Lifevantage Corporation (LFVN), disclosing no securities beneficially owned — no common stock or derivative securities. The form was signed by attorney Mark Taylor as power of attorney on August 10, 2026.

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 38-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

LFVN announced a leadership Departure involving Certain Officers, who serves as Director. Item 5.02 mandates timely disclosure of executive and director transitions, which can significantly affect LFVN's strategic direction and investor confidence.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 168-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

LifeVantage Corporation announced that CEO Steven R. Fife will retire effective April 30, 2026, with new CEO Terrence O. Moorehead (age 63) taking over on August 5, 2026 per a transition agreement dated April 15, 2026. Moorehead was previously CEO of Nature's Sunshine Products (2018-2025) and has 25+ years in the direct selling and retail consumer products industries. The gap between Fife's April 30 departure and Moorehead's August 5 start implies an interim leadership period.

S-3Shelf registrationMar 10S-3
+ 12 other (4 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 10-K · 1 S-8) in window

Recent news

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

LifeVantage Corporation (LFVN) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·3d agoLifevantage Q4 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·3d agoLifeVantage Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2026globenewswire.com·4d agoLifeVantage Declares Quarterly Dividendglobenewswire.com·10d agoLifeVantage to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2026 Results on August 27, 2026globenewswire.com·18d ago

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