Dave Inc [NASDAQ: DAVE] gained 4.36% or 11.76 points to close at $281.79 with a heavy trading volume of 317915 shares.
It opened the trading session at $272.69, the shares rose to $282.99 and dropped to $270.5, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for DAVE points out that the company has recorded 198.32% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 482.58K shares, DAVE reached to a volume of 317915 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Dave Inc [DAVE]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for DAVE shares is $221.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on DAVE stock is a recommendation set at 1.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
B. Riley Securities have made an estimate for Dave Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on May 27, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Canaccord Genuity raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on January 31, 2025, representing the official price target for Dave Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $53, while The Benchmark Company analysts kept a Buy rating on DAVE stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 18.78, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 6.60. Price to Free Cash Flow for DAVE in the course of the last twelve months was 24.77 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 8.59.
Trading performance analysis for DAVE stock
Dave Inc [DAVE] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 15.95. With this latest performance, DAVE shares gained by 33.98% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 198.32% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 224.19% in the past year of trading.
Dave Inc [DAVE]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Dave Inc [DAVE] shares currently have an operating margin of 16.87% and a Gross Margin at 63.36%. Dave Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 13.75%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 19.02%, with Return on Assets sitting at 19.02%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Dave Inc [DAVE]
There are presently around $76.47%, or 88.61% of DAVE stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of DAVE stocks are: DIVISADERO STREET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP with ownership of 0.62 million shares, which is approximately 4.9715%. NVP ASSOCIATES, LLC, holding 0.58 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$17.66 million in DAVE stocks shares; and NVP ASSOCIATES, LLC, currently with $$15.41 million in DAVE stock with ownership which is approximately 4.0967%.
