Covista stock
CVSANYSECovista Inc., Consumer DefensiveISIN US00737L1035
74Score 74 out of 100, Strong
Price and trend
54 / 100
Price history
+24% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 0.1% below it.
Since May 2026 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 34).
The price is 15% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 79% (April 2010 to June 2016).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$125.18
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$119.63
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)34
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$89.36
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$140.98
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Covista Inc. belongs to the Education & Training Services industry (United States) and, with a market value of $3.98B, is number 4 of 18 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2026 it reported revenue of $1.95B (up 9.3% year on year) and earnings of $251.57M (up 8.1%).
- For fiscal 2027, analysts expect on average revenue of $2.08B (up 6.6%) and adjusted earnings per share of $9.13 (up 10.6%).
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- MEQIRI Score 74 out of 100 (Strong): rank 32 of 295 in Consumer Defensive, median 62.
- The P/E is 14.9 (Education & Training Services median 13.5, own median of recent years 20.3).
- Our model puts fair value at $143.11, with the price 16% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Earnings per share growingUp 38.4% a year since 2021.Growth 90
- Share buybacksShare count down 32% since 2021.Capital allocation 81
- Growing faster than its industryRevenue up 16.6% a year since 2021, Education & Training Services median 9.9%.Growth 90
Weaknesses
None of our weakness checks flags anything. Crash risk is measured separately.
Its standout strengths are growth and fundamentals.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 73 to 74.
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- high growth grade (crashed more often in the backtest)
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $102.22 and expensive above $238.52 (uncertainty high, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $178.15 (cash-flow model) and $108.08 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $128.74, at 7.8% it would be $164.64.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (13.5).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 9.3% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2007, at about 4% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2026: gross 57%, operating 20%, net 13%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterThe balance sheet is solid, with moderate debt and comfortable interest coverage.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 27 Jan 2027in 76 days
- Last reported
- 29 Oct 2026EPS reported $2.19 (expected $1.83)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $9.13+0.9%
- Revenue
- $2.08B+0.4%
- Earnings per share
- $10.11+1.0%
- Revenue
- $2.23B+0.2%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook raised
Share price after the results: +16.0%Revenue guidance raised to $1.93 billion to $1.945 billion (from $1.9 billion to $1.94 billion) and adjusted EPS to $7.95 to $8.15 (from $7.80 to $8.00).
“Revenue is now expected in the range of $1.93 billion to $1.945 billion, up from our prior range of $1.9 billion to $1.94 billion.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 7 May 2026 (fiscal Q3 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. 4 insiders sold, $5.51M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Beard, Stephen W.Sale
9 Oct 2026, Chairman & CEO
- Shares
- 4,667
- Price
- $130.77
- Value
- $610,299
- Beard, Stephen W.Sale
8 Oct 2026, Chairman & CEO
- Shares
- 3,639
- Price
- $130.37
- Value
- $474,413
- Gangadharan ManjunathSale
27 Aug 2026, VP, Chief Accounting Officer
- Shares
- 1,802
- Price
- $137.18
- Value
- $247,198
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- Beard, Stephen W.Sale
11 Aug 2026, Chairman & CEO
- Shares
- 3,545
- Price
- $130.35
- Value
- $462,073
- Phelan Robert J.Sale
7 Aug 2026, Chief Financial Officer
- Shares
- 2,186
- Price
- $135.15
- Value
- $295,438
- Beck Douglas G.Sale
7 Aug 2026, SVP, GC, Corp. Sec & ISS
- Shares
- 4,526
- Price
- $135.81
- Value
- $614,676
- Beard, Stephen W.Sale
13 Jul 2026, Chairman & CEO
- Shares
- 5,291
- Price
- $132.75
- Value
- $702,401
- Phelan Robert J.Sale
8 Jul 2026, Chief Financial Officer
- Shares
- 2,414
- Price
- $135.39
- Value
- $326,822
- Beck Douglas G.Sale
8 Jul 2026, SVP, GC, Corp. Sec & ISS
- Shares
- 2,439
- Price
- $135.34
- Value
- $330,092
- Phelan Robert J.Sale
7 Jul 2026, Chief Financial Officer
- Shares
- 2,900
- Price
- $135.41
- Value
- $392,677
- Beck Douglas G.Sale
7 Jul 2026, SVP, GC, Corp. Sec & ISS
- Shares
- 2,650
- Price
- $135.40
- Value
- $358,818
- Beard, Stephen W.Sale
11 Jun 2026, Chairman & CEO
- Shares
- 2,529
- Price
- $130.78
- Value
- $330,755
- Beard, Stephen W.Sale
10 Jun 2026, Chairman & CEO
- Shares
- 2,762
- Price
- $130.14
- Value
- $359,443
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Covista
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
295 rated companies in Consumer Defensive
- This company
- 74
- Sector median
- 62
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Education & Training Services
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- New Oriental Education & Technology GroupEDU $8.18B65
- TAL Education GroupTAL $6.13B60
- Laureate EducationLAUR $4.83B72
- StrideLRN $3.24B74
- Grand Canyon EducationLOPE $3B69
- YoudaoDAO $2.32B48
- McGraw HillMH $2.1B50
- Perdoceo EducationPRDO $1.79B68
ETFs that hold Covista
Held by 14 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares S&P SmallCap 600 UCITS ETFIUS3 | 0.24% | 0.30% | €2.28B |
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.19% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.13% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
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| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.13% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| Invesco Global Buyback Achievers UCITS ETFBBCK | 0.05% | 0.39% | €188.08M |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.05% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.05% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRS | 0.04% | 0.45% | €1.53B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2026, period end 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 1 May 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.