HUCK vs CGNT vs DV Stock Comparison

Huckleberry.ai, Cognyte Software and DoubleVerify Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUCK Huckleberry.ai, Inc.
$3.11 -7.7% 1M -77.2% 1Y
Market cap
$143.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$315.21M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.97 +17.0% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$739.31M
P/E
211.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

DoubleVerify Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (DoubleVerify Holdings 5, Cognyte Software 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUCKCGNTDVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $143.75M $739.31M $2.08B DV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x 211.9x 35.4x DV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.4x 20.8x 30.8x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.0% +12.0% +7.6% CGNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.4% 0.8% 7.7% DV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 67.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -77.2% +19.0% +11.6% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.7%/yr -13.7%/yr -18.3%/yr CGNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 101.1% 52.2% 44.2% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 57/100 68/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

HUCKCGNTDV

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHUCKCGNTDV
Valuation 37 #65 of 102 57 #44 of 102 59 #69 of 167
Growth 36 #63 of 98 89 #12 of 98 49 #79 of 153
Profitability 37 #60 of 95 64 #35 of 95 75 #39 of 153
Financial Health 6 #103 of 109 60 #44 of 109 90 #18 of 179
Shareholder Returns 18 #53 of 64 14 #55 of 64 68 #31 of 94
Overall 27 57 68
  • HUCK ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • CGNT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHUCKCGNTDVSPY
1 month -7.7%+17.0%+1.1% -0.8%
3 months -12.9%+14.5%+23.7% +3.5%
6 months -12.6%+5.6%+24.1% +7.0%
Year to date -63.1%+6.1%+18.4% +12.2%
1 year -77.2%+19.0%+11.6% +13.0%
3 years -61.2%+148.0%-49.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -27.1%+35.4%-20.2% +23.1%
5 years -96.5%-52.2%-63.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -48.7%-13.7%-18.3% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureHUCKCGNTDVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 101.1%52.2%44.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.6%56.6%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.181.310.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.760.360.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.8%-89.3%-79.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -77.8%-18.5%-0.1% -1.8%
52-week high $14.01$12.24$13.56 $779.14
52-week low $2.00$6.34$8.61 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHUCKCGNTDV
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 28.8x 208.3xmedian 28.8x 35.4xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 149.4xmedian 17.7x 21.3xmedian 17.7x 11.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.5xmedian 15.8x 25.2xmedian 15.8x 13.1xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.13median 0.85 7.73median 0.85 5.55median 0.41

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHUCKCGNTDV
Revenue $315.21M $421.71M $768.82M
Gross profit $237.80M $307.70M $633.77M
Operating income -$30.85M $17.43M $97.55M
Net income -$42.15M $4.85M $58.86M
Free cash flow -$8.79M $28.96M $160.55M
R&D $74.68M $127.59M $178.30M
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 $0.05 $0.37
Cash & equivalents $25.10M $102.17M $210.17M
Shares (diluted) 46.00M 72.91M 157.89M
Enterprise value -$11.28M $304.49M $1.24B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHUCKCGNTDV
P/E -3.4x 208.3x 35.4x
P/FCF -15.5x 25.2x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow -228.0x 17.6x 10.3x
P/S 0.4x 1.7x 2.7x
P/B -0.7x 3.3x 1.9x
P/Tangible book -0.7x 3.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 149.4x 21.3x 11.8x
EV/EBIT -8.0x 35.9x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.5x 2.5x
EV/FCF -28.2x 21.6x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -415.9x 15.1x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.13 7.73 5.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUCKCGNTDV
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.0% 12.0% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 12.7% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.1% 15.3% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 17.1% 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.3% 406.0% 15.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 31.9% 10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.6% 202.7% 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 27.4% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.9% 201.4% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 26.9% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -123.5% 56.8% 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 38.0% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.9% 53.0% 7.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 66.3% 34.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUCKCGNTDV
Gross margin 75.4% 73.0% 82.4%
EBITDA margin 0.5% 7.0% 20.7%
Operating margin -9.8% 4.1% 12.7%
Pretax margin -12.8% 3.1% 12.2%
Net margin -13.4% 0.8% 7.7%
FCF margin -2.8% 6.9% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin -0.2% 9.8% 26.6%
Return on equity – 2.2% 5.4%
Return on assets -22.7% 0.9% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 5.9% 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 8.5x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 5.3% 13.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUCKCGNTDV
Debt / assets 78.4% – –
Debt / equity -0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 67.5x – –
Debt / FCF -15.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 207.1% 56.6% 16.5%
Equity / assets -107.1% 43.4% 83.5%
Interest coverage – 113.9x 55.5x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.3x 4.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x 4.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 2.0x
Altman Z-score -12.86 2.22 7.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUCKCGNTDV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.7% -2.8% 7.0%
Shareholder yield -0.7% -2.8% 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHUCKCGNTDV
Forward P/E 44.4xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +71.4%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -28.6% +68.8% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $301.44MFY2026 $426.78MFY2026 $841.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +18.3% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUCKCGNTDV
Held by institutions – 67.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 133 315
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.8% +1.2%
Institutions buying – 75 167
Institutions selling – 33 114
Buyers to sellers – 2.27 1.46

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HUCKCGNTDV
HUCK 1.00 0.37 0.17
CGNT 0.37 1.00 0.38
DV 0.17 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUCK, CGNT and DV?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) $143.75M, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $739.31M, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUCK, CGNT and DV?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -3.4x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 211.9x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognyte Software (CGNT) is cheapest (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) 44.4x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 20.8x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cognyte Software (CGNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -1.0%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has the highest net margin (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -13.4%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -77.2%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +19.0%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +11.6%. Over five years, Cognyte Software (CGNT) compounded fastest (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -48.7%/yr, Cognyte Software (CGNT) -13.7%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -18.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has been the steadiest (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) 101.1%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUCK, CGNT and DV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.