HUCK vs DV vs CGNT Stock Comparison

Huckleberry.ai, DoubleVerify Holdings and Cognyte Software Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUCK Huckleberry.ai, Inc.
$3.11 -7.7% 1M -77.7% 1Y
Market cap
$136.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$315.21M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$10.19 +19.6% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$744.67M
P/E
212.9x
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.

QuestionHUCKDVCGNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $136.13M $2.10B $744.67M DV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x 35.4x 212.9x DV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.4x 30.8x 21.2x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.0% +7.6% +12.0% CGNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.4% 7.7% 0.8% DV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 67.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -77.7% +14.4% +20.3% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.7%/yr -19.1%/yr -12.8%/yr CGNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.9% 44.1% 52.2% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 68/100 57/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

HUCKDVCGNT

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

AxisHUCKDVCGNT
Valuation 35 #66 of 101 57 #72 of 167 57 #44 of 101
Growth 35 #63 of 97 49 #79 of 153 90 #11 of 97
Profitability 37 #60 of 94 75 #39 of 153 63 #35 of 94
Financial Health 5 #103 of 108 90 #18 of 179 60 #44 of 108
Shareholder Returns 18 #53 of 64 67 #32 of 94 14 #55 of 64
Overall 26 68 57
  • HUCK ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUCKDVCGNTSPY
1 month -7.7%+1.2%+19.6% -0.2%
3 months -17.3%+20.4%+14.2% +3.9%
6 months -17.1%+24.2%+6.7% +8.2%
Year to date -63.1%+18.4%+8.4% +12.9%
1 year -77.7%+14.4%+20.3% +12.3%
3 years -61.2%-49.2%+153.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -27.1%-20.2%+36.4% +23.3%
5 years -96.5%-65.4%-49.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -48.7%-19.1%-12.8% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureHUCKDVCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.9%44.1%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.6%47.3%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.180.551.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.770.330.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.8%-79.7%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -77.8%-0.1%-16.7% -1.2%
52-week high $14.01$13.56$12.24 $779.14
52-week low $2.00$8.61$6.34 $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.

MultipleHUCKDVCGNT
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 28.3x 35.4xmedian 17.3x 212.9xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.8x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 149.4xmedian 17.3x 11.8xmedian 14.2x 21.8xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.5xmedian 15.8x 13.1xmedian 11.5x 25.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 3.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.13median 0.85 5.56median 0.40 7.90median 0.85

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 monthsHUCKDVCGNT
Revenue $315.21M $768.82M $421.71M
Gross profit $237.80M $633.77M $307.70M
Operating income -$30.85M $97.55M $17.43M
Net income -$42.15M $58.86M $4.85M
Free cash flow -$8.79M $160.55M $28.96M
R&D $74.68M $178.30M $127.59M
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 $0.37 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $25.10M $210.17M $102.17M
Shares (diluted) 46.00M 157.89M 72.91M
Enterprise value -$18.89M $1.26B $334.00M

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
MetricHUCKDVCGNT
P/E -3.4x 35.4x 212.9x
P/FCF -15.5x 13.1x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow -228.0x 10.3x 18.0x
P/S 0.4x 2.7x 1.8x
P/B -0.7x 1.9x 3.4x
P/Tangible book -0.7x 2.1x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 149.4x 11.8x 21.8x
EV/EBIT -8.0x 19.4x 36.9x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF -28.2x 11.8x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -415.9x 9.2x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.13 5.56 7.90

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUCKDVCGNT
Debt / assets 78.4% – –
Debt / equity -0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 67.5x – –
Debt / FCF -15.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 207.1% 16.5% 56.6%
Equity / assets -107.1% 83.5% 43.4%
Interest coverage – 55.5x 113.9x
Current ratio 0.3x 4.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 4.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -12.86 7.36 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUCKDVCGNT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.7% 7.0% -2.7%
Shareholder yield -0.7% 7.0% -2.7%
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.

ConsensusHUCKDVCGNT
Forward P/E 44.4xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +46.7%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -28.6% +36.4% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $301.44MFY2026 $841.13MFY2026 $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +0.8% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

HUCKDVCGNT
HUCK 1.00 0.17 0.37
DV 0.17 1.00 0.38
CGNT 0.37 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUCK, DV and CGNT?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) $136.13M, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.10B, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $744.67M.

Which stock is cheaper, HUCK, DV and CGNT?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -3.4x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.4x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 212.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognyte Software (CGNT) is cheapest (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) 44.4x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 21.2x). 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%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -77.7%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.4%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +20.3%. Over five years, Cognyte Software (CGNT) compounded fastest (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -48.7%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.1%/yr, Cognyte Software (CGNT) -12.8%/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) 100.9%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.1%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.