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Track AREN free→AMEXCommunication ServicesInternet Content & InformationSnapshot 2026-06-16
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
Recent financial performance is neutral. Earnings quality is fragile, meaning profits lack cash support. Management's recent track record has been steady. Risk is high, and the sector backdrop is a headwind. Peer multiples imply a price about 79% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk. This pattern suggests potential issues due to weak financials or fragile earnings quality. The read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 5 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $1.08. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $1.08 AREN trades at 2× p/e, below its 12× p/e peer median. Our $5.20 fair value sits above the price; medium confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 79% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about -6%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Only weak execution quality — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 0 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Communication Services names rated neutral grew net income 46% of the time over the next year (vs 61% for the rest of the cohort, n=902).
Over the trailing year it converted 0.32x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Communication Services names rated fragile grew net income 43% of the time over the next year (vs 54% for the rest of the cohort, n=525).
Most sensitive to Fed net liquidity.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the broad stock market, the US dollar, long-term interest rates, real (inflation-adjusted) rates.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.18 → $0.12 (-33.3% / 30d). 0 raised, 1 cut, 1 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 100% of analysts rate Buy.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$401.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$798.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $8,501.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: The earnings report will provide key insights into Arena's financial health and performance. Investors will focus on revenue and profit trends.
Confirms one read:Earnings date is announced. Revenue guidance is positive.
Confirms the other:Earnings date is announced. Revenue guidance is negative.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for AREN yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Interactive Media & Services.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
AREN Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (The) | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 44 of 100 | inexpensive | high |
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 81 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
GOOG Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 86 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
META Meta Platforms | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 76 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
RDDT REDDIT, INC. | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 55 of 100 | expensive | high |
7 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by M&A activity. Historically, Communication Services names rated stable grew net income 66% of the time over the next year (vs 56% for the rest of the cohort, n=208).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Management aims to achieve positive cash flow from operations for the full year 2026.
Management aims to leverage built intelligence to drive meaningful yield growth in 2026.
Why it matters: Unemployment claims data shows economic health. More claims may mean weaker consumers. This can affect Arena's business.
Confirms:Weekly unemployment claims go up from previous levels.
Disproves:Weekly unemployment claims go down or stay the same.
Why it matters: If revenue growth turns positive, it may signal a recovery in the sector. This could improve investor sentiment towards Arena Group.
Confirms:Sector revenue growth reported above 0% year over year.
Disproves:Sector revenue growth remains negative year over year.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On March 17, 2026, The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) posted to its investor relations website at https://investors.thearenagroup.net/events-and-presentations/presentations , as well as on its LinkedIn, Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) pages, a video presentation by Paul Edmondson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, discussing the Company’s business and financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On March 16, 2026, The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information furnished with this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (…
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Amendment to Simplify Loan Amendment On December 31, 2025, The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Simplify Amendment”) to its loan agreement dated March 13, 2024, as amended on August 19, 2024, with Simplify Inventions, LLC (“Simplify”) as lender (the “Simplify Loan”). As amended, the Simplify Loan provides for up to $25 million of borrowings, reduced from $50 million, and will mature on December 31, 2027. The…
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth under