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Track VATE free→NYSEIndustrialsEngineering & ConstructionSnapshot 2026-06-15
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
Recent financial performance is strong, but management's recent track record has been unsteady, with frequent disruptive corporate changes. The company was unprofitable over the past year, so its earnings quality can't be assessed. Peer multiples imply a price about 81% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk, as it trades below peer multiples while recent financials are weak. Key factors to watch include the performance of sector bellwethers and potential changes in GDP growth. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $16.68. 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 $17 VATE trades at 0× p/s, below its 1× p/s peer median. Our $86 fair value sits above the price; low 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 81% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 20%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
TTM earnings are negative, so the read leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods rather than P/E. This is a data condition, not a forward call.
No fragility gates fired.
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 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Industrials names rated strong grew net income 69% of the time over the next year (vs 58% for the rest of the cohort, n=3696).
Over the trailing year it converted -3.90x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, Fed net liquidity, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
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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.
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 ±$303.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$770.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $3,311.
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 2026-06-15
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: Interest rate changes can affect borrowing costs and investment. A rate hike may slow growth.
Confirms one read:FOMC keeps rates unchanged or lowers them.
Confirms the other:FOMC raises rates by 25 basis points or more.
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 VATE 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.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Merger Agreement On May 29, 2026, HC2 Broadcasting Holdings Inc. (“Broadcasting”) and HC2 Broadcasting Holdco, LLC (“HC2 Holdco”), each an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of INNOVATE Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with HC2 Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub”), and CONX Corp., a Nevada corporation (“CONX”), pursuant to which Merger Su…
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.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
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.
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 Construction & Engineering.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
VATE INNOVATE Corp | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 57 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
PWR Quanta Services | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 49 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
FIX Comfort Systems USA | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 75 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
EME Emcor | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 85 of 100 | full | moderate |
MTZ MasTec | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 48 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
15 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Industrials names rated volatile grew net income 59% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=840).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
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 2026-06-15.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
INNOVATE Corp announced a share buyback program as part of its capital allocation strategy.
Newly stated in 2026-Q2. INNOVATE Corp announced a share buyback program on June 1, 2026, as part of its capital allocation strategy. This is a new initiative and its impact on financials is yet to be observed.
“VATE announced a share buyback on June 1, 2026.”
INNOVATE Corp aims to improve its operating income through strategic initiatives.
Stated in 3 of last 3 quarters. Operating income was $10M in 2026-Q1, down from $14.3M in 2025-Q4 but up from $6.1M in 2025-Q3. The trajectory shows some improvement over the longer term, but recent decline indicates limited progress.
“Operating income was $10M in 2026-Q1.”
“Operating income was $14.3M in 2025-Q4.”
“Operating income was $6.1M in 2025-Q3.”
INNOVATE Corp is focusing on enhancing cash flow from operating activities.
Stated in 3 of last 3 quarters. Cash from operating activities was $45.5M in 2026-Q1, down from $101.1M in 2025-Q4 but up from $19.2M in 2025-Q3. The trajectory shows improvement over the longer term, but recent decline indicates limited progress.
Why it matters: Retail sales data can impact demand for Innovate Corp's products. Strong sales suggest better performance.
Confirms:Retail sales increase by more than 0.5% month over month.
Disproves:Retail sales decline by more than 0.5% month over month.
Why it matters: GDP growth impacts overall economic health. Strong GDP can boost demand for Innovate Corp's services.
Confirms:GDP growth is revised upward to above 2% for Q1 2026.
Disproves:GDP growth is revised downward to below 1% for Q1 2026.
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth under
Results of Operations and Financial Condition On May 14, 2026, INNOVATE Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (the “Earnings Release”) and posted the INNOVATE Corp. First Quarter 2026 Conference Call Investor Presentation to its Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://www.innovatecorp.com . A copy of the Earnings Release and the investor presentation are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, res…
Other Events. On April 6, 2026, the Company issued a press release titled "INNOVATE’s Portfolio Company DBM Global to Pay Cash Dividend". A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in a filing.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition On March 26, 2026, INNOVATE Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Earnings Release”) and posted the INNOVATE Corp. Fourth Quarter 2025 Conference Call Investor Presentation to its Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://www.innovatecorp.com . A copy of the Earnings Release and the investor presentation are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and…
“Cash from operating activities was $45.5M in 2026-Q1.”
“Cash from operating activities was $101.1M in 2025-Q4.”
“Cash from operating activities was $19.2M in 2025-Q3.”