RVT Stock Analysis: Royce Value | NYSE

Asset Management | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 2.150m USD | 12M Return: 17.9% | US7809101055 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Small-Cap Equities, Micro-Cap Equities, Value Investing, Mutual Fund
Total Rating 48
Safety 32
Buy Signal -1.12
Asset Management
Industry Rotation: -3.3
Market Cap: 2.15B
Avg Turnover: 3.10M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility19.0%
VaR 5th Pctl3.39%
VaR vs Median8.32%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.77
Rel. Str. IBD48.8
Rel. Str. Peer Group56.1
Character TTM
Beta1.076
Beta Downside1.067
Hurst Exponent0.520
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD23.48%
CAGR/Max DD0.85
CAGR/Mean DD5.30

Warnings

Fakeout

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.7 years of data

Jan +0.0% 2
Feb +1.5% 6
Mar -1.9% 46
Apr +1.6% 2
May +0.1% 10
Jun -0.1% 7
Jul +0.8% 10
Aug -1.0% 19
Sep -1.0% 14
Oct -2.7% 38
Nov +4.2% 41
Dec +0.2% 13

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: RVT Royce Value

Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RVT) is a U.S.-domiciled, close-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Royce & Associates, LLC. Formed on July 1, 1986 and listed on the exchange on December 30, 1987, the fund invests in value-oriented stocks of small-cap and micro-cap companies across diversified sectors of the U.S. public equity markets. It measures its performance against the Russell 2000 Index and is classified within the Financials sector under the GICS Asset Management & Custody Banks sub-industry, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.2 billion.

As a closed-end fund, RVT issues a fixed number of shares that trade on an exchange, allowing its market price to fluctuate independently of the funds net asset value-often at a premium or discount, which is a key characteristic investors monitor. The manager, Royce & Associates, has historically specialized in small-cap value investing, a strategy that emphasizes companies with low relative valuations within the smaller end of the U.S. equity market.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Small-cap value rotation narrows RVT discount to NAV
  • Russell 2000 performance drives NAV higher
  • Fed rate cuts pressure small-cap valuations and distributions
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 4.0
Net Income: 731.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.00 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.75 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -0.12% < 20% (prev 262.0%; Δ -262.1% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.00 > 3% & CFO 4.66m > Net Income 731.0m
Net Debt/EBITDA: error (cannot be calculated)
Current Ratio: 0.90 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (123.6m) vs 12m ago 7.46% < -2%
Gross Margin: 92.73% > 18% (prev 10.44%; Δ 82.28% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 14.30% > 50% (prev 1.16%; Δ 13.14% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 804.9 > 6 (EBIT TTM 731.3m / Interest Expense TTM 909k)
Altman Z'' 10.00
A: -0.00 (Total Current Assets 3.75m - Total Current Liabilities 4.15m) / Total Assets 2.64b
B: 0.40 (Retained Earnings 1.06b / Total Assets 2.64b)
C: 0.31 (EBIT TTM 731.3m / Avg Total Assets 2.34b)
D: 366.9 (Book Value of Equity 2.64b / Total Liabilities 7.18m)
Altman-Z'' = 388.6 = AAA
What is the price of RVT shares?

As of September 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 17.27 with a total of 201,347 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.35%, over one month by -5.96%, over three months by -3.91% and over the past year by +17.93%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 16.80 (which is 2.7% or 1.6 ATR below the current price).

Is RVT a buy, sell or hold?

Royce Value has received a consensus analysts rating of 5.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy RVT.

  • StrongBuy: 1
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 0
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

Royce Value (RVT) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 26 September 2026
Market Cap USD = 2.15b (2.15b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 5.9655
P/S = 73.1782
P/B = 2.3713
Revenue TTM = 334.9m USD
EBIT TTM = 731.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 731.3m USD
 Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
 Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
 Debt = unknown
 Net Debt = unknown
 Enterprise Value = 2.15b USD (2.15b + (null Debt) - CCE 79.9k)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 804.9 (Ebit TTM 731.3m / Interest Expense TTM 909k)
EV/FCF = 460.8x (Enterprise Value 2.15b / FCF TTM 4.66m)
FCF Yield = 0.22% (FCF TTM 4.66m / Enterprise Value 2.15b)
FCF Margin = 1.39% (FCF TTM 4.66m / Revenue TTM 334.9m)
 Net Margin = 218.2% (Net Income TTM 731.0m / Revenue TTM 334.9m)
 Gross Margin = 92.73% ((Revenue TTM 334.9m - Cost of Revenue TTM 24.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 92.96% (prev 92.36%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.81 (Enterprise Value 2.15b / Total Assets 2.64b)
 Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 909k / Debt none)
 Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = 577.7m (EBIT 731.3m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 0.90 (Total Current Assets 3.75m / Total Current Liabilities 4.15m)
 Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
 Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 731.3m)
 Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 4.66m)
 Total Stockholder Equity = 2.20b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 31.21% (Net Income 731.0m / Total Assets 2.64b)
RoE = 33.22% (Net Income TTM 731.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.20b)
RoCE = 27.72% (EBIT 731.3m / Capital Employed (Total Assets 2.64b - Current Liab 4.15m))
RoIC = 21.90% (NOPAT 577.7m / Invested Capital 2.64b)
WACC = 9.77% (E(2.15b)/V(2.15b) * Re(9.77%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 9.77% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 98.07 | Cagr: 5.90%
[DCF] Terminal Value 67.98% ; FCFF base≈18.5m ; Y1≈16.2m ; Y5≈13.1m
[DCF] Fair Price = 1.38 (EV 170.9m - Net Debt 0.0 = Equity 170.9m / Shares 124.2m; r=9.77% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.14 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 16.99 | Revenue CAGR: 21.50% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0