B. Riley Equities Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI)

Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Viad in a research report issued on Monday, May 6th. B. Riley analyst B. Maher now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.47 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.44. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $50.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viad’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Viad’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.45 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.98) EPS.

Viad (NYSE:VVI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 8th. The business services provider reported ($0.79) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.70) by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $291.68 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $277.81 million. Viad had a net margin of 0.61% and a return on equity of 12.04%.

Separately, TheStreet raised Viad from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.33.

Viad Price Performance

Shares of VVI opened at $34.60 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.35, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market cap of $730.68 million, a PE ratio of -91.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.97. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.91. Viad has a 1-year low of $20.91 and a 1-year high of $39.98.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viad

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Viad by 2.5% during the third quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 15,615 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the period. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp increased its holdings in Viad by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 18,308 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $723,000 after purchasing an additional 414 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in Viad by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 10,848 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $284,000 after purchasing an additional 522 shares in the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund boosted its stake in shares of Viad by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 12,609 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $498,000 after buying an additional 619 shares during the period. Finally, Comerica Bank grew its position in shares of Viad by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 33,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,221,000 after buying an additional 655 shares in the last quarter. 89.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Viad

Viad Corp provides hospitality, leisure activities, experiential marketing, and live events in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates in three segments: Pursuit, Spiro, and GES Exhibitions. The Pursuit segment offers recreational attractions, hotels and lodges, food and beverage, retail, sightseeing, and ground transportation services.