Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (DRVN) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.86: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: High short interest: 24%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.00; Below-average business quality.
Driven Brands is the largest automotive services company in North America with ~5,200 locations across 49 U.S. states and 13 other countries, operating brands including Take 5 Oil, Meineke, MAACO, CARSTAR, and Take 5 Car Wash. The network generated approximately $2.3 billion in... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.86: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: High short interest: 24%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.00; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Driven Brands Holdings Inc.
Material events (past 30 days)
- Apr 21, 2026 HIGH Item 3.01: On April 15, 2026, Nasdaq notified the Company of listing deficiency due to failure to timely file FY2025 Form 10-K. Company delayed filing due to material errors and restatement of prior financial statements.
Latest news
- Piper Sandler Maintains Neutral on Driven Brands Hldgs, Raises Price Target to $13 — benzinga May 20, 2026 neutral
- Driven Brands Analysts Slash Their Forecasts Following Q4 Results — benzinga May 20, 2026 negative
- Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Driven Brands Hldgs, Lowers Price Target to $16 — benzinga May 20, 2026 negative
- RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Driven Brands Hldgs, Lowers Price Target to $18 — benzinga May 20, 2026 positive
- CrowdStrike To Rally Around 7%? Here Are 10 Top Analyst Forecasts For Wednesday — benzinga May 20, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-21Item 3.01HIGHOn April 15, 2026, Nasdaq notified the Company of listing deficiency due to failure to timely file FY2025 Form 10-K. Company delayed filing due to material errors and restatement of prior financial statements.SEC filing →
- 2026-02-25Item 4.02HIGHAudit Committee concluded material errors existed in consolidated financial statements for fiscal years 2024 and 2023, including quarterly periods through September 2025. Restatement required, primarily related to completeness and accuracy of lease recording (right-of-use assets). Prior financial statements should not be relied upon.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Risk profile below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.86: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: High short interest: 24%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.00; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $13.24. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $15.93 (+11.9% upside). Prior stop was $13.24. Stop-loss: $13.24.
Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0).
Driven Brands Holdings Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 11.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover DRVN with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $18.
What does Driven Brands Holdings Inc. do?Driven Brands is the largest automotive services company in North America with ~5,200 locations across 49 U.S. states...
Driven Brands is the largest automotive services company in North America with ~5,200 locations across 49 U.S. states and 13 other countries, operating brands including Take 5 Oil, Meineke, MAACO, CARSTAR, and Take 5 Car Wash. The network generated approximately $2.3 billion in net revenue from approximately $6.5 billion in system-wide sales in 2024 via franchising and company-operated stores.