Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Auto Manufacturers
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.47: Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.8/10 and A.R:R 2.1:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Rivian designs and manufactures electric vehicles—the R1T pickup, R1S SUV, and commercial Electric Delivery Vans—at its Normal, Illinois factory. Revenue spans Automotive sales and Software & Services (including Volkswagen Group Joint Venture software licensing); R2 mid-size SUV... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.47: Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.8/10 and A.R:R 2.1:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 76d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and clean insider activity. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Rivian Automotive, Inc.
Latest news
- Rivian Shares Rise As R2 Excitement Builds: What Investors Need To Know — benzinga May 20, 2026 positive
- JB Pritzker Hails Rivian R2 Production, Says He Has Reserved The 'Made In Illinois' Tesla Model Y Rival — benzinga May 20, 2026 positive
- Rivian Stock Drops Despite R2 Customization Launch Tuesday: What's Going On? — benzinga May 19, 2026 negative
- Rivian Stock Down 31% In 2026: R2 Launch Catalyst Nears With This Latest News — benzinga May 18, 2026 negative
- 'California Launches $1Bn Rebate Program for Electric and Hydrogen Trucks' - Fuel Cells Works — benzinga May 14, 2026 neutral
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3 floor-breakers
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.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 $13.47: Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.8/10 and A.R:R 2.1:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $12.53. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $16.34 (+21.3% upside). Prior stop was $12.53. Stop-loss: $12.53.
Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0).
Rivian Automotive, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -6.8). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
35 analysts cover RIVN with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $18.
What does Rivian Automotive, Inc. do?Rivian designs and manufactures electric vehicles—the R1T pickup, R1S SUV, and commercial Electric Delivery Vans—at its...
Rivian designs and manufactures electric vehicles—the R1T pickup, R1S SUV, and commercial Electric Delivery Vans—at its Normal, Illinois factory. Revenue spans Automotive sales and Software & Services (including Volkswagen Group Joint Venture software licensing); R2 mid-size SUV deliveries planned Q2 2026.