Royce Value Trust, Inc. (RVT) Stock Analysis

Q: What is the RVT stock price target?

Take-profit $18.50 (+4.7% upside). Target $18.50 (+4.7%), stop $16.98 (−4.1%), A.R:R 0.0:1.

Q: Is RVT overvalued or undervalued?

Royce Value Trust, Inc. trades at a P/E of 6.1 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 9.9/10. Overall verdict: Hold.

Q: What do analysts say about RVT?

5 analysts cover RVT with a consensus score of 4.2/5.

Q: What does Royce Value Trust, Inc. do?

Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. is a close ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Royce & Associates, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund spreads its investments across diversified sectors. It invests in value oriented stocks of small cap and micro cap companies. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 2000 Index. Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. was formed on July 1, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.

HoldVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate ConfidenceUpdated 15 hr ago (May 20, 2026, 1:31 AM ET)

Financial Services · Asset Management

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $17.67, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2); Negative momentum.

$17.67+4.7% A.UpsideScore 6.5/10#8 of 112 Asset Management

QualityF-score8 / 9FCF yield-0.36%

IncomeYield8.00%(5y avg 8.55%)Payout48.97%sustainable

Stop $16.98Target $18.50(resistance)A.R:R 0.0:1

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $17.67, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2); Negative momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.5/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.

Thesis

Rewards

Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0

Attractive valuation

Strong growth profile

Risks

V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2)

Negative momentum

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)6.1

P/E (Fwd)—

Mkt Cap$2.2B

EV/EBITDA—

Profit Mgn962.1%

ROE12.6%

Rev Growth11.9%

Beta1.25

Dividend8.00%

Rating analysts5

Quality Signals

Piotroski F8/9MoatNarrow

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Rating Breakdown

1 floor-breaker·2 ceiling hits

Overall = weighted sum of the 10 dimension scores. Fundamentals (Value/Quality/Growth) carry 45%; market signals (Momentum/Sentiment/Insider/Peer) carry 40%; structure (Technical/Risk/Catalyst) carries 15%.

DimensionScoreWeightContribution

Value9.915%1.49

Quality5.215%0.78

Growth7.815%1.17

Momentum3.610%0.36

Sentiment5.010%0.50

Insider Activity5.010%0.50

Peer Rank6.010%0.60

Technical Setup9.25%0.46

Risk Profile7.75%0.39

Catalyst4.95%0.25

Overall (Σ contributions)6.48

Small float-rounding may cause last-digit differences between this sum and the displayed Overall.

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Obv

1.0

Macd

1.2

Volume

2.3

Ma Position

6.0

Rsi

7.6

Uptrend pullback (RSI 39) - buy opportunityVolume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-day MA

GatesMomentum 3.6<4.5A.R:R UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive

RSI

39 · Neutral

↓ 20D MA↑ 50D MA↑ 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $17.51Resistance $18.88

Price Targets

$17

$19

A.Upside+4.7%

A.R:R0.0:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone

Suggested %0.5%

Max %1%

RegimeRisk-Off

Risk Alerts

! Momentum score 3.6/10 — below 4.5 minimum

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for RVT.

The company may be recently listed, pre-revenue, or its beat/miss record wasn't available from our source this run. Earnings signals feed the Growth and Catalyst score dimensions — absence here doesn't affect other dimensions.

Verdict History

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is RVT stock a buy right now?

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $17.67, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2); Negative momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $18.50 (+4.7%), stop $16.98 (−4.1%), A.R:R 0.0:1. Score 6.5/10, moderate confidence.

What is the RVT stock price target?

Take-profit target: $18.50 (+4.7% upside). Target $18.50 (+4.7%), stop $16.98 (−4.1%), A.R:R 0.0:1. Stop-loss: $16.98.

What are the risks of investing in RVT?

V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2); Negative momentum.

Is RVT overvalued or undervalued?

Royce Value Trust, Inc. trades at a P/E of 6.1 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 9.9/10. Verdict: Hold.

What do analysts say about RVT?

5 analysts cover RVT with a consensus score of 4.2/5.

What does Royce Value Trust, Inc. do?Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. is a close ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Royce & Associates, LLC. It...

Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. is a close ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Royce & Associates, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund spreads its investments across diversified sectors. It invests in value oriented stocks of small cap and micro cap companies. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 2000 Index. Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. was formed on July 1, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.