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ACCE opinionFluent Inc. Common Stock (FLNT)
Fair value
Not available
ACCE price target
$2.60
Rating
Not rated
Horizon
12 months
ACCE price target published on 15 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $2.75 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Analyst consensus and Sales comps.
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Data
ACCE score
41
out of 100
Analysts
33% buy
3 covering
1-year return
+27.9%
Dividend yield
0.00%
Fluent Inc. Common Stock in four questions
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Overview
ACCE thesis
Fluent runs a performance marketing platform that connects advertisers with consumers through email, SMS and digital lead generation, sold to brands in insurance, finance, healthcare and e-commerce. The attraction is top-line momentum at a small scale: revenue is growing 8.4%, yet the company is still loss-making at the operating line, with an operating margin of -9.7% on a 26.5% gross margin. ROE of -170.5% reflects a balance sheet that has been drained by losses, so this is a turnaround candidate rather than a compounder, and the margin structure has to close before the growth is worth much. The forward P/E of 65.4 says the market is pricing in a recovery in earnings, which makes the next few quarters of operating leverage the thing to test. With an 84M USD market cap and no index membership, the stock is thinly covered and the score of 45/100 suggests the quality metrics do not yet support a long-only position, so the case rests on whether gross margin expansion can outrun the cost base. Worth a deeper look only if the margin trajectory is visibly improving.
⚠ Investor warnings · 4 flagsAI-assisted·How I use AI
high
Persistent cash burn
Free cash flow is $-1,537,000 against an $88M market cap, and EV/EBITDA is negative at -3.9, so the business is not generating cash to service its equity value.
high
Leverage against negative equity
Debt/Equity of 2.07 and ROE of -170.5% show the balance sheet is thin, and losses are eroding the equity base that supports the debt.
moderate
Long-term revenue shrinkage
Revenue grew 8.4% year over year, but the 5-year revenue CAGR is -7.6%, so the recent uptick has not reversed a multi-year decline.
moderate
Earnings growth off a loss base
Earnings growth of +33526.7% reflects a tiny prior-year base rather than durable improvement, since the operating margin is still -9.7%.
AI research notes
AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 22, 2026 · figures from 2026-06-30 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
Revenue grew 8.4% year over year in the latest 10-Q, a reversal from a long stretch of decline.
Only one of three analysts rates the stock Buy or Strong Buy, but the mean analyst price target sits at $5.00.
Why it could disappoint
Net margin is -11.5% and return on equity is -170.5%, so the business is still losing money on its sales and equity.
Free cash flow over the last 12 months was -$2M, and the free cash flow yield is -1.8%.
Debt to equity stands at 2.07 while the diluted share count rose 59.7% last fiscal year, adding pressure on existing holders.
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