Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) Stock Analysis
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Consumer Cyclical · Auto Manufacturers
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $16.77: Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Below-average business quality.
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 $16.77: Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 62, MACD bullish. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 50d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — Rivian Automotive, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Rivian Shares Advance As CEO Outlines Aggressive Autonomous-Driving Roadmap — benzinga Jun 15, 2026 positive
- NEWS Rivian CEO Says Tesla FSD-Like Driving Is Coming This Year — And Eyes-Off Driving Next Year — benzinga Jun 14, 2026 positive
- NEWS Is Rivian Stock A Buy Now? Inside The R2 SUV Delivery Milestone And 2026 Guidance — benzinga Jun 12, 2026 positive
- NEWS 10 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session — benzinga Jun 10, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Rivian CEO Says Americans Aren't Anti-EV, There's Just 'Few Great Choices': How R2 Launch Could Help — benzinga Jun 10, 2026 positive
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2 floor-breakers
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 $16.77: Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 62, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $15.67. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $18.18 (+7.9% upside). Prior stop was $15.67. Stop-loss: $15.67.
Target reached (-3.0% upside); Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0).
Rivian Automotive, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -8.9). TrendMatrix value score: 5.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
34 analysts cover RIVN with a consensus score of 3.5/5. 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.