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CEVA INC (CEVA) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $109.6M at a -9.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.61 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.66 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.0 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.029 |
| Equity / liabilities | 6.496 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEVA | CEVA INC | 3/9 | 10.95 | — | +2.5% |
| BLND | Blend Labs, Inc. | 5/9 | — | — | +6.8% |
| LGCL | Lucas GC Ltd | 5/9 | 4.64 | — | +2.3% |
| PODC | PodcastOne, Inc. | 4/9 | -4.34 | — | +18.3% |
| JG | Aurora Mobile Ltd | 7/9 | -8.57 | — | +23.7% |
| RZLV | REZOLVE AI PLC | 3/9 | -3.09 | — | — |
| UBXG | U-BX Technology Ltd. | 2/9 | 12.85 | — | -42.5% |
About CEVA INC
CEVA, Inc. provides silicon and software intellectual property (IP) solutions to semiconductor and original equipment manufacturer companies in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers PentaG-RAN, a hardware and software IP for implementing L1 PHY baseband processing in 5G and 5G-A base station and other cellular infrastructure system-on-chips (SoCs); Ceva XC20 DSPs and the PentaG2 platform support 5G/5G Advanced baseband for mobile broadband, RedCap, and IoT devices; Ceva-BX2 baseband processor; Ceva-XC21, high-efficiency vector DSP cores for 5G and 5G-advanced; Ceva-XC23, DSP for 5G and 5G-advanced; and Ceva-Waves Bluetooth platform, a set of hardware IP, software modules, and radios addressing a range of processes and nodes. It also provides Ceva-Waves Wi-Fi platform, a set of hardware IP and CPU-agnostic host software for energy-efficient SoC implementation of Wi-Fi subsystems; Ceva-Waves ultra-wideband platform; Ceva-Waves Links, which provide solutions for SoCs requiring multiple connectivity standards; and Ceva-Waves DragonFly, a turnkey platform for implementing NB-IoT cellular modem SoCs. In addition, the company offers Ceva-SensPro, a family of DSP cores; Ceva-BX1 audio digital signal controller IP; Ceva-ClearVox ENC software, a neural-network-based noise cancellation; Ceva-RealSpace, a spatial audio and head tracking software solution; and Ceva-MotionEngine, a sensor fusion software. Further, it provides Ceva-NeuPro-M, a neural processing unit (NPU) IP for generative AI; a Ceva-NeuPro-Nano, an NPU IP for embedded AI; and Ceva-NeuPro Studio, a software development environment for the development and deployment of AI models on the Ceva-NeuPro NPUs. The company was formerly known as ParthusCeva, Inc. and changed its name to CEVA, Inc. in December 2003. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.
FAQ
Is CEVA financially healthy?
CEVA INC's Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does CEVA pay a dividend?
No, CEVA INC does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is CEVA?
In FY2025, CEVA INC had a net margin of -9.7% and a return on equity of -3.2%.
Is CEVA overvalued or undervalued?
CEVA INC trades at about 1522.0× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 25.7×–1883.5×, median 58.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CEVA?
The average Wall-Street price target for CEVA INC is $46.11, about 51.5% above the recent price, from 9 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is CEVA a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CEVA INC: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.