Red Violet Prices $100M Follow-On Offering at $60/Share, a 12% Discount to Last Close
RDVT has more than doubled off its 52-week low of $33.4 on elevated volume (4.9× avg).
Summary
Red Violet priced a $100 million public offering at $60 per share, a 12% discount to its last close, raising $95 million for working capital and potential acquisitions. The deal dilutes existing shareholders by about 10.5% and comes just two months after top executives sold $2.6 million in stock.
Key Events · Financing and Capital Events · RDVT
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$100M Follow-On Offering Priced at $60/Share
Red Violet is issuing 1,666,667 shares at $60.00 each, a 12.1% discount to the $68.28 last close before announcement. Underwriters have a 30-day option for 250,000 additional shares.
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~10.5% Dilution to Existing Shareholders
Post-offering shares outstanding will be 15,796,975 (or 16,046,975 if greenshoe exercised), up from 14,130,308. The offering increases share count by about 11.8% (or 13.6% with full greenshoe).
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Net Proceeds of ~$94.4M for General Corporate Purposes
After $5M in underwriting discounts and ~$640K in expenses, the company will receive approximately $94.4 million. Proceeds are earmarked for working capital and potential acquisitions.
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Preliminary Q2 2026 Results Disclosed
The prospectus supplement includes estimated Q2 revenue of $26.71M, net income of $4.96M, and adjusted EBITDA of $11.22M, showing continued growth and profitability.
Analysis · RDVT · Technology
Red Violet is selling 1.67 million shares at $60 each, raising $95 million after fees. The price is a 12% discount to the $68.28 close before the deal was announced, diluting existing holders by about 10.5%. The company is profitable and growing, but the discount and the size of the raise — roughly 10% of its market cap — signal urgency or a desire to capitalize on a stock trading near all-time highs. The filing also discloses strong preliminary Q2 results, which may have been used to market the deal. Insiders, who sold $2.6 million in stock just two months ago, are now locked up for 60 days.
At the time of this filing, RDVT was trading at $68.30 on NASDAQ in the Technology sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $949.5M. The 52-week trading range was $33.40 to $71.19. This filing was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10.