NASDAQ: RIVN

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$14.79−0.68 (−4.4%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Rivian's week centers on the R2 rollout and its next-generation plans, with the CEO describing the upcoming R3 as "materially cheaper" than the R2, alongside continued commercial ties to Amazon and a software joint venture with Volkswagen. The company also recalled nearly 99,000 vehicles in the US over a rearview camera display issue flagged by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Coverage this week also compares Rivian to Lucid, noting Rivian's commercial partnerships against Lucid's Saudi government purchase agreement, and several pieces frame Rivian's stock decline since early July.

Shares closed at $14.79, down 4.4%, sitting below both the 50-day average of $15.92 and the 200-day average of $16.22, with the shorter average below the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 63.9, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 14.6% below the Gekko Fair Value of $17.31.

Rivian's next earnings report is scheduled for 3 November 2026, after the close, 35 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. Options activity over the last 30 days shows one unusual signal, with call premium of $792,068 against put premium of $70,470. Seasonality over 4 years shows the next 20 trading days averaging -13.4% with no positive years in that sample. Analyst views span 15 firms, with 5 buy, 7 hold and 3 sell ratings and a consensus target of $19.31.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Rivian Automotive price vs fair value

$17.31$14.79Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $14.79200-day averageGekko Fair Value $17.31

Rivian Automotive quick facts

Market cap
$17.95B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
—
EPS, TTM
−$2.64
Revenue, TTM
$5.88B
Profit margin
-55%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.62
Volume
24.89M avg 20.43M
1-year return
−6.0%
Typical daily move
±4.5%
Typical 20-day move
±12.2%
50-day average
$15.92
200-day average
$16.22
Next earnings
Nov 3 after close
Shares outstanding
1.44B
52-week range
$12.39$22.69

Rivian Automotive swing-trade checklist

Rivian Automotive scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $14.79 is below the 50-day ($15.92) and 200-day ($16.22) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    63.9, Accumulation

    Reading 63.9 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    14.6% below

    Price is 14.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 35 days

    Next report Nov 3, 2026, 35 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −13.4% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −13.4% over 4 years, rising in 0 of them.

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Rivian Automotive stock chart and price history

Rivian Automotive closed at $14.79 on Sep 28, 2026, −6.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $12.39 to $22.69.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Rivian Automotive share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$12$14$16$18$20$22NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep14.79

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−12.0%
3 months
−12.0%
6 months
+0.1%
1 year
−6.0%
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About Rivian Automotive

Rivian Automotive works on creating, developing, and producing battery-powered vehicles, along with accessories that go with them. Among its offerings are pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles built to carry five passengers, aimed at everyday drivers. It has also built an electric van platform meant for commercial delivery use, a project connected to a partnership with Amazon.com.

Vehicles reach buyers through direct sales rather than a dealer network, with the company serving both everyday drivers and business clients. This means its truck, SUV, and van lines all fall under a single sales approach spanning personal and commercial use.

Rivian Automotive traces its founding back to 2009 and runs its main operations out of San Jose, California. Shares of the company are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker RIVN.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Consumer durables
Industry
Motor vehicles
Website
rivian.com

Rivian Automotive GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Rivian Automotive’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 63.9, in the Accumulation zone, up 0.9 points over five sessions.

010063.9Accumulation

Up 0.9 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying52+0.7%+2.4%−1.4%−0.6%
Accumulation (current zone)256+1.5%+1.5%+3.1%+13.2%
Neutral331−0.2%+0.2%+1.2%+0.2%
Distribution32−2.6%−2.9%−5.6%−12.3%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average RIVN share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Rivian Automotive stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Rivian Automotive trades 14.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $17.31, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Rivian Automotive shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$17.31

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026

14.6% Undervalued

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Rivian Automotive insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Rivian Automotive, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for RIVN in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in RIVN were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Rivian Automotive has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, year ended Dec 31, 2020
$6.00M
As a share of market cap
0.03%

From company filings.

Unusual options activity last 30 days

1signal, 92% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 19, $863K in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds RIVN.

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Rivian Automotive earnings: next date and track record

Rivian Automotive reports on Nov 3, 2026, after the close (35 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±9.8%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+9.1%Nov ’24−6.9%Feb ’25−6.1%May ’25−6.2%Aug ’25+16.9%Nov ’25+20.1%Feb ’26−6.5%Apr ’26−6.8%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Rivian's Q2 2026 earnings call highlighted the start of external deliveries for the R2, positive early customer feedback and strong marketing engagement (record 57,000 demo drives). Q2 consolidated revenue rose 27% year-over-year to $1.66 billion with consolidated gross profit of $179 million (11% margin). Automotive revenue grew 23% YoY to $1.14 billion driven by a 14% increase in vehicle deliveries and higher regulatory credit revenue, while automotive gross loss narrowed significantly versus prior year. Production output (12,613 produced; 12,194 delivered) exceeded guidance, helped by EDV and R1 growth and the introduction of R2. Management emphasized the R2 production ramp (single shift now, targeting two shifts by end of Q3), supply chain coordination, and Georgia facility construction toward 515k annual capacity. Autonomy roadmap progress was reiterated: point-to-point launch later this year (Level 2++ initially), eyes-off/Level 3 in 2027, and Level 4/robotaxi ambitions in 2028 (including Uber partnership). Financially, adjusted EBITDA losses continue (Q2 adjusted EBITDA loss of $379M); management raised the bottom end of the EBITDA range by $100M (midpoint +$50M) reflecting stronger regulatory credits and incremental volumes but noted H2 headwinds (absence of first-half regulatory credits and ramp inefficiencies). The company expects R2 to achieve positive automotive gross profit as part of its 2026 exit rate and reaffirmed investment in autonomy (GPU and RAP1 silicon) and SG&A/R&D build-out.
Guidance
- R2 expected to achieve positive gross profit as part of Rivian's 2026 exit rate. - Scale to two shifts for R2 production by end of Q3 2026; second shift materially contributes in Q4 2026. - Combination of Normal + Georgia sites provides path to 515,000 units annual capacity. - Point-to-point autonomy capability launching late 2026; Level 3 (eyes-off) in 2027; Level 4/robotaxi targeted for 2028 (Uber partnership deployment in 2028). - Improved adjusted EBITDA outlook: bottom end of range improved by $100M (midpoint +$50M) vs prior guidance.
Risks flagged
- Supply chain bottlenecks and single slowest supplier gating R2 production ramp; need for supplier readiness and potential expedited freight/premiums (~$100M estimated ramp cost). - Input cost inflation: raw materials, memory, and logistics pressures. - Absence of regulatory credits in second half of 2026 versus first-half benefit (Q1/Q2 regulatory credits helped margins). - Uncertainty around IEEPA tariff refund (DOJ appeal) and partial receivable recognition. - Commercial EDV adoption beyond Amazon slower than hoped; fleet adoption timing is uncertain. - Execution risk around autonomy feature rollout, GPU sourcing needs, and in-house silicon (RAP1) deployment timeline.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 30, 2026−$0.97
est −$0.82
−18.3%$1.66B
est $1.52B
+9.2%−6.8%
Apr 30, 2026−$0.33
est −$0.64
+48.5%$1.38B
est $1.37B
+0.9%−6.5%
Feb 12, 2026−$0.70
est −$0.71
+1.4%$1.29B
est $1.26B
+1.9%+20.1%
Nov 4, 2025−$0.70
est −$0.74
+5.3%$1.56B
est $1.51B
+3.2%+16.9%
Aug 5, 2025−$0.80
est −$0.65
−23.7%$1.30B
est $1.29B
+1.3%−6.2%
May 6, 2025−$0.41
est −$0.77
+46.8%$1.24B
est $997.7M
+24.3%−6.1%
Feb 20, 2025−$0.52
est −$0.69
+24.6%$1.73B
est $1.40B
+23.8%−6.9%
Nov 7, 2024−$1.03
est −$0.96
−7.7%$874.0M
est $991.5M
−11.9%+9.1%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Rivian Automotive stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Rivian Automotive is $19.31, +30.6% from the last close, from 15 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$19.31consensus 12-month target, +30.6% from the last close
Low $8High $24
Buy5
Hold7
Sell3

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 15 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 15CitiHold, initiated$18+21.7%
Sep 14CitiHold, initiated$18+21.7%
Aug 24Stifel NicolausBuy, maintained$22+48.7%
Aug 10NeedhamBuy, reiterated$23+55.5%
Aug 3J.P. MorganSell, reiterated$15+1.4%
+3.1%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−13.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 4 years
±4.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Rivian Automotive seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Rivian Automotive averaged −13.4% across the last 4 years, rising in 0 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−7.4%2022−21.7%2023−6.6%2024−16.7%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−6.1%0 of 4
Next 10 trading days−10.5%0 of 4
Next 15 trading days−10.9%0 of 4
Next 20 trading days−13.4%0 of 4
Next 30 trading days−10.9%0 of 4

For scale, RIVN’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 12.2%.

Rivian Automotive market cap and key statistics

Rivian Automotive’s market cap is $17.95B and revenue of $5.88B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$17.95B
EPS, TTM
−$2.64
Gekko Fair Value
$17.31

Trading

Volume
24.89M
Avg volume, 20 days
20.43M
52-week high
$22.69
52-week low
$12.39
Shares outstanding
1.44B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$5.88B
Profit margin
-55%
Return on equity
-57.5%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
0.0%

Risk and income

Beta
1.62
Typical daily move
±4.5%
Typical 20-day move
±12.2%

Rivian Automotive stock news this week

6 headlines about Rivian Automotive from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

Rivian Automotive peers

Rivian Automotive’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
TSLATesla−2.9%Neutral6.2% above
GMGeneral Motors−1.5%Accumulation13.3% below
RACEFerrari−1.6%Accumulation14.0% above
FFord Motor−2.0%Accumulation16.2% below
STLAStellantis−2.5%Accumulation21.7% below
OSKOshkosh+0.8%Buying19.0% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Rivian Automotive stock FAQ

What is Rivian Automotive’s market cap?

Rivian Automotive’s market cap is $17.95B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $14.79, with 1.44B shares outstanding.

What is the Rivian Automotive stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Rivian Automotive is $19.31, +30.6% from the last close. Of the 15 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 3 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Rivian Automotive stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Rivian Automotive is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $14.79 is 14.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $17.31. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Rivian Automotive report earnings next?

Rivian Automotive is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026, after the market closes (35 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.67 per share on revenue of $1.95B. Rivian Automotive beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 9.8% on average across the report.

What is Rivian Automotive’s 52-week high and low?

Rivian Automotive’s 52-week high is $22.69 and its 52-week low is $12.39; it closed at $14.79 on Sep 28, 2026, −6.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $179.47 on Nov 16, 2021.

Is Rivian Automotive stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and earnings risk) and 2 as headwinds (trend and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Rivian Automotive?

Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Rivian Automotive over the last 30 days, with $792K of flagged premium in calls and $70K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 19, 2026 with $863K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

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