VLN Stock — Valens

Valens (VLN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VLN is a Stock. Total return is -83.7% over the past 6.1 years, 240.2 points behind SPY at 156.5%.

Valens Semiconductor designs and manufactures semiconductor products for the audio-video and automotive industries, offering technologies like HDBaseT for video and audio transmission over single cables, as well as MIPI A-PHY connectivity standards for advanced driver-assistance and autonomous driving systems. The company does not currently have an established distribution program. Valens appeals primarily to growth-oriented technology investors seeking exposure to the semiconductor and automotive connectivity sectors.

VLN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -83.7% over the past 6.1 years, 240.2 points behind SPY at 156.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -10.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 58.1%.

VLN key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/23/2020

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$1.59 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$172,165,289

Average volume

664277.0

Beta

1.299

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

60.6061

EPS

$-0.31

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

VLN risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 58.1%.

Who may consider VLN — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VLN does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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