Is RIVN stock a buy right now?

Is RIVN worth buying right now? That depends on your goals and timeline. We do not make that call. We can lay out the evidence investors usually weigh. Of 34 Wall Street analysts covering RIVN, 20 rate it a buy, 9 a hold and 5 a sell. The consensus is Hold.

Below, we look at where the stock trades today. We cover what Wall Street analysts think. We also compare valuation with similar companies and review what insiders have done with their own shares.

The chart below tracks RIVN's daily closing price from May 5, 2026 to Oct. 29, 2026. The stock fell 21.6%, from $14.60 to $11.45. It hit a high of $20.14 on July 6, 2026 and a low of $11.43 on Oct. 26, 2026. Red circles mark weeks when insiders sold shares on the open market. 7 weeks show sales, and bigger circles mean more money. Green diamonds mark the 1 week when insiders bought.

Where RIVN trades today

The close was $11.45 on Oct. 29, 2026. That is 49.0% from the 52-week high of $22.45 and 0.2% above the 52-week low of $11.43. The one-month change was -23.4%. The three-month change was -24.8%.

What analysts say about RIVN

Of 34 Wall Street analysts covering RIVN, 20 rate it a buy, 9 a hold and 5 a sell. The consensus is Hold. Ratings are little changed over three months.

RIVN valuation in one line

RIVN trades at no P/E because the company is not profitable over the last 12 months. It trades at 2.56× sales. Revenue was +11.1% year over year in the latest quarter, Sep 2026.

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What would change the picture for RIVN

These are the specific events and levels to watch. None of them is a prediction.

• There has been no open-market purchase by an insider at Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE in 90 days. Form 4 filings would show one within two business days of the trade.
• The average analyst score moved from 3.53 to 3.56 over three months. The scale runs from 5 for strong buy to 1 for strong sell. A run of downgrades after earnings usually shows up here first.
• A close above $22.45 would be a new 52-week high. That level is 96.1% above the latest close of $11.45. A close below $11.43 would be a new 52-week low, or 0.2% below the latest close.
• Revenue rose 11.1% year over year in the quarter ending Sep 2026. The trend is accelerating.
• Dilution risk is high now. A new shelf registration (S-3) or prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would raise it.

How RIVN compares with its peers

Over the past month, RIVN ranks 5 of 5 in this group, at -23.4%. The best was TSLA at +13.7%. The weakest was RIVN at -23.4%.

A dash in the P/E column means the company lost money over the last 12 months. It has no P/E.

RIVN history: what happened after similar moves

Since 2023, RIVN fell 23.4% or more in a month 8 times (separate episodes, not counting the current one). Three months later it was higher in 4 of 8 cases; the median change was -1.3%.

Past moves don't predict the next one; they show how volatile the stock has been.

Questions people also ask

What is RIVN's 52-week high and low?

Over the past year, RIVN closed as high as $22.45 and as low as $11.43. At $11.45 on Oct. 29, 2026, it is down 49.0% from the high and 0.2% above the low.

Are RIVN insiders buying or selling?

Insiders sold $788,306 of RIVN on the open market in 90 days and bought none. Sales are often routine, such as taxes, diversification or pre-planned plans. Purchases with their own money are the stronger signal.

Does RIVN pay a dividend?

Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE reported no dividend payments over the last 12 months in its SEC filings.

Is Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE profitable?

Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE had $6.5 billion of revenue over the last 12 months. It also had a net loss, with a net margin of -45.9%.

Is Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE issuing new shares?

Dilution risk reads high, at 85 out of 100. The share count rose 11752.5% in a year. That is based on 3 offering-related filings in 12 months.

Who is the largest shareholder of RIVN?

Among investment managers that file Form 13F, Amazon Com Inc reported the largest RIVN position, at $2.7 billion. A total of 817 institutions reported holding RIVN for Q2 2026.

Dates to watch for RIVN

Insider trades can come any day: they must be filed on Form 4 within two business days.

Key terms on this page

P/E ratio

Price divided by the last 12 months of earnings per share. A P/E of 20 means investors pay $20 for each $1 of yearly profit. It is only defined when the company is profitable.

Price-to-sales

Market value divided by the last 12 months of revenue. Useful for companies with little or no profit, but it ignores margins.

Form 4

The SEC form a company's officers, directors and 10% owners must file within two business days of buying or selling its stock.

Open-market trade

A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.

Form 13F

A quarterly SEC report listing the U.S. stock holdings of every investment manager with more than $100 million. It is due 45 days after each quarter ends, so it shows positions with a delay.

Dilution

When a company issues new shares, each existing share owns a smaller piece of the company. Common sources: stock offerings, convertible debt and large stock-based pay.

Form 8-K

The SEC form for material events between quarterly reports: earnings releases, deals, executive changes, stock offerings and similar news.

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.

• Price data uses daily closing prices through Oct. 29, 2026. Changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days. The 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
• Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings for the last 90 days, counting only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S); option exercises, grants, gifts and filings with data errors are left out.
• Analyst ratings show counts of current ratings from 34 analysts, compared with three months ago.
• Earnings dates and estimates come from a market-data calendar. It shows reported versus expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
• Valuation and growth data come from the company's SEC filings, using XBRL data for the latest quarter, Sep 2026. The figures include revenue, earnings, margins and share counts. P/E and price/sales use the latest close.
• Fund ownership data comes from SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
• Dilution data covers share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings over two years. The filings include shelf registrations, prospectus supplements and convertible notes. The score is 0-100.
• History covers 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes. Each episode is counted once.