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#11 LIVN — LivaNova PLC

A2_VCP_NEAR_PIVOT | as of 2026-09-14 | automated relative priority, not a published Minervini point formula

Relative priority36.15
RS rating72.99
Fundamental strength15.38
VCP score84.13
Pivot distance2.50%
Technical chart for LIVN

Trend Template

price_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
sma150_above_sma200PASS
sma200_rising_1mPASS
sma50_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
price_above_sma50PASS
price_at_least_30pct_above_52w_lowPASS
price_within_25pct_of_52w_highPASS
rs_rating_at_least_70PASS

Trend Template metrics

close80.63
sma5080.32
sma15072.69
sma20070.38
sma200_1m_ago67.47
pct_above_52w_low65.16
pct_below_52w_high5.98
rs_rating72.99

VCP conditions

coherent_contraction_sequencePASS
enough_contractionsPASS
successive_ranges_inside_firstPASS
successive_depths_contractingPASS
final_contraction_tightPASS
base_depth_okPASS
resistance_area_tightPASS
volume_dryupFAIL
atr_contractingFAIL
price_tightPASS
near_pivotPASS

VCP metrics

num_contractions2.00
contraction_depths_pct[12.93, 6.55]
depth_ratios_vs_prior[0.507]
target_depth_ratio_roughly_half0.50
max_allowed_depth_ratio0.80
base_high85.76
base_low74.67
base_depth_pct12.93
base_duration_weeks5.90
resistance_spread_pct3.57
volume_dryup_ratio_10d_vs_50d0.83
atr_pct_recent2.67
atr_pct_prior3.19
atr_contraction_ratio0.84
tight_10d_range_pct8.07
raw_contraction_count9.00
raw_depths_pct[4.22, 6.98, 7.29, 17.05, 6.69, 4.01, 11.69, 12.93, 6.55]
final_trough_age_bars9.00
selection_reasoncoherent_current_sequence
pivot_price82.70
distance_to_pivot_pct2.50
vcp_score_pct84.13
is_vcp_candidatePASS
breakout_on_volumeFAIL

Price / volume

return_1m_pct-1.91
return_3m_pct1.56
return_6m_pct37.92
return_12m_pct40.62
weighted_12m_momentum8.38
range_10d_pct8.07
range_20d_pct8.07
avg_volume_50d614,943
dollar_volume_50d49.58M
up_down_volume_ratio_50d1.23
accumulation_days_20d2.00
distribution_days_20d3.00

Fundamental overlay criteria

eps_growth_minimumPASS
sales_growth_positive_or_betterPASS
core_data_coveragePASS
eps_acceleratingPASS
sales_acceleratingFAIL
gross_margin_improvingPASS
operating_margin_improvingFAIL

Minervini-oriented SEC fundamentals

eps_growth_yoy_pct286.00
eps_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct106.66
eps_acceleration_pts179.34
eps_annual_growth_pct-483.62
eps_cagr_3y_pct—
sales_growth_yoy_pct10.80
sales_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct14.33
sales_acceleration_pts-3.53
sales_annual_growth_pct10.74
sales_cagr_3y_pct10.75
gross_margin_pct70.07
operating_margin_pct12.67
pretax_margin_pct—
net_margin_pct27.80
gross_margin_yoy_change_pts2.27
operating_margin_yoy_change_pts-2.70
roe_latest_fy_pct-19.24
current_ratio1.45
debt_to_equity_pct21.89
cash_to_debt1.78
shares_outstanding—
adjusted_eps_growth_yoy_pct—
earnings_surprise_pct—
eps_estimate_revision_30d_pct—
analyst_count—
institutional_ownership_pct—
institutional_qoq_change_pct—
management_guidance_revision_pct—

SEC data quality

core_coverage_pct90.00
missing_core_metrics["shares_outstanding"]
selected_sec_tags{"accounts_payable": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "accounts_receivable": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "capex": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cash": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "cost_of_revenue": "us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold", "current_assets": "us-gaap:AssetsCurrent", "current_liabilities": "us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent", "dividends_paid": null, "eps_basic": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic", "eps_diluted": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted", "equity": "us-gaap:StockholdersEquity", "gross_profit": "us-gaap:GrossProfit", "inventory": "us-gaap:InventoryNet", "long_term_debt": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent", "long_term_debt_current": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtCurrent", "net_income": "us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss", "operating_cash_flow": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities", "operating_income": "us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss", "pretax_income": "us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest", "r_and_d": "us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense", "revenue": "us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax", "sga": "us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense", "share_repurchases": "us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock", "shares_outstanding": "dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding", "short_term_debt": "us-gaap:ShortTermBorrowings", "short_term_investments": null, "stock_based_comp": "us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation", "total_assets": "us-gaap:Assets", "total_liabilities": "us-gaap:Liabilities", "weighted_avg_diluted_shares": "us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding"}
unavailable_canonical_concepts["dividends_paid", "short_term_investments"]
warnings["Standalone Q4 income/EPS can be absent because 10-K statements are annual.", "Company-specific extension tags are not returned by CompanyFacts.", "Non-GAAP EPS, guidance, 13F ownership, Form 4 activity, and analyst estimates are separate modules."]

Reporting periods

latest_quarter_end2026-06-30
latest_quarter_filed2026-08-05
latest_fiscal_year_end2025-12-31
latest_balance_sheet_end2026-06-30

Company metadata

symbolLIVN
cik1.64M
company_nameLivaNova PLC
exchange—
sic3,845
sic_descriptionElectromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
fiscal_year_end1,231
as_of2026-09-14
sourceSEC EDGAR CompanyFacts + Submissions

Alpha Vantage enrichment

endpoints_returned[]

Alpha Vantage confirmation screen

latest_earnings_surprise_positive—
average_4q_earnings_surprise_positive—
positive_surprise_quarters—
analyst_coverage_present—
eps_revision_breadth_nonnegative_30d—
institutional_sponsorship_present—

Alpha Vantage screen summary

statusinsufficient_data
confirmation_score_pct—
available_criteria0.00
noteInformational post-Exp0 confirmation only; not part of validated Exp0 selection/ranking.

Alpha Vantage endpoint status

EARNINGSpending
EARNINGS_ESTIMATESpending
INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGSpending

Accepted VCP contractions

peak_datepeak_pricetrough_datetrough_pricedepth_pctdepth_ratio_vs_priorbars
2026-08-0485.762026-08-0774.6712.93—3.00
2026-08-1382.702026-08-3177.286.550.5112.00

Recent SEC filings

formfiling_dateaccession_numberprimary_document
10-Q2026-08-050001639691-26-000090livn-20260630.htm
8-K2026-08-050001639691-26-000085livn-20260805.htm
8-K2026-06-110001639691-26-000053livn-20260610.htm
10-Q2026-05-060001639691-26-000035livn-20260331.htm
8-K2026-05-060001639691-26-000031livn-20260506.htm
10-K2026-02-250001639691-26-000010livn-20251231.htm
8-K2026-02-250001639691-26-000006livn-20260225.htm
8-K2026-01-140001639691-26-000002livn-20260112.htm
10-Q2025-11-050001639691-25-000150livn-20250930.htm
8-K2025-11-050001639691-25-000146livn-20251105.htm
8-K2025-09-040001639691-25-000120livn-20250903.htm
10-Q2025-08-060001639691-25-000102livn-20250630.htm

SEPA factors not covered by SEC + Yahoo

These remain manual or require another provider/module and are deliberately not guessed: