Aeluma, Inc. (ALMU)Technology | Semiconductors | Goleta, United States | NasdaqCM
16.12 USD
-1.23
(-7.089%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 16.94 +0.82 (5.087%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:31 p.m. EDT
A temporary relief rally is masking severe fundamental deterioration; Revenue is contracting (-21.1%), margins are catastrophic (operating margin -163%), and the stock trades at a massive -93x forward PE. The 'strong buy' analyst consensus appears to be based on a binary bet on their quantum datacom contract execution turning into massive sales rather than actual profitability. While the recent $4M government contract provides short-term catalysts, the underlying business model is losing revenue and burning cash, making long-term participation a high-risk speculative bet on a turnaround that is currently statistically defunct. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.144241 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.144245 |
| MSTL | 0.149313 |
| AutoTheta | 0.238143 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 10.75 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.533 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.36 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 2.779 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.336 |
| Market Cap | 290,954,816 |
| Forward P/E | -93.00 |
| Beta | -1.33 |
| Profit Margins | -52.46% |
| Website | https://www.aeluma.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:31 p.m. EDT: Options flow demonstrates a asymmetric bullish bias. Call Open Interest (OI) significantly outweighs Put OI in both volume and positioning (Call OI dominates $20-$30 strikes across expirations). Despite recent price volatility, speculators are positioning profits calls at $20.00 (May), $30.00 (Nov calls showing high new flow), and deep OTM plays at $35.00 (Aug). Put market is thin with OI concentrated below $12.50. Implied Volatility remains low (approx 1.10 - 1.37%), indicating a lack of fear regarding downside protection relative to the cap 여부, suggesting investors expect a continuation of the recent rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.3846154 |
| Address1 | 27 Castilian Drive |
| All Time High | 25.883 |
| All Time Low | 1.78 |
| Ask | 16.38 |
| Ask Size | 10 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,762,080 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 903,538 |
| Average Volume | 903,538 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,762,080 |
| Beta | -1.326 |
| Bid | 15.8 |
| Bid Size | 10 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 2.266 |
| City | Goleta |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 16.12 |
| Current Ratio | 48.804 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 18.85 |
| Day Low | 15.96 |
| Debt To Equity | 2.779 |
| Display Name | Aeluma |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,847,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,847,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,843,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,788,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,788,800 |
| Ebitda | -5,066,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.96883005 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -50.043 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 48.483 |
| Enterprise Value | 253,516,816 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.15333 |
| Eps Forward | -0.17333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.13 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 14.7772 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.3428011 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.09086979 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 138.46155 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 25.883 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.762999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.37719736 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 6.48 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 9.640001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.4876546 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 6.48 - 25.883 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,677,594,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 13,370,745 |
| Forward Eps | -0.17333 |
| Forward P E | -93.00179 |
| Free Cashflow | 487,764 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 12 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.50181997 |
| Gross Profits | 2,624,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.29950002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.22622 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 18,049,306 |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductors |
| Industry Key | semiconductors |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,025-03-27 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Aeluma, Inc. develops optoelectronic and electronic devices for sensing, communication, and computing applications in the United States. The company produces semiconductor materials and chips using compound semiconductors on diameter substrates that are used to manufacture mass market microelectronics. Its products are used in mobile, automotive, AI, defense and aerospace, communication, AR/VR, high-performance commuting, and quantum computing applications, as well as other electronic and optoelectronic devices, including lasers, transistors, and solar cells. Aeluma, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Goleta, California. |
| Long Name | Aeluma, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 290,954,816 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1672359878 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -2,743,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 290,323,087 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 17.59 |
| Operating Cashflow | -882,000 |
| Operating Margins | -1.6360099 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 805 351 2707 |
| Post Market Change | 0.8199997 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 5.0868464 |
| Post Market Price | 16.94 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,178 |
| Previous Close | 17.35 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -105.13273 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 7.1138573 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 55.642536 |
| Profit Margins | -0.52457 |
| Quick Ratio | 47.966 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.23 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -7.08933 |
| Regular Market Day High | 18.85 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 15.96 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 15.96 - 18.85 |
| Regular Market Open | 17.59 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 17.35 |
| Regular Market Price | 16.12 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,936,015 |
| Return On Assets | -0.13909 |
| Return On Equity | -0.13793999 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.211 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.336 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 18,049,306 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1721 |
| Shares Short | 3,106,499 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,263,852 |
| Short Name | Aeluma, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.23719999 |
| Short Ratio | 4.32 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | ALMU |
| Target High Price | 26.0 |
| Target Low Price | 23.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 24.66667 |
| Target Median Price | 25.0 |
| Total Cash | 38,572,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.137 |
| Total Debt | 1,134,000 |
| Total Revenue | 5,229,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.13 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 16.825575 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.70557404 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.041934617 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,936,015 |
| Website | https://www.aeluma.com |
| Zip | 93,117 |