Aeluma, Inc. (ALMU)Technology | Semiconductors | Goleta, United States | NasdaqCM
8.66 USD
-0.19
(-2.147%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 9:40 a.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:34 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is bearish despite the recent headline-driven rally. While the stock snapped a losing streak on news of a $2 billion quantum push, the underlying business metrics tell a different story: revenue is contracting by 55.8%, profitability is deeply negative, and the company is burning cash with no path to positive free cash flow. The massive gap between the current price ($11.40) and the analyst mean target ($23.50) is entirely speculative, relying on a binary outcome where the government contract converts to massive sales. Until the company demonstrates top-line growth or a clear route to profitability, this remains a high-risk speculation on a narrative, not a sound investment. The options chain confirms this tension, with traders buying deep OTM calls for a moonshot while hedging with near-the-money puts, but the fundamental reality is a deteriorating business. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.201852 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.312230 |
| AutoETS | 0.314081 |
| MSTL | 0.315297 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 31% |
| H-stat | 2.22 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.009 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.62 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 3.552 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.253 |
| Market Cap | 167,267,232 |
| Forward P/E | -14.93 |
| Beta | -0.08 |
| Profit Margins | -205.31% |
| Website | https://www.aeluma.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:34 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional bias. Call open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (14, 15, 17.5, 30, 35), suggesting bets on a sharp spike driven by government contract news. Conversely, put open interest is concentrated near the money and slightly out-of-the-money (10, 11, 12.5, 14), indicating a hedge against a drop below current levels. The implied volatility is elevated across all expirations, reflecting uncertainty about whether the 'government backing' catalyst will materialize into revenue or remain a one-time event.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.47005987 |
| Address1 | 27 Castilian Drive |
| All Time High | 31.79 |
| All Time Low | 1.78 |
| Ask | 11.09 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 650,470 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 559,893 |
| Average Volume | 559,893 |
| Average Volume10Days | 650,470 |
| Beta | -0.076 |
| Bid | 6.24 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 2.956 |
| City | Goleta |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 8.66 |
| Current Ratio | 30.323 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 8.81 |
| Day Low | 8.53 |
| Debt To Equity | 3.552 |
| Display Name | Aeluma |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,789,588,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,789,588,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,789,588,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,427,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,427,200 |
| Ebitda | -9,735,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -2.18225 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -11.969 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 26.119 |
| Enterprise Value | 116,517,192 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.595 |
| Eps Forward | -0.58 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.52 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 13.6996 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -5.0396004 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.3678648 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -47.00599 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 31.79 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -23.130001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7275873 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.13999939 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.016431853 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.52 - 31.79 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,677,594,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 14,687,184 |
| Forward Eps | -0.58 |
| Forward P E | -14.931035 |
| Free Cashflow | -609,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 24 |
| Fullday Change | -0.19000053 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.1468985 |
| Fullday Price | 8.66 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.35239 |
| Gross Profits | 1,572,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.22302 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.29549998 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 19,314,923 |
| 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 | 1,782,777,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Aeluma, Inc. develops photonic and electronic technologies for communications and sensing in the United States. The company is involved in development of photodetectors, photodetector arrays, lasers, optical amplifiers, and other technologies. Its products are used in telecom, artificial intelligence, datacom, mobile, defense and aerospace, robotics, automotive, augmented reality/virtual reality, and quantum applications. Aeluma, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Goleta, California. |
| Long Name | Aeluma, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 167,267,232 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1672359878 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -9,159,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 254,114,200 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 8.81 |
| Operating Cashflow | -3,266,000 |
| Operating Margins | -7.51203 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Phone | 805 351 2707 |
| Previous Close | 8.85 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -14.554621 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.9296346 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 37.495457 |
| Profit Margins | -2.0531301 |
| Quick Ratio | 29.813 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.19000053 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.1468985 |
| Regular Market Day High | 8.81 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 8.53 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 8.53 - 8.81 |
| Regular Market Open | 8.81 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 8.85 |
| Regular Market Price | 8.66 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,158,023 |
| Regular Market Volume | 41,411 |
| Return On Assets | -0.15902 |
| Return On Equity | -0.24479 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.558 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.253 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 19,314,923 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1927 |
| Shares Short | 3,722,208 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,706,486 |
| Short Name | Aeluma, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2591 |
| Short Ratio | 6.01 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | ALMU |
| Target High Price | 25.0 |
| Target Low Price | 22.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 23.5 |
| Target Median Price | 23.5 |
| Total Cash | 56,006,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.907 |
| Total Debt | 2,022,000 |
| Total Revenue | 4,461,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.52 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 17.351826 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -8.691826 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.5009171 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 41,411 |
| Website | https://www.aeluma.com |
| Zip | 93,117 |