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AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT)

Technology | Computer Hardware | West Warwick, United States | NasdaqGM
28.52 USD
After hours: 28.50 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4:16 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★⯪Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:54 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is driven by a definitive corporate event rather than organic trading dynamics. The company is set to be acquired by Arcline in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $29.00 per share, creating a compelling near-term bullish case as the current price trades near $28.50. This acquisition premium suggests strong momentum and a clear exit strategy for investors, justifying a high short-term rating despite the lack of traditional technical indicators. However, the long-term investment thesis is fundamentally compromised by the company's operational reality. The business is currently unprofitable with negative earnings per share and negative return on equity, while the multi-year price trajectory shows a significant cumulative decline of nearly 27% over the last nine years. Although the recent annual drop was isolated to one year, the persistent failure to generate sustainable profits and the eroding shareholder value over the decade prevent a positive long-term assessment. Furthermore, there is no dividend history to provide income, leaving the total return entirely dependent on the successful execution of the pending deal.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.118071
AutoETS0.188967
MSTL0.191131
AutoARIMA0.235085

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 15%
H-stat 282.43
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 0.73
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2020-03-24
Last Dividend Date 2020-03-24
Debt to Equity Ratio 49.371
Revenue per Share 19.908
Market Cap 221,638,224
Forward P/E 81.49
Beta 0.86
Profit Margins -0.89%
Website https://www.astronovainc.com

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2020-03-25 0.070000 0.837321
2019-12-18 0.070000 0.509091
2019-09-13 0.070000 0.422705
2019-06-18 0.070000 0.277558
2019-06-14 0.070000 0.272586
2019-03-27 0.070000 0.356415
2018-12-13 0.070000 0.362694
2018-09-13 0.070000 0.317460
2018-06-14 0.070000 0.353535
2018-03-21 0.070000 0.451613
2017-12-12 0.070000 0.486111
2017-09-14 0.070000 0.540541
2017-06-07 0.070000 0.505415
2017-03-21 0.070000 0.483425
2016-12-12 0.070000 0.484429
2016-09-14 0.070000 0.455137
2016-06-08 0.070000 0.483425
2016-03-09 0.070000 0.477816
2015-12-16 0.070000 0.529501
2015-09-09 0.070000 0.503597
2015-06-10 0.070000 0.466667
2015-03-11 0.070000 0.501433
2014-12-17 0.070000 0.479452
2014-09-10 0.070000 0.507983
2014-06-11 0.070000 0.507246
2014-03-12 0.070000 0.493305
2013-12-11 0.070000 0.511322
2013-09-11 0.070000 0.591216
2013-06-12 0.070000 0.651163
2013-03-13 0.070000 0.676983
2012-12-24 0.070000 0.717949
2012-12-05 0.070000 0.757576
2012-09-12 0.070000 0.827423
2012-06-13 0.070000 0.879397
2012-03-14 0.070000 0.859951
2011-12-07 0.070000 0.933333
2011-09-14 0.070000 0.981767
2011-06-08 0.070000 0.896287
2011-03-16 0.070000 0.916230
2010-12-08 0.070000 0.977654
2010-09-08 0.070000 0.979021
2010-06-09 0.070000 0.940860
2010-03-17 0.070000 0.940860
2009-12-09 0.060000 0.870827
2009-09-09 0.060000 1.034483
2009-06-10 0.060000 1.071429
2009-03-18 0.060000 0.964630
2008-12-10 0.060000 1.008403
2008-09-10 0.060000 0.602410
2008-06-11 0.060000 0.606061
2008-03-18 0.050000 0.554939
2007-12-12 0.050000 0.543478
2007-09-05 0.050000 0.502513
2007-06-13 0.050000 0.448833
2007-03-21 0.050000 0.421585
2006-12-06 0.050000 0.495049
2006-09-06 0.050000 0.487805
2006-06-14 0.060000 0.647110
2006-03-22 0.040000 0.450857
2005-12-07 0.032000 0.357143
2005-09-07 0.032000 0.321027
2005-06-15 0.032000 0.461361
2005-03-22 0.032000 0.441989
2004-12-08 0.032000 0.465658
2004-09-08 0.032000 0.421941
2004-06-16 0.032000 0.399600
2004-03-24 0.029091 0.332227
2003-12-10 0.029091 0.271187
2003-09-10 0.029091 0.370715
2003-06-11 0.029091 0.701757
2003-03-26 0.029091 1.133148
2002-12-11 0.029091 1.133148
2002-09-11 0.029091 1.092900
2002-06-12 0.029091 0.959236
2002-03-26 0.029091 1.092900
2001-12-12 0.029091 1.081085
2001-09-17 0.029091 1.038964
2001-09-10 0.040000 1.375000
2001-06-13 0.029091 0.934582
2001-03-20 0.029091 0.969700
2000-12-13 0.029091 0.955227
2000-09-13 0.029091 0.727275
2000-06-14 0.029091 0.711113
2000-03-21 0.029091 0.571430
1999-12-15 0.029091 0.666669
1999-09-15 0.029091 0.719103
1999-06-16 0.029091 0.571430
1999-03-25 0.029091 0.800002
1998-12-16 0.029091 0.761907
1998-09-16 0.029091 0.659796
1998-06-17 0.029091 0.551726
1998-03-23 0.029091 0.516131
1997-12-17 0.029091 0.463770
1997-09-17 0.029091 0.463770
1997-06-11 0.029091 0.432434
1997-03-26 0.021818 0.338025
1996-12-18 0.021818 0.369228
1996-09-18 0.021818 0.333331
1996-06-12 0.021818 0.347823
1996-03-20 0.021818 0.363633
1995-12-20 0.021818 0.296294
1995-09-19 0.021818 0.279067
1995-06-13 0.021818 0.279067
1995-03-15 0.021818 0.249998
1994-12-19 0.021818 0.292681
1994-09-16 0.021818 0.272725
1994-06-20 0.021818 0.333331
1994-03-16 0.021818 0.244896
1993-12-07 0.021818 0.279067
1993-09-07 0.021818 0.285712
1993-06-07 0.021818 0.216214
1993-03-15 0.021818 0.203388
1992-12-07 0.021818 0.208694
1992-09-08 0.021818 0.196720
1992-06-04 0.021818 0.155843
1992-03-16 0.014545 0.136359
1991-12-06 0.014545 0.169009
1991-09-09 0.014545 0.186041
1991-05-10 0.014545 0.171423
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2020-03-25
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.07
lastDividendDate 2020-03-25
dividendDate 2020-04-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.4995618
Address1 600 East Greenwich Avenue
All Time High 28.68
All Time Low 0.606061
Ask 36.51
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 149,690
Average Daily Volume3 Month 134,681
Average Volume 134,681
Average Volume10Days 149,690
Beta 0.86
Bid 20.53
Bid Size 2
Book Value 10.037
City West Warwick
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 28.52
Current Ratio 1.762
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 28.54
Day Low 28.51
Debt To Equity 49.371
Display Name AstroNova
Dividend Date 1,585,785,600
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,780,920,900
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,780,920,900
Earnings Timestamp 1,780,921,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,780,921,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,780,921,800
Ebitda 10,682,000
Ebitda Margins 0.070199996
Enterprise To Ebitda 23.831
Enterprise To Revenue 1.673
Enterprise Value 254,564,464
Eps Forward 0.35
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.18
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,585,094,400
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 401 822 2430
Fifty Day Average 19.2394
Fifty Day Average Change 9.2806
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.48237467
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 149.95618
Fifty Two Week High 28.68
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.15999985
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.005578795
Fifty Two Week Low 6.96
Fifty Two Week Low Change 21.560001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 3.0977013
Fifty Two Week Range 6.96 - 28.68
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 370,791,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.88
Float Shares 4,993,981
Forward Eps 0.35
Forward P E 81.48572
Free Cashflow 13,098,625
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 398
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.33796
Gross Profits 51,428,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.13426
Held Percent Institutions 0.51098996
Implied Shares Outstanding 7,771,326
Industry Computer Hardware
Industry Disp Computer Hardware
Industry Key computer-hardware
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=120530&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,585,094,400
Last Dividend Value 0.07
Last Fiscal Year End 1,769,817,600
Last Split Date 1,151,884,800
Last Split Factor 5:4
Long Business Summary AstroNova, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty printers, and data acquisition and analysis systems in the United States, Europe, Canada, Asia, Central and South America, and internationally. The company offers color label tabletop printers and light commercial label printers, direct-to-package printers, high-volume presses, specialty original equipment manufacturer printing systems, label printers, envelope and packaging printing, data acquisition recorders, as well as label, and tag and other supplies, including ink, toner, and thermal transfer ribbons under the QuickLabel, TrojanLabel, GetLabels, Astro Machine, and MTEX brands; and provides on-site and remote service, spare parts, and various service contracts; training and support services; and develops and licenses software programs to design and manage labels, print images, manage and operate printers. It also provides airborne printer products, such as ToughWriter series used in the flight decks of military transport, commercial transport, and business aircraft to print hard copies of data; ToughSwitch, an ethernet switches to connect multiple computers or ethernet devices; TMX and TMX-200, a high-speed data acquisition systems for applications requiring high channel counts and acquisition rates; Daxus DXS-100, a distributed data acquisition platform; SmartCorder DDX-100, a portable all-in-one data acquisition system; and Everest EV-5000 and RC-300 digital strip chart recording systems for aerospace and defense applications. In addition, the company offers networking solutions; aerospace products comprising flight deck printing solutions, networking hardware, and specialized aerospace-grade thermal paper; and data acquisition systems. The company was formerly known as Astro-Med, Inc. and changed its name to AstroNova, Inc. in May 2016. AstroNova, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in West Warwick, Rhode Island.
Long Name AstroNova, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 221,638,224
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_251995
Most Recent Quarter 1,777,507,200
Net Income To Common -1,347,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,801,353,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 221,560,504
Open 28.51
Operating Cashflow 10,364,000
Operating Margins 0.04883
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 401 828 4000
Post Market Change -0.020000458
Post Market Change Percent -0.07012783
Post Market Price 28.5
Post Market Time 1,783,973,790
Previous Close 28.52
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.8414867
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.4565076
Profit Margins -0.00885
Quick Ratio 0.621
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 28.54
Regular Market Day Low 28.51
Regular Market Day Range 28.51 - 28.54
Regular Market Open 28.51
Regular Market Previous Close 28.52
Regular Market Price 28.52
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 96,894
Return On Assets 0.02579
Return On Equity -0.01749
Revenue Growth 0.044
Revenue Per Share 19.908
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Shares Outstanding 7,771,326
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0019
Shares Short 14,590
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 16,014
Short Name AstroNova, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0021
Short Ratio 0.06
Source Interval 15
State RI
Symbol ALOT
Total Cash 4,675,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.603
Total Debt 38,273,000
Total Revenue 152,171,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.18
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.84815
Two Hundred Day Average Change 16.67185
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 1.4071268
Type Disp Equity
Volume 96,894
Website https://www.astronovainc.com
Zip 2,893