AEVEX Corp. (AVEX)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Solana Beach, United States | NYSE
38.47 USD
-2.01
(-4.965%) ⇩
(May 29, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 38.12 -0.35 (-0.350%) ⇩ (May 29, 2026, 7:38 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | May 25, 2026, 4:17 a.m. EDT
The investment case for AEVEX is currently paralyzed by a stark disconnect between its operational reality and its market valuation. Fundamentally, the company is bleeding cash with negative free cash flow and negative operating margins, trading at a premium P/E of nearly 69x despite generating no profit. While the aerospace sector offers compelling tailwinds and the company recently beat revenue estimates, the balance sheet lacks the fortress-like strength required to justify a 'strong buy' rating at these levels. The lack of a dividend and the absence of multi-year price history prevent any long-term conviction, leaving the stock in a neutral holding zone where the market is pricing in perfection that hasn't yet materialized in the bottom line. |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Revenue per Share | 4.89 |
| Market Cap | 1,952,128,512 |
| Trailing P/E | 98.64 |
| Forward P/E | 77.16 |
| Profit Margins | -3.90% |
| Website | https://www.aevex.com |
As of May 25, 2026, 4:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile range-bound scenario rather than a decisive breakout. Call open interest is heavily concentrated at strikes significantly above the current price (30 and 35), suggesting bets on a rally to the mid-$30s. However, put open interest is even more aggressive at lower strikes (20 and 17.5), indicating a strong hedge against a drop to the low-$20s. The imbalance in volume versus open interest at key strikes suggests active trading and hedging rather than new directional accumulation, while implied volatility remains elevated across both sides.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.5031563 |
| Address1 | 440 Stevens Avenue |
| Address2 | #150 |
| All Time High | 42.34 |
| All Time Low | 22.27 |
| Ask | 37.32 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,918,130 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,124,382 |
| Average Volume | 3,124,382 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,918,130 |
| Bid | 38.0 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Book Value | 2.248 |
| City | Solana Beach |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 38.47 |
| Current Ratio | 3.044 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,778,803,200 |
| Day High | 40.99 |
| Day Low | 36.615 |
| Display Name | AEVEX |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,779,310,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,779,310,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,779,307,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,651,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,651,200 |
| Ebitda | 32,001,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.073920004 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.34751 |
| Eps Forward | 0.4986 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.39 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 28.630344 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 9.839657 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.3436793 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 50.31563 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 42.34 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.869999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0914029 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 22.27 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 16.2 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.727436 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 22.27 - 42.34 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,776,432,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 42,966,750 |
| Forward Eps | 0.4986 |
| Forward P E | 77.15604 |
| Free Cashflow | -84,570,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 650 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.21781999 |
| Gross Profits | 94,303,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02173 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.63629 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 50,744,176 |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Disp | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Key | aerospace-defense |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | AEVEX Corp. operates as a defense technology contractor and enabler of the U.S. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) dominance strategy mission. The company operates in two segments, Tactical Systems and Global Solutions. The Tactical Systems designs and manufactures battle-tested, autonomous, modular, and attritable unmanned systems, including UAS and unmanned surface vehicles with other mission critical products. The Global Solutions provides bespoke mission solutions, including AI-enabled airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), C-UAS, additive manufacturing, and specialized mission aircraft engineering, modification, and testing. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Solana Beach, California. |
| Long Name | AEVEX Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,952,128,512 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1991436724 |
| Net Income To Common | -17,336,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,054,124,244 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 39.68 |
| Operating Cashflow | -97,639,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.02456 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 858 704 4125 |
| Post Market Change | -0.3500023 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.9098058 |
| Post Market Price | 38.12 |
| Post Market Time | 1,780,097,933 |
| Previous Close | 40.48 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 110.70185 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 17.112991 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.5090775 |
| Profit Margins | -0.039 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.603 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.44444 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -2.01 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.96541 |
| Regular Market Day High | 40.99 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 36.615 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 36.615 - 40.99 |
| Regular Market Open | 39.68 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 40.48 |
| Regular Market Price | 38.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,780,084,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,424,795 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01123 |
| Return On Equity | -0.071669996 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.89 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.2794361 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 50,744,176 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0292 |
| Shares Short | 1,182,046 |
| Short Name | AEVEX Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0579 |
| Short Ratio | 0.42 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | AVEX |
| Target High Price | 45.0 |
| Target Low Price | 31.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 35.75 |
| Target Median Price | 35.0 |
| Total Revenue | 432,932,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.39 |
| Trailing P E | 98.64103 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 28.630344 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 9.839657 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.3436793 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,424,795 |
| Website | https://www.aevex.com |
| Zip | 92,075 |