Aviat Networks, Inc. (AVNW)Technology | Communication Equipment | Austin, United States | NasdaqGS
22.47 USD
-0.03
(-0.133%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 12:59 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:55 p.m. EDT
AVNW is a classic 'narrow-gauge' bullish play currently tangled with short-term hedging. The price action, which has rallied ~10% from the 52-week low to cross above the 200-day average, is technically compelling, yet the recent 'Melting Ice Cube' short report highlights fundamental fragility in reported earnings. The data shows a company with strong cash generation but negative free cash flow and shrinking revenues, reliant entirely on forward guidance. While call structures suggest institutional backing for a move toward the $30 target, the active put buying at the money and below requires respect before this is a solid '5' star play; currently, it sits at a 3 due to the gap between impressive technicals and deteriorating operational fundamentals. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.122407 |
| AutoETS | 0.122408 |
| MSTL | 0.122602 |
| AutoTheta | 0.130781 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.31 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.081 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.65 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 39.895 |
| Revenue per Share | 35.037 |
| Market Cap | 289,914,912 |
| Trailing P/E | 19.88 |
| Forward P/E | 7.08 |
| Beta | 0.82 |
| Profit Margins | 3.27% |
| Website | https://www.aviatnetworks.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:55 p.m. EDT: Speculators are showing a significant bullish bias in Options Open Interest (OI). For the 7/17 and 10/16 expirations, call OI concentrations are heavily skewed toward strikes above current price (29.5% higher strikes vs 17.4% lower strikes on 7/17; 18.4% higher vs 7.6% lower on 10/16), indicating bets on upside momentum. However, there is a critical divergence in put volume: traders are actively accumulating puts at strikes below the spot price (22.5 and 20.0 strikes, SDR -1.3% and -12.3% respectively) with higher trading volume than existing Open Interest. This 'new flow' in puts at the ask suggests a defensive hedge or a contrarian view against the call OI buildup. Implied Volatility for Out-of-the-Money calls is low (approx 0.55-0.63) relative to ATM, while puts carry higher IV spread, suggesting a wait-and-see strategy by hedge funds while retail beta traders may be chasing the technical momentum.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.28424656 |
| Address1 | 200 Parker Drive |
| Address2 | Suite C100A |
| All Time High | 291.0 |
| All Time Low | 2.855 |
| Ask | 28.99 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 215,570 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 155,827 |
| Average Volume | 155,827 |
| Average Volume10Days | 215,570 |
| Beta | 0.821 |
| Bid | 16.62 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 21.067 |
| City | Austin |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 22.47 |
| Current Ratio | 1.849 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 23.11 |
| Day Low | 22.425 |
| Debt To Equity | 39.895 |
| Display Name | Aviat Networks |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,928,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,928,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.257 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.272 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,924,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,924,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,924,800 |
| Ebitda | 39,628,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0887 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.878 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.699 |
| Enterprise Value | 312,195,968 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.40667 |
| Eps Forward | 3.17333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.13 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 512 827 0350 |
| Fifty Day Average | 24.1508 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.6808014 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0695961 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 28.424656 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 27.02 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.550001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.16839382 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 16.95 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.5199986 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.32566363 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 16.95 - 27.02 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 548,429,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 11,584,339 |
| Forward Eps | 3.17333 |
| Forward P E | 7.080889 |
| Free Cashflow | -1,451,125 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 920 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33692002 |
| Gross Profits | 150,526,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0933 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.8077 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 12,902,310 |
| Industry | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Disp | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Key | communication-equipment |
| Ir Website | http://investors.aviatnetworks.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,750,982,400 |
| Last Split Date | 1,617,840,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Aviat Networks, Inc. provides microwave networking and wireless access networking solutions in North America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers outdoor, indoor, and split-mount radios; microwave routers, and trunking; private LTE/5G, virtual fiber, and network management products; narrow band multi-point radios, designed, and optimised for SCADA and telemetry applications; and hosted software products, such as aviat design, frequency assurance, aviatcloud, and health assurance software. It also provides project services, which include design and engineering, site and path surveys, assembly and integration, project management, and install and commission; and managed services, such as network and interference monitoring, network health, onsite maintenance, and remote upgrades. The company serves communications service providers and private network operators, including transportation agencies, energy and utility companies, public safety agencies, and broadcast network operators, as well as federal, state, and local government agencies. It markets its products through a direct sales, service, and support organization; and indirect sales channels comprising dealers, resellers, and sales representatives, as well as online. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. |
| Long Name | Aviat Networks, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 289,914,912 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_30028982 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,766,707,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 14,605,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,518,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 290,043,928 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 22.71 |
| Operating Cashflow | 24,310,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.065560006 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 5.33 |
| Phone | 408 941 7100 |
| Previous Close | 22.5 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.336552 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.066597 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.6489102 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03269 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.462 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.030000687 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.13333638 |
| Regular Market Day High | 23.11 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 22.425 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 22.425 - 23.11 |
| Regular Market Open | 22.71 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 22.5 |
| Regular Market Price | 22.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,790,740 |
| Regular Market Volume | 102,145 |
| Return On Assets | 0.032780003 |
| Return On Equity | 0.05604 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.057 |
| Revenue Per Share | 35.037 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 12,902,310 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0509 |
| Shares Short | 656,881 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 532,022 |
| Short Name | Aviat Networks, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0525 |
| Short Ratio | 6.64 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | AVNW |
| Target High Price | 42.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 34.85714 |
| Target Median Price | 34.0 |
| Total Cash | 86,466,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.702 |
| Total Debt | 108,360,000 |
| Total Revenue | 446,772,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.13 |
| Trailing P E | 19.884954 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 22.93365 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.46364975 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.020217007 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 102,145 |
| Website | https://www.aviatnetworks.com |
| Zip | 78,728 |