BETA Technologies, Inc. (BETA)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | South Burlington, United States | NYSE
18.03 USD
-0.77
(-4.096%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 18.03 +0.00 (0.013%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 7:52 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:55 a.m. EDT
The investment thesis here is entirely binary: either the eVTOL program accelerates to commercial reality, or the cash burn continues indefinitely. Fundamentally, the company is in distress mode with negative operating margins, negative free cash flow, and a forward P/E that implies no earnings are expected soon. The balance sheet is fragile relative to the burn rate, despite the high cash balance, because the runway is finite without capital raises or product monetization. However, the market is pricing in a massive 'lottery ticket' scenario. The recent news of an Amazon stake and the sheer volume of call option open interest at strikes significantly above the current price suggest that smart money is betting on a sudden de-risking event or a partnership announcement that could re-rate the entire business. The statistical forecast model offers no help, showing a flat, low-confidence prediction that ignores the binary nature of this stock. For the short term, the options flow creates a high-volatility environment where a single headline can drive a 20% gap up, but the lack of fundamental earnings support makes this a dangerous trade for the average investor. For the long term, the lack of profitability and the intense competition in the aerospace sector mean this remains a speculative hold until the path to revenue is proven. It is not a buy-and-hold compounder yet; it is a venture-capital-style bet on execution. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.158760 |
| AutoETS | 0.193185 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.195019 |
| MSTL | 0.206953 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 1.64 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.565 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.64 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 12.797 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.268 |
| Market Cap | 4,217,957,376 |
| Forward P/E | -8.01 |
| Website | https://beta.team |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for upside volatility, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 25 and 30) compared to negligible put volume. This 'call skew' suggests a bet on a catalyst-driven surge rather than a steady grind higher. However, the presence of significant OTM put open interest indicates a floor is being established around current levels, creating a volatile, asymmetric risk profile typical of speculative biotech or pre-revenue tech plays.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.49916667 |
| Address1 | 1,150 Airport Drive |
| All Time High | 39.5 |
| All Time Low | 13.43 |
| Ask | 20.2 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,802,700 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,528,835 |
| Average Volume | 2,528,835 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,802,700 |
| Bid | 17.77 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 6.907 |
| City | South Burlington |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 18.03 |
| Current Ratio | 14.471 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 19.31 |
| Day Low | 18.03 |
| Debt To Equity | 12.797 |
| Display Name | BETA Technologies |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,537,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,537,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,537,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,832,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,832,200 |
| Ebitda | -482,427,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -6.105 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 65.679 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,945,183,232 |
| Eps Current Year | -2.28 |
| Eps Forward | -2.25 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -5.21 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 21.9826 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.9525986 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.17980579 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -49.916668 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 39.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -21.47 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5435443 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 13.43 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.6000004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.34251678 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 13.43 - 39.5 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,762,266,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 124,501,093 |
| Forward Eps | -2.25 |
| Forward P E | -8.013333 |
| Free Cashflow | -305,994,240 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,008 |
| Fullday Change | -0.7675991 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.082974 |
| Fullday Price | 18.03 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.60058 |
| Gross Profits | 26,931,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.39648998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.37608 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 233,941,060 |
| 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 | BETA Technologies, Inc., an electric aerospace company, designs, manufactures, and sells electric aircraft, electric propulsion systems, components, and charging systems worldwide. It builds and flown ALIA aircraft consisting of conventional fixed-wing electric aircraft and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The company is also deploying a network of charging infrastructure. It serves customer base across cargo and logistics, defense, passenger, and medical end markets. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in South Burlington, Vermont. |
| Long Name | BETA Technologies, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,217,957,376 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_633094367 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -1,051,049,024 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,694,125,399 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 18.78 |
| Operating Cashflow | -323,497,984 |
| Operating Margins | -10.787149 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Phone | 802 281 3623 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0023994446 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.013308067 |
| Post Market Price | 18.0324 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,194,762 |
| Previous Close | 18.8 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -7.907895 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.6103954 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 94.06265 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 14.273 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.769999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.09574 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.31 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.03 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.03 - 19.31 |
| Regular Market Open | 18.78 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 18.8 |
| Regular Market Price | 18.03 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,405,365 |
| Return On Assets | -0.25618 |
| Return On Equity | -0.89944 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.457 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.268 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 225,439,576 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.062 |
| Shares Short | 14,493,537 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,177,077 |
| Short Name | Beta Technologies, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0987 |
| Short Ratio | 3.82 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | VT |
| Symbol | BETA |
| Target High Price | 37.0 |
| Target Low Price | 28.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 32.22222 |
| Target Median Price | 33.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,479,469,952 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.324 |
| Total Debt | 206,696,000 |
| Total Revenue | 44,842,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -5.21 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 19.4669 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.4368992 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.07381243 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,405,365 |
| Website | https://beta.team |
| Zip | 5,403 |