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CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (CVU)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Edgewood, United States | NYSE American
5.18 USD -0.09 (-1.765%) ⇩ (July 15, 2026, 9:50 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:05 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fractured by a severe disconnect between current operations and historical performance. Fundamentally, the company shows signs of life with a 12.7% revenue growth rate and a forward P/E of 13x suggesting analysts expect a turnaround in earnings. However, the price history tells a different story: the stock has lost nearly 52% of its value over the last nine years, despite a recent bounce. This multi-year decline indicates that the market views the current revenue growth as insufficient to overcome deep structural issues or past mismanagement. The short-term outlook is technically constructive, having recovered from lows near $2.00 and trading above key moving averages, which supports a cautious bullish stance. Yet, this optimism is heavily contradicted by the options market. Traders are aggressively buying protection at the $2.50 level, implying a fear of a sharp retest of the bottom. This divergence—stronger fundamentals and technicals versus extreme options fear—suggests the recent rally may be fragile and prone to a sudden correction if the broader aerospace sector softens. There is no dividend to provide income, and the balance sheet carries significant debt relative to equity. Until the multi-year price trajectory turns decisively positive and the options market stops pricing in a crash, this remains a speculative hold rather than a core investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.218053
AutoARIMA0.228883
AutoTheta0.229366
AutoETS0.232150

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 24.49
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.080
Excess Kurtosis -1.24
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Debt to Equity Ratio 104.473
Revenue per Share 5.553
Market Cap 68,386,456
Trailing P/E 43.14
Forward P/E 13.27
Beta 1.02
Profit Margins 2.41%
Website https://www.cpiaero.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant downside move, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts ($2.50 strike) compared to negligible call activity at that level. While there is notable call volume at the money for the January 2027 expiration, the overwhelming put weight suggests a 'bear put spread' strategy or hedging against a potential collapse, rather than a bullish breakout expectation.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5100286
Address1 91 Heartland Boulevard
All Time High 27.75
All Time Low 0.86
Ask 5.45
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 75,940
Average Daily Volume3 Month 85,267
Average Volume 85,267
Average Volume10Days 75,940
Beta 1.017
Bid 5.12
Bid Size 300
Book Value 2.068
City Edgewood
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 5.177
Current Ratio 1.978
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 5.235
Day Low 5.13
Debt To Equity 104.473
Display Name CPI Aerostructures
Earnings Timestamp End 1,755,259,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,909,940
Ebitda 3,200,897
Ebitda Margins 0.04494
Enterprise To Ebitda 30.339
Enterprise To Revenue 1.364
Enterprise Value 97,112,176
Eps Forward 0.39
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.12
Esg Populated 0
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 631 586 5840
Fifty Day Average 4.729
Fifty Day Average Change 0.44799995
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0947346
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 51.00286
Fifty Two Week High 5.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.46299982
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.082092166
Fifty Two Week Low 2.02
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.157
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.5628713
Fifty Two Week Range 2.02 - 5.64
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 716,736,600,000
Float Shares 10,735,102
Forward Eps 0.39
Forward P E 13.27436
Free Cashflow -3,481,371
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Full Time Employees 192
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.18796
Gross Profits 13,386,485
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.23872
Held Percent Institutions 0.22930999
Implied Shares Outstanding 13,209,669
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
Last Split Date 930,096,000
Last Split Factor 1:3
Long Business Summary CPI Aerostructures, Inc. engages in the contract production of structural aircraft assemblies for fixed wing aircraft and helicopters in the commercial and defense markets. The company offers aerostructures products and services, including new production and repair/overhaul of fielded wing structures and other control surfaces, rudder island/drag chute canisters, engine inlets/nacelles, engine exhaust manifolds, aircraft doors and windows, aircraft steps and racks, and other aircraft secondary structures; aero system products and services, such as airborne pod structures and integration of internal systems, radar housing structures, and integrated radar housing rack systems. It also provides diameter tube bending products and services comprising complex ducts and tubes in steel, aluminum, titanium, and nickel alloys; fusion welded fluid tanks, aerial refueling probes, plenums, tubes and ducts, and resistance welding; and wire harnesses, power control systems, fuel management systems, power distribution systems, fully integrated electrical control systems, and RF enclosures. In addition, the company offers engineering, program management, supply chain management, and kitting, as well as maintenance, repair, and overhaul services. Its products are used in the production and refurbishment of fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, and electronic warfare systems; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; missiles; autonomous systems; and other sophisticated aerospace and defense products. The company was formerly known as Consortium of Precision Industries, Inc. and changed its name to CPI Aerostructures, Inc. in July 1992. CPI Aerostructures, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Edgewood, New York.
Long Name CPI Aerostructures, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 68,386,456
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_327868
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 1,717,281
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 69,614,955
Open 5.31
Operating Cashflow -2,903,114
Operating Margins 0.10539
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.67
Phone 631 586 5200
Previous Close 5.27
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.5033848
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.9601946
Profit Margins 0.02411
Quick Ratio 1.815
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.092999935
Regular Market Change Percent -1.7647047
Regular Market Day High 5.235
Regular Market Day Low 5.13
Regular Market Day Range 5.13 - 5.235
Regular Market Open 5.31
Regular Market Previous Close 5.27
Regular Market Price 5.177
Regular Market Time 1,784,123,412
Regular Market Volume 2,085
Return On Assets 0.02488
Return On Equity 0.06578
Revenue Growth 0.127
Revenue Per Share 5.553
Sand P52 Week Change 0.2043345
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 13,209,669
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0043
Shares Short 56,422
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 47,929
Short Name CPI Aerostructures, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0047
Short Ratio 0.79
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol CVU
Total Cash 1,002,548
Total Cash Per Share 0.076
Total Debt 28,499,770
Total Revenue 71,221,456
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.12
Trailing P E 43.141666
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 3.74235
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.43465
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.38335535
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,085
Website https://www.cpiaero.com
Zip 11,717