CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (CVU)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Edgewood, United States | NYSE American
5.41 USD
+0.07
(1.311%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 5.41 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:45 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is bearish due to a severe disconnect between the company's deteriorating fundamentals and its current valuation. While revenue growth of 15.8% looks attractive on paper, the business is bleeding cash with negative free cash flow and operating cash flow, and the balance sheet is fragile with debt significantly exceeding equity. The market has punished this severely, evidenced by a 60% drop over the last nine years and two consecutive years of price declines. Despite the recent bounce off the lows, the lack of analyst coverage and the heavy speculative positioning in put options suggest traders are waiting for a catalyst to reverse the trend. With no dividend to provide income and a high risk of continued capital destruction, this is a hold-avoid situation until the cash burn is resolved. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.082187 |
| AutoTheta | 0.085416 |
| AutoETS | 0.086916 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.091173 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 2.37 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.362 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.40 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 100.296 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.722 |
| Market Cap | 71,681,056 |
| Trailing P/E | 18.66 |
| Forward P/E | 13.87 |
| Beta | 1.05 |
| Profit Margins | 5.06% |
| Website | https://www.cpiaero.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes at $2.50 and $5.00) across all expirations, while call activity remains negligible. This 'put skew' suggests a consensus fear of further declines rather than a bullish breakout.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.1726909 |
| Address1 | 91 Heartland Boulevard |
| All Time High | 27.75 |
| All Time Low | 0.86 |
| Ask | 5.41 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 58,500 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 71,369 |
| Average Volume | 71,369 |
| Average Volume10Days | 58,500 |
| Beta | 1.046 |
| Bid | 5.36 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Book Value | 2.125 |
| City | Edgewood |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 5.41 |
| Current Ratio | 1.971 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 5.49 |
| Day Low | 5.36 |
| Debt To Equity | 100.296 |
| Display Name | CPI Aerostructures |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,755,259,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,754,909,940 |
| Ebitda | 6,325,133 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.08590999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 15.658 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.345 |
| Enterprise Value | 99,039,920 |
| Eps Forward | 0.39 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.29 |
| 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 | 5.1286 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.28139973 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.05486872 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 117.26909 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.98 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.5700002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.09531775 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.02 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.3899999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.6782178 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.02 - 5.98 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 716,736,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 10,775,214 |
| Forward Eps | 0.39 |
| Forward P E | 13.871795 |
| Free Cashflow | -3,837,182 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 192 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0699997 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.31086 |
| Fullday Price | 5.41 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.22540002 |
| Gross Profits | 16,594,840 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.22378 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.25118 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 13,249,734 |
| 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 | 71,681,056 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_327868 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 3,727,855 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 70,753,579 |
| Open | 5.37 |
| Operating Cashflow | -2,307,855 |
| Operating Margins | 0.06801 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.67 |
| Phone | 631 586 5200 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 5.41 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,373 |
| Previous Close | 5.34 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.5458822 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.9736115 |
| Profit Margins | 0.050630003 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.858 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0699997 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.31086 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.49 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 5.36 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 5.36 - 5.49 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.37 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.34 |
| Regular Market Price | 5.41 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 44,364 |
| Return On Assets | 0.049889997 |
| Return On Equity | 0.1437 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.158 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.722 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 13,249,734 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0067000003 |
| Shares Short | 89,137 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 87,081 |
| Short Name | CPI Aerostructures, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0074 |
| Short Ratio | 1.25 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | CVU |
| Total Cash | 835,875 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.063 |
| Total Debt | 28,194,736 |
| Total Revenue | 73,623,880 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.29 |
| Trailing P E | 18.655172 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.183 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.2269998 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.29333007 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 44,364 |
| Website | https://www.cpiaero.com |
| Zip | 11,717 |