Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (EVTL)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Bristol, United Kingdom | NYSE
0.68 USD
-0.06
(-7.650%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 0.69 +0.01 (0.820%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT
Vertical Aerospace presents a catastrophic long-term investment case driven by a four-year structural decline where the stock has lost nearly 95% of its value. Despite recent headlines celebrating successful test flights and new Saudi agreements, the market has priced in a fundamental reality: the company is burning massive amounts of cash with negative free cash flow and a deteriorating balance sheet. The price action confirms this despair, trading at multi-year lows with no relief in sight. While the operational narrative is compelling for a moonshot, the financial execution has been disastrous, leading to a severe loss of investor capital. On the short end, the sentiment is even more bearish; options data reveals a heavy skew toward put buying, suggesting traders are actively hedging against further collapse rather than betting on a recovery. The statistical forecast models also register a weak negative lean, aligning with the broader pessimism. Until the company demonstrates a clear path to profitability or a drastic reduction in burn rate, the risk of permanent capital loss remains extreme. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.291971 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.345070 |
| AutoETS | 0.345076 |
| MSTL | 0.358868 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 30% |
| H-stat | 91.03 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.070 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.40 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Market Cap | 117,338,768 |
| Forward P/E | -0.61 |
| Beta | 1.55 |
| Website | https://www.vertical-aerospace.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside speculation. Put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest across all expirations, with deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes $2.00-$5.00) holding substantial volume relative to calls. This indicates a market consensus expecting further price deterioration or a 'long squeeze' scenario, despite the company's operational milestones.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.84742266 |
| Address1 | Camwal Court |
| Address2 | Unit 1 Chapel Street |
| All Time High | 184.4 |
| All Time Low | 0.738 |
| Ask | 0.689 |
| Ask Size | 24,200 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.1 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,708,890 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 4,715,491 |
| Average Volume | 4,715,491 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,708,890 |
| Beta | 1.547 |
| Bid | 0.6739 |
| Bid Size | 1,000 |
| Book Value | -0.33717832 |
| City | Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 0.6833 |
| Current Ratio | 0.71 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 0.7408 |
| Day Low | 0.6713 |
| Display Name | Vertical Aerospace |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,709,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,709,000 |
| Ebitda | -152,280,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -0.314 |
| Enterprise Value | 47,839,096 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.63266 |
| Eps Forward | -1.1116279 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.55 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.3872 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.7039 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.507425 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -84.74226 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.328 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.6447 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.9067549 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.6713 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.012000024 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0178758 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.6713 - 7.328 |
| Financial Currency | GBP |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,604,327,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 83,755,198 |
| Forward Eps | -1.1116279 |
| Forward P E | -0.6146841 |
| Free Cashflow | -242,935,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 434 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0566 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -7.64968 |
| Fullday Price | 0.6889 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.027780002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.63923 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 171,723,641 |
| 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 | 1,727,049,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | Vertical Aerospace Ltd., an aerospace and technology company, engages in designing, manufacturing, and selling zero operating emission electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) in the United Kingdom. It is involved in developing its flagship VX4, an eVTOL aircraft; and designing, manufacturing and commercializing for deployment in the advanced air mobility market. Vertical Aerospace Ltd. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom. |
| Long Name | Vertical Aerospace Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 117,338,768 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_606440870 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 651,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 127,058,321 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 0.7408 |
| Operating Cashflow | -139,488,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 44 11 7471 0150 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0055999756 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.8195486 |
| Post Market Price | 0.6889 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,545 |
| Previous Close | 0.7399 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.0800431 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -2.026524 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.623 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.125 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0566 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -7.64968 |
| Regular Market Day High | 0.7408 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 0.6713 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 0.6713 - 0.7408 |
| Regular Market Open | 0.7408 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.7399 |
| Regular Market Price | 0.6833 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 6,165,810 |
| Return On Assets | -1.02019 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 171,723,641 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0847 |
| Shares Short | 14,539,227 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 10,708,522 |
| Short Name | Vertical Aerospace Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1244 |
| Short Ratio | 1.9 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EVTL |
| Target High Price | 15.045554 |
| Target Low Price | 2.0170844 |
| Target Mean Price | 7.838742 |
| Target Median Price | 8.117072 |
| Total Cash | 49,685,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.359 |
| Total Debt | 2,962,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.55 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.31275 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.62945 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.79373634 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 6,165,810 |
| Website | https://www.vertical-aerospace.com |
| Zip | BS2 0UW |