Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (EVTL)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Bristol, United Kingdom | NYSE
2.99 USD
-0.35
(-10.479%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.98 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:06 a.m. EDT
High-risk speculative turnaround with deteriorating fundamentals. While analyst upside targets imply a 3x+ recovery potential and recent insider accumulation by Saba suggests confidence in the long-run Valo prototype success, the company currently burns cash at a massive rate (-$404M FCF) and trades at dissolved assets (Negative Book Value). Recent news of a 'going concern' warning and 39% drop below the 200-day average indicates the market is currently pricing in survivability risks. Unless vertical cash is suddenly refined or a major contract is signed, EVTL faces delisting risk regardless of the 5-year EVTL vision. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.416275 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.416276 |
| MSTL | 0.422626 |
| AutoTheta | 0.525781 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 19.10 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.063 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.09 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Market Cap | 305,960,736 |
| Trailing P/E | 0.39 |
| Forward P/E | -1.91 |
| Beta | 1.47 |
| Website | https://www.vertical-aerospace.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 1:06 a.m. EDT: Short-term options (04/17 expiration) show elevated implied volatility (2.25% calls vs 2.94% puts) with over 90% of OTM volume concentrated in strikes above current price (2.45), suggesting a bullish lean toward the upside. However, significant OI exists at the 5.0 strike (both calls and puts, indicating a potential trend-following strategy or a 'straddle' on a gap), but the lack of ITM call volume compared to puts suggests caution. Long-term options (07/17+) show very low realized ITM volume and lower IV, indicating a sell-off in downside protection ahead of earnings or a lack of conviction in a deep decline. The skew suggests speculators are betting on a bounce from recent lows rather than a crash.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.07716048 |
| Address1 | Camwal Court |
| Address2 | Unit 1 Chapel Street |
| All Time High | 184.4 |
| All Time Low | 1.9 |
| Ask | 2.99 |
| Ask Size | 11,600 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 5,403,270 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,334,822 |
| Average Volume | 2,334,822 |
| Average Volume10Days | 5,403,270 |
| Beta | 1.468 |
| Bid | 2.98 |
| Bid Size | 4,600 |
| Book Value | -1.6159985 |
| City | Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.99 |
| Current Ratio | 0.447 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 3.4204 |
| Day Low | 2.925 |
| Display Name | Vertical Aerospace |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,774,355,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,774,355,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,774,355,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,589,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,589,000 |
| Ebitda | -126,347,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -1.9 |
| Enterprise Value | 240,083,728 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.29459 |
| Eps Forward | -1.5637321 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 7.74 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.54 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.54999995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.15536723 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -7.716048 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.6 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.6099997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.6065789 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.9 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.09 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5736842 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.9 - 7.6 |
| Financial Currency | GBP |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,604,327,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 24,366,344 |
| Forward Eps | -1.5637321 |
| Forward P E | -1.9120922 |
| Free Cashflow | -404,748,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 434 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04657 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.92651004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 102,328,004 |
| 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) aircraft for use in the advanced air mobility market in the United Kingdom. It involves in developing its flagship VX4, an eVTOL aircraft. 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 | 305,960,736 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_606440870 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 232,928,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 305,960,731 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 3.38 |
| Operating Cashflow | -82,764,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 44 11 7471 0150 |
| Post Market Change | -0.00999999 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.33444783 |
| Post Market Price | 2.98 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,361 |
| Previous Close | 3.34 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -2.3096116 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -1.8502493 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.404 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.77778 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.35 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -10.479 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.4204 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.925 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.925 - 3.4204 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.38 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.34 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.99 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 10,284,078 |
| Return On Assets | -1.04186 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 102,328,004 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0679 |
| Shares Short | 6,946,646 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,766,563 |
| Short Name | Vertical Aerospace Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1462 |
| Short Ratio | 3.37 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EVTL |
| Target High Price | 14.93982 |
| Target Low Price | 1.9888258 |
| Target Mean Price | 9.971132 |
| Target Median Price | 11.090437 |
| Total Cash | 69,082,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.675 |
| Total Debt | 3,205,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 7.74 |
| Trailing P E | 0.38630491 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.9068 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.9167998 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.39064154 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 10,284,078 |
| Website | https://www.vertical-aerospace.com |
| Zip | BS2 0UW |