Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (EVTL)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Bristol, United Kingdom | NYSE
0.40 USD
-0.01
(-1.744%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 0.37 -0.03 (-0.032%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:17 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is a stark dichotomy between a broken balance sheet and a moonshot narrative. Fundamentally, the company is in distress: it carries significant debt relative to its tiny cash pile, has negative book value, and is burning cash aggressively with no dividend to speak of. The price action reflects this reality, trading well below its 52-week high and struggling to recover from a multi-year downtrend where the market has repeatedly punished the stock. While the recent news of successful flights and Saudi agreements provides the necessary catalyst for a turnaround story, the financials currently do not support a 'buy and hold' thesis for a rational investor. The options market is screaming for a miracle, betting on a rapid ascent to $5+, but until the bleeding stops and profitability becomes a tangible horizon rather than a distant dream, the risk-reward profile remains heavily skewed against the downside. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.496794 |
| MSTL | 0.683503 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.687988 |
| AutoETS | 0.687989 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 6.28 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.096 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.95 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Market Cap | 67,456,376 |
| Forward P/E | -0.37 |
| Beta | 1.56 |
| Website | https://www.vertical-aerospace.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning heavily for a massive upside move, with open interest concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes ($2.50 and $5.00) expiring late in 2026 and early 2027. This 'lottery ticket' style positioning suggests a belief in a binary event or rapid de-risking that could drive the price toward $5+, despite the current price hovering near historic lows. Conversely, put buyers are focused on near-term protection around the $1.00 strike, indicating a fear of further downside volatility before the major upside bets pay off.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.9188641 |
| Address1 | Camwal Court |
| Address2 | Unit 1 Chapel Street |
| All Time High | 184.4 |
| All Time Low | 0.344 |
| Ask | 0.3851 |
| Ask Size | 1,000 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 6,339,080 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 6,787,948 |
| Average Volume | 6,787,948 |
| Average Volume10Days | 6,339,080 |
| Beta | 1.555 |
| Bid | 0.36 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Book Value | -0.32912824 |
| City | Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 0.4 |
| Current Ratio | 0.71 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 0.4453 |
| Day Low | 0.3851 |
| Display Name | Vertical Aerospace |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| 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 | -0.057 |
| Enterprise Value | 8,633,123 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.61444 |
| Eps Forward | -1.0684326 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.51 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 0.6585 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.2585 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.39255884 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -91.886406 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.328 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.928 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.94541484 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.344 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.055999994 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.16279067 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.344 - 7.328 |
| Financial Currency | GBP |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,604,327,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 84,649,199 |
| Forward Eps | -1.0684326 |
| Forward P E | -0.3743802 |
| Free Cashflow | -242,935,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 434 |
| Fullday Change | -0.021799982 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -5.354945 |
| Fullday Price | 0.4 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.029409999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.64264 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 168,640,928 |
| 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 | 67,456,376 |
| 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 | 115,097,433 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 0.445 |
| Operating Cashflow | -139,488,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 44 11 7471 0150 |
| Post Market Change | -0.0318 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -7.950001 |
| Post Market Price | 0.3682 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,195,196 |
| Previous Close | 0.4071 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -0.65099925 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -1.2153318 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.623 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.00709999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.74404 |
| Regular Market Day High | 0.4453 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 0.3851 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 0.3851 - 0.4453 |
| Regular Market Open | 0.445 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.4071 |
| Regular Market Price | 0.4 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 11,858,953 |
| Return On Assets | -1.02019 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 168,640,928 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.120299995 |
| Shares Short | 20,286,094 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 16,106,616 |
| Short Name | Vertical Aerospace Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.17819999 |
| Short Ratio | 3.18 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EVTL |
| Target High Price | 15.126834 |
| Target Low Price | 1.0090778 |
| Target Mean Price | 6.9707675 |
| Target Median Price | 4.938749 |
| 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 | -0.51 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.521875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.1218748 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.8413878 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 11,858,953 |
| Website | https://www.vertical-aerospace.com |
| Zip | BS2 0UW |