Starfighters Space, Inc. (FJET)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Cape Canaveral, United States | NYSE American
3.48 USD
-0.26
(-6.952%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.59 +0.11 (3.161%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:25 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Starfighters Space is currently broken by a fatal disconnect between its lofty ambitions and its dire financial reality. The company is burning through cash at an alarming rate, with free cash flow and operating cash flow both deeply negative, while carrying significant debt relative to its tiny equity base. Despite the hype surrounding NASA partnerships and the Russell 3000 inclusion, the market has correctly identified this as a value trap; the stock trades at a premium to book value despite generating no earnings and destroying shareholder capital. The options chain confirms this pessimism, with traders aggressively buying cheap puts to bet on a collapse rather than holding calls for a recovery. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet that cannot support its growth narrative without massive dilution or external funding, the long-term outlook is bleak. The recent price action shows some minor volatility, but the underlying fundamentals suggest a continued struggle to survive, making this a dangerous speculative vehicle rather than a viable investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.287717 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.416621 |
| AutoETS | 0.547409 |
| MSTL | 0.569795 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 26% |
| H-stat | 4.13 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.023 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.10 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.558 |
| Market Cap | 191,386,144 |
| Website | https://starfightersspace.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with deep out-of-the-money puts showing significantly higher open interest and volume than calls across all expirations. This 'bear put' skew suggests a strong consensus expectation of a sharp price decline, likely driven by concerns over the company's ability to execute its ambitious aerospace goals given its financial constraints.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.56 |
| Address1 | Reusable Launch Vehicle Hangar |
| Address2 | Hangar Road |
| All Time High | 31.5 |
| All Time Low | 3.39 |
| Ask | 3.54 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 600,970 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,458,880 |
| Average Volume | 1,458,880 |
| Average Volume10Days | 600,970 |
| Bid | 3.46 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Book Value | 0.543 |
| City | Cape Canaveral |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.48 |
| Current Ratio | 11.943 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 3.725 |
| Day Low | 3.445 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.558 |
| Display Name | Starfighters Space |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,427,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,427,200 |
| Ebitda | -21,464,974 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -7.858 |
| Enterprise Value | 168,666,960 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.52 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.2028 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.7227998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.17198054 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -56.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 31.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -28.02 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.8895238 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.39 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.089999914 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.026548646 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.39 - 31.5 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,766,068,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 36,283,624 |
| Free Cashflow | -11,746,118 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Fullday Change | -0.26 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -6.95187 |
| Fullday Price | 3.59 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -37,384 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.28552 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.18913001 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 54,996,019 |
| 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 |
| Long Business Summary | Starfighters Space, Inc. engages in the operation of a commercial fleet of flight-ready F-104 supersonic aircraft, Lockheed F-104 for the United States Armed Forces. It offers pilot and astronaut training and in-flight testing related services and solutions for defense, civil, academic and commercial industries in the private and public sectors. The company also provides launch and access to space services for commercial, academic, civil and government clients. In addition, it provides airborne testbed for hypersonic research and development, and test and evaluation services. Starfighters Space, Inc. was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Cape Canaveral, Florida. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 191,386,144 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1801310521 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -27,683,420 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 205,685,111 |
| Open | 3.65 |
| Operating Cashflow | -14,799,190 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 321 261 0900 |
| Post Market Change | 0.109999895 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 3.1609166 |
| Post Market Price | 3.59 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,408 |
| Previous Close | 3.74 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 6.40884 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 9.855 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.26 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.95187 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.725 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.445 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.445 - 3.725 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.65 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.74 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.48 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 734,351 |
| Return On Assets | -0.59048 |
| Return On Equity | -2.1536 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 54,996,019 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0731 |
| Shares Short | 4,019,898 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,115,687 |
| Short Name | Starfighters Space, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0999 |
| Short Ratio | 6.0 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | FL |
| Symbol | FJET |
| Total Cash | 23,183,200 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.422 |
| Total Debt | 464,007 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.52 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 6.645029 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.165029 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.47630027 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 734,351 |
| Website | https://starfightersspace.com |
| Zip | 32,920 |