Innovative Aerosystems, Inc. (IA)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Exton, United States | NasdaqGS
19.54 USD
+0.19
(0.982%)
⇧
(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 19.54 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:54 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is a classic tale of a turnaround story with a massive valuation gap. Fundamentally, the business is showing signs of life with a 10.7% revenue growth rate and a robust 28.5% return on equity, supported by a fortress-like current ratio of nearly 3.0. However, the market has punished the stock heavily, leaving it trading at a discount to its book value relative to its peers, though still at a premium to cash. The most striking feature is the disconnect between the weak statistical forecast—which sees almost zero expected movement—and the aggressive options positioning. Traders are betting hard on a significant upside move, likely anticipating a catalyst to unlock the value hidden in the aerospace contract backlog. While the lack of recent news headlines creates uncertainty, the combination of improving fundamentals and speculative capital flowing into out-of-the-money calls suggests the market is pricing in a recovery that hasn't fully materialized yet. The dividend is negligible, so this is purely a growth and momentum play. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.066844 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.067092 |
| MSTL | 0.069891 |
| AutoTheta | 0.080914 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 0.66 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.068 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.02 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-12-17 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2022-09-25 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 70.355 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.247 |
| Market Cap | 349,749,824 |
| Trailing P/E | 18.43 |
| Forward P/E | 17.98 |
| Beta | 0.60 |
| Profit Margins | 20.50% |
| Previous Name | Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.iascorp.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:54 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, positioning heavy call volume and open interest at strikes significantly above the current price ($25 and $30 for Jan '27, $35 for Oct '27). This aggressive upside skew contrasts sharply with put activity, which is concentrated deep in-the-money at lower strikes ($5-$12.50), suggesting a fear of a crash to historical lows rather than a hedge against moderate downside. Implied volatility remains low-to-moderate, indicating complacency regarding immediate volatility despite the asymmetric positioning.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-26 | 0.001 | 0.011050 |
| 2020-12-18 | 0.500 | 7.122507 |
| 2020-09-14 | 0.650 | 8.333333 |
| 2012-12-28 | 1.500 | 43.859648 |
| 2008-09-16 | 1.000 | 20.202021 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.6233221 |
| Address1 | 720 Pennsylvania Drive |
| All Time High | 30.94 |
| All Time Low | 1.2 |
| Ask | 19.45 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 214,360 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 273,943 |
| Average Volume | 273,943 |
| Average Volume10Days | 214,360 |
| Beta | 0.601 |
| Bid | 19.41 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 4.313 |
| City | Exton |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 19.54 |
| Current Ratio | 2.97 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 19.62 |
| Day Low | 18.92 |
| Debt To Equity | 70.355 |
| Display Name | Innovative Aerosystems |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.801 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.837 |
| Ebitda | 30,640,922 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.32894 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 12.838 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.223 |
| Enterprise Value | 393,366,816 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.11 |
| Eps Forward | 1.08667 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.06 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,608,249,600 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 19.736 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.19599915 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.009931047 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 62.332214 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 30.94 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -11.4 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.36845505 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.13 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 11.410001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.4034442 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.13 - 30.94 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 965,395,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 17,065,072 |
| Forward Eps | 1.08667 |
| Forward P E | 17.98154 |
| Free Cashflow | 7,926,670 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 147 |
| Fullday Change | 0.19000053 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.9819149 |
| Fullday Price | 19.54 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.54942 |
| Gross Profits | 51,178,788 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0983 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.60277003 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 17,899,173 |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Disp | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Key | aerospace-defense |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,664,150,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.001 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Last Split Date | 1,120,780,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | Innovative Aerosystems, Inc., engages in the engineering, manufacturing, and supply of advanced avionic solutions. The company provides autothrottles; LPV Navigators; standby displays; COM/NAV/surveillance radio management systems; air data solutions; inertial reference systems; utilities management systems; and air data, attitude and heading reference systems. It also offers flat panel display systems, inertial reference systems, integrated global navigation systems, global positioning systems, c-130 engine instrument display systems, liberty flight deck, and communications/navigation products. The company serves business aircrafts, commercial airlines, military, virtual cp-pilots, and turbo prop. The company was formerly known as Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. and changed its name to Innovative Aerosystems, Inc. in October 2025. Innovative Aerosystems, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Exton, Pennsylvania. |
| Long Name | Innovative Aerosystems, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 349,749,824 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_29957 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-13 |
| Net Income To Common | 19,093,790 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 324,780,494 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 19.24 |
| Operating Cashflow | 18,507,848 |
| Operating Margins | 0.23674 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.83 |
| Phone | 610 646 9800 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 19.54 |
| Post Market Time | 1,791,921,691 |
| Prev Name | Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 19.35 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 17.603603 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.5304894 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.754646 |
| Profit Margins | 0.20497999 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.326 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.190001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.981915 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.62 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.92 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.92 - 19.62 |
| Regular Market Open | 19.24 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 19.35 |
| Regular Market Price | 19.54 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 131,120 |
| Return On Assets | 0.13814001 |
| Return On Equity | 0.28500998 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.107 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.247 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 17,899,173 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0507 |
| Shares Short | 906,707 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 816,558 |
| Short Name | Innovative Solutions and Suppor |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0538 |
| Short Ratio | 3.35 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | PA |
| Symbol | IA |
| Target High Price | 37.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 33.25 |
| Target Median Price | 33.0 |
| Total Cash | 10,694,977 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.598 |
| Total Debt | 54,311,956 |
| Total Revenue | 93,151,208 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.06 |
| Trailing P E | 18.433964 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 20.5324 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.9923992 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.04833333 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 131,120 |
| Website | https://www.iascorp.com |
| Zip | 19,341-1129 |