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Park Aerospace Corp. (PKE)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Westbury, United States | NYSE
26.28 USD +0.00 (0.019%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 1:07 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:40 a.m. EDT

Park Aerospace presents a compelling case for a tactical swing trade driven by strong relative strength and institutional accumulation, though the valuation remains stretched. The stock has decisively broken out of its long-term consolidation, trading well above its 200-day average, which aligns with the heavy call open interest seen at higher strikes. Institutional investors like State Street and Lazard are increasing their stakes, validating the trend, while insider selling is a standard contrarian signal rather than a deal-breaker given the broader inflows. However, the 47x trailing P/E and forward guidance suggest the market is pricing in perfection; the statistical forecast model offers only a weak lean upward, highlighting that the current rally is more sentiment-driven than statistically probable. For the long term, the business is healthy with robust cash flow, but the lack of a multi-year price decline removes the 'value trap' discount, capping the investment thesis at a solid buy rather than a premium compounder.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.093801
AutoARIMA0.108205
AutoETS0.108456
MSTL0.109492

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 7.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.159
Excess Kurtosis -1.37
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 0.182
Revenue per Share 3.9
Market Cap 571,513,088
Trailing P/E 37.01
Forward P/E 51.52
Beta 0.39
Profit Margins 18.43%
Website https://www.parkaerospace.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily skewed toward bullish exposure, with open interest concentrated significantly above the current price at strikes like 35 and 40. Call volume and open interest dominate across expirations, while put activity is minimal and largely confined to immediate protection. This asymmetry suggests a consensus expectation of upside momentum, despite elevated implied volatility on out-of-the-money calls indicating uncertainty about the magnitude of that move.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.42% 1.78% 2.87% 4.49%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-01 0.125000 0.420592
2026-07-01 0.125000 0.326968
2026-04-02 0.125000 0.442948
2026-01-02 0.125000 0.587959
2025-10-01 0.125000 0.616067
2025-07-01 0.125000 0.856751
2025-04-02 0.125000 0.937031
2025-01-03 0.125000 0.871080
2024-10-01 0.125000 0.972763
2024-07-01 0.125000 0.934929
2024-04-01 0.125000 0.777847
2024-01-02 0.125000 0.852660
2023-09-29 0.125000 0.804894
2023-06-30 0.125000 0.905797
2023-03-31 0.125000 0.929368
2023-03-08 1.000000 7.225433
2023-01-03 0.100000 0.792393
2022-09-30 0.100000 0.905797
2022-06-30 0.100000 0.783699
2022-03-31 0.100000 0.766284
2022-01-03 0.100000 0.761615
2021-09-30 0.100000 0.730994
2021-06-30 0.100000 0.671141
2021-03-31 0.100000 0.756430
2020-12-31 0.100000 0.745712
2020-09-30 0.100000 0.915751
2020-07-01 0.100000 0.926784
2020-03-31 0.100000 0.793651
2020-01-17 1.000000 6.024096
2019-12-31 0.100000 0.614628
2019-09-30 0.100000 0.569476
2019-07-03 0.100000 0.603865
2019-04-01 0.100000 0.627353
2019-02-04 4.250000 23.480662
2018-12-31 0.100000 0.553403
2018-10-01 0.100000 0.531632
2018-07-03 0.100000 0.430478
2018-04-02 0.100000 0.603500
2018-01-22 3.000000 15.923567
2017-12-29 0.100000 0.508906
2017-10-02 0.100000 0.530504
2017-06-30 0.100000 0.542888
2017-03-31 0.100000 0.559910
2016-12-29 0.100000 0.537634
2016-09-30 0.100000 0.575705
2016-06-30 0.100000 0.688231
2016-03-31 0.100000 0.624610
2015-12-31 0.100000 0.664011
2015-10-01 0.100000 0.578035
2015-06-30 0.100000 0.521921
2015-03-31 0.100000 0.463822
2015-02-06 1.500000 6.846189
2014-12-31 0.100000 0.401123
2014-10-01 0.100000 0.430293
2014-07-01 0.100000 0.347343
2014-04-02 0.100000 0.329272
2014-02-07 2.500000 9.211496
2013-12-31 0.100000 0.348189
2013-10-02 0.100000 0.357143
2013-07-02 0.100000 0.405515
2013-04-03 0.100000 0.404694
2013-02-08 2.500000 9.761812
2013-01-02 0.100000 0.375235
2012-10-03 0.100000 0.410341
2012-07-03 0.100000 0.371609
2012-04-03 0.100000 0.329489
2012-01-04 0.100000 0.385208
2011-10-05 0.100000 0.440723
2011-07-05 0.100000 0.350140
2011-04-05 0.100000 0.308071
2011-01-05 0.100000 0.330142
2010-12-14 1.000000 3.381806
2010-10-05 0.100000 0.375375
2010-07-02 0.100000 0.418235
2010-04-05 0.100000 0.342114
2010-01-05 0.100000 0.362582
2009-10-05 0.100000 0.425170
2009-07-02 0.080000 0.415584
2009-04-09 0.080000 0.444444
2009-01-02 0.080000 0.409626
2008-10-03 0.080000 0.373483
2008-07-01 0.080000 0.329218
2008-04-08 0.080000 0.294010
2008-01-02 0.080000 0.291864
2007-10-01 0.080000 0.229161
2007-07-30 1.500000 4.990020
2007-07-03 0.080000 0.277296
2007-04-09 0.080000 0.288809
2007-01-03 0.080000 0.311769
2006-10-12 0.080000 0.238024
2006-07-07 0.080000 0.323887
2006-04-07 0.080000 0.263939
2006-01-04 0.080000 0.297398
2005-09-30 0.080000 0.300188
2005-07-05 0.080000 0.312867
2005-04-08 0.080000 0.389864
2005-01-04 0.080000 0.378788
2004-11-10 1.080000 5.294118
2004-10-01 0.060000 0.277521
2004-07-06 0.060000 0.257400
2004-04-08 0.060000 0.229621
2004-01-06 0.060000 0.208914
2003-10-03 0.060000 0.252525
2003-07-01 0.060000 0.299551
2003-04-04 0.060000 0.383387
2002-12-30 0.060000 0.312500
2002-10-04 0.060000 0.400000
2002-07-02 0.060000 0.240000
2002-04-05 0.060000 0.209790
2001-12-28 0.060000 0.229270
2001-10-04 0.060000 0.272727
2001-07-02 0.060000 0.238949
2001-04-06 0.060000 0.265957
2000-12-28 0.060000 0.190855
2000-10-18 0.060000 0.175824
2000-06-30 0.053333 0.221740
2000-04-07 0.053333 0.332465
1999-12-31 0.053333 0.301175
1999-10-14 0.053333 0.211220
1999-07-01 0.053333 0.278259
1999-04-09 0.053333 0.335076
1998-12-31 0.053333 0.279474
1998-10-09 0.053333 0.520322
1998-07-02 0.053333 0.376468
1998-04-09 0.053333 0.315269
1998-01-02 0.053333 0.271761
1997-10-10 0.053333 0.271185
1997-07-03 0.053333 0.295610
1997-04-11 0.053333 0.347824
1997-01-03 0.053333 0.335076
1996-10-11 0.053333 0.338622
1996-07-09 0.053333 0.410254
1996-04-12 0.053333 0.271185
1996-01-05 0.053333 0.236161
1995-10-16 0.053333 0.251967
1995-07-07 0.040000 0.226950
1995-04-05 0.040000 0.308682
1995-01-04 0.040000 0.413793
1994-10-12 0.040000 0.359551
1994-07-06 0.026667 0.273508
1994-04-06 0.026667 0.288292
1994-01-05 0.026667 0.336846
1993-10-13 0.026667 0.447558
1993-07-06 0.026667 0.533340
1993-04-06 0.026667 0.547015
1993-01-06 0.026667 0.646473
1992-10-14 0.026667 0.615392
1992-07-07 0.026667 0.615392
1992-04-07 0.026667 0.598138
1992-01-07 0.026667 0.592600
1991-10-15 0.026667 0.703305
1991-07-09 0.026667 0.711120
1991-04-09 0.026667 0.727282
1991-01-08 0.026667 0.771094
1990-10-16 0.026667 0.719110
1990-07-10 0.026667 0.566379
1990-04-09 0.026667 0.576584
1989-12-29 0.026667 0.621367
1989-10-17 0.026667 0.633671
1989-07-11 0.026667 0.533340
1989-04-11 0.026667 0.507943
1989-01-09 0.026667 0.520332
1988-10-18 0.026667 0.492314
1988-07-12 0.013333 0.209145
1988-04-12 0.013333 0.210521
1988-01-11 0.013333 0.266660
1987-10-13 0.013333 0.201253
1987-07-14 0.013333 0.176791
1987-04-13 0.010000 0.126984
1987-01-12 0.010000 0.164384
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.5
dividendYield 1.9
exDividendDate 2026-10-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.5
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.019033117
lastDividendValue 0.125
lastDividendDate 2026-10-01
dividendDate 2026-11-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.35133743
Address1 1,400 Old Country Road
Address2 Suite 409N
All Time High 50.291668
All Time Low 0.716049
Ask 26.24
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 418,270
Average Daily Volume3 Month 286,925
Average Volume 286,925
Average Volume10Days 418,270
Beta 0.393
Bid 26.17
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 6
Book Value 7.386
City Westbury
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 26.275
Current Ratio 22.746
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 26.97
Day Low 26.2
Debt To Equity 0.182
Display Name Park Aerospace
Dividend Date 1,793,750,400
Dividend Rate 0.5
Dividend Yield 1.9
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,791,493,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,791,493,200
Earnings Growth 0.739
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.886
Earnings Timestamp 1,791,489,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,791,489,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,791,489,600
Ebitda 17,970,000
Ebitda Margins 0.22288999
Enterprise To Ebitda 25.838
Enterprise To Revenue 5.759
Enterprise Value 464,307,552
Eps Forward 0.51
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.71
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 631 465 3100
Fifty Day Average 31.8524
Fifty Day Average Change -5.5774
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.17510141
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 35.133743
Fifty Two Week High 39.86
Fifty Two Week High Change -13.585001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.34081787
Fifty Two Week Low 18.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.025
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.439726
Fifty Two Week Range 18.25 - 39.86
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.77
Float Shares 20,901,694
Forward Eps 0.51
Forward P E 51.519608
Free Cashflow 8,456,875
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 125
Fullday Change 0.0049991608
Fullday Change Percent 0.019029923
Fullday Price 26.275
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.31565002
Gross Profits 25,449,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.049289998
Held Percent Institutions 0.92912
Implied Shares Outstanding 21,751,211
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Industry Disp Aerospace & Defense
Industry Key aerospace-defense
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Last Dividend Value 0.125
Last Fiscal Year End 1,772,323,200
Last Split Date 973,728,000
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Park Aerospace Corp., an aerospace company, develops and manufactures solution and hot-melt advanced composite materials used to produce composite structures for the aerospace market in North America, Asia, and Europe. It offers advanced composite materials, including film adhesives and lightning strike protection materials used to produce primary and secondary structures for jet engines, large and regional transport aircraft, military aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, business jets, general aviation aircraft, and rotary wing aircraft. The company also provides specialty ablative materials for rocket motors and nozzles; and designed materials for radome applications. In addition, it designs and fabricates composite parts, structures and assemblies, and low volume tooling for the aerospace industry. The company was formerly known as Park Electrochemical Corp. and changed its name to Park Aerospace Corp. in July 2019. Park Aerospace Corp. was incorporated in 1954 and is based in Westbury, New York.
Long Name Park Aerospace Corp.
Market us_market
Market Cap 571,513,088
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_295050
Most Recent Quarter 1,788,048,000
Net Income To Common 14,855,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,803,859,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 651,231,257
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 26.44
Operating Cashflow 13,296,000
Operating Margins 0.18431
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.70419997
Peg Ratio 1.49
Phone 631 465 3600
Previous Close 26.27
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.5574057
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.0887103
Profit Margins 0.18425
Quick Ratio 21.064
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0049991608
Regular Market Change Percent 0.019029923
Regular Market Day High 26.97
Regular Market Day Low 26.2
Regular Market Day Range 26.2 - 26.97
Regular Market Open 26.44
Regular Market Previous Close 26.27
Regular Market Price 26.275
Regular Market Time 1,792,170,450
Regular Market Volume 92,882
Return On Assets 0.068959996
Return On Equity 0.110640004
Revenue Growth 0.269
Revenue Per Share 3.9
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 21,751,211
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0669
Shares Short 1,456,079
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,240,384
Short Name Park Aerospace Corp.
Short Percent Of Float 0.08140001
Short Ratio 5.51
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol PKE
Target High Price 43.0
Target Low Price 42.0
Target Mean Price 42.5
Target Median Price 42.5
Total Cash 114,749,000
Total Cash Per Share 5.208
Total Debt 296,000
Total Revenue 80,623,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.5
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.019033117
Trailing Eps 0.71
Trailing P E 37.007042
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 30.6689
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.3939
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.14326891
Type Disp Equity
Volume 92,882
Website https://www.parkaerospace.com
Zip 11,590