Everything behind the call on AIRO Group Holdings, Inc. 6 sections, ordered the way risk stacks up: survival first, quality and price in the middle, context last. The Beacon gives you the read. This is where you check the work.
The five reads
Why the reads disagreeread this before the sections
Event and Trend are pulling against each other and one side is clearly ahead. The net lands at 0 over 30d, a balanced reading on a dispersion of 0.22, which makes this a question of size rather than of direction.
Leans up · and why
earnings vote up. 1 of 4 independent evidence families agree.
Leans down · and why
quality / value vote down. 3 of 4 families lean the other way. The conflict that matters is Event against Trend.
What it changes
Size, not direction. separately, the tail model puts a very bad day at −17.2%; and the binding position cap is 1.4% — the tail cap is the one that binds.
Global tape
FrankfurtSI4—⏱
Where else this company trades. A closed venue shows its last close, marked ⏱ — not a live price.
The bottom linestart hereAs of 2026-11-06
Chart pattern
Below both averages
The 50-day sits below the 200-day
50-day $6.28 · -17.1% 200-day $7.88 · -33.9%
Earnings
In 4 days
12 Nov 2026
beat 2 of the last 4 cohort P(beat) 53% · n=39,143
Valuation
-4.3× forward
Against consensus earnings
Dividend
0.00%
A rounding error against cash — this is a capital-gains position
Risk flags
1 critical
5 checks run, 2 clear
beta 2.62 · vol 77% ann. worst drawdown -66%
New to this? Every metric carries a plain-English read beside it, and an ⓘ next to a label opens the definition. Anything unfamiliar is also defined at the foot of the page under Glossary.
In one paragraphwhat the company actually does132 chars
AIRO Group Holdings, Inc., a multi-faceted advanced Aerospace and Defense company in the United States, Europe, and internationally.
NasdaqGM · USDAerospace & Defense
$5.21+0.43 · +9.00%CLOSED · vol 301.2K
52-week range↑ 15% off low · ↓ 63.4% off high
$4.53now $5.21$14.22
Quote Nov 6, 2026 · 4:00 PM ET Tape 2026-11-06 Factors 2026-11-06
01Ratios · Oct 18, 2026SOLVENT · 1 FLAGGED
Survival & solvency
Altman-Z of 4.6 against a 3.0 safe threshold, interest covered -7.4×, and 2 of 5 forensic checks clear.
↳ Plain EnglishBefore anything else: can this company pay its bills? These blocks check the balance sheet, whether your slice of ownership is being diluted, and whether the accounting looks honest.
Bankruptcy risk (Altman-Z)
4.58SAFE ZONE
Distress<1.8
Grey1.8–3.0
Safe>3.0
Profitability, leverage and liquidity combined into one number. Above 3.0 is the safe band.
Balance sheetOct 18, 2026
Piotroski F-scoreCRITICAL
F 3/9
Piotroski F-score 3 of 9. Nine pass/fail tests covering profitability, leverage and operating efficiency; seven or more is strong.
Solvency and liquidity ratios
Interest coverageoperating profit against the interest bill, from the latest annual SEC filing-7.4×healthy >5
Leverage · long-term debt / total assetsthe share of everything the company owns that long-term borrowing funds0.00
Your ownership stake
Net buyback yieldISSUING
-43.03%
Buybacks less new issuance, as a share of market value.
Buyback yieldGROSS
6.87%
Repurchases as a share of market value, before new issuance is netted off.
Stock-based comp / revenueELEVATED
21.9%
Stock comp is the dilution pressure a buyback has to outrun. We read up to 5% of revenue as modest and above 12% as heavy — our own reading band, not a measured peer statistic.
Diluted vs basic share gapTHIN OVERHANG
0.00%
Options and awards already granted, expressed as the gap between the diluted and basic counts.
Accounting forensicsSEC filings
Red-flag x-rayGRADE C
62 / 100
1 critical · 1 watch · 2 clear of 4 scored tests
2 of 5 checks clear
Red-flag x-ray · every check, passes included
CheckStatusValueWhat it looks for
Bankruptcy distressCLEARZ 4.58Altman-Z in the Safe · fundamentals
Earnings manipulationNAn/aBeneish-M not available · fundamentals
Profitability qualityCRITICALF 3/9Piotroski F-score 3 of 9 · fundamentals
Filing forensicsWATCH1 flag1 filing red flag on the latest 10-K · forensic
5 checks, 2 clear and 1 watch and 1 critical. The passes are shown because a score built from five checks means something different from one built from three.
02
Business quality
The quality blocks below render whatever the filings support; anything absent says so in place.
↳ Plain EnglishMargins tell you how much of each sales dollar the company keeps. Return on capital tells you whether reinvesting that money creates value. Both are read against what the filings support, not against a target.
12-1 momentum
-56.7%EX LAST MONTH
Return over the last year excluding the most recent month — the standard momentum factor, which drops the short-term reversal.
Profitability
Data unavailableNo parsed income statement is on file, so margins, returns on capital and cash generation cannot be computed for this name.
Growth & relative strength
Trailing return by period
1 month
-15.3%
3 months
-38.3%
6 months
-29.0%
Year to date
-36.3%
1 year
-63.3%
Relative-strength rankBOTTOM 16%
16 / 100
Where this name's 3-month return against the S&P 500 ranks across the market — a quarter's standing, not the year's.
cohort n=39,143 · this name's own n=4 · since 2000
Beat rate · this nameBEAT 2 OF THE LAST 4
2 of 4
Its own record against consensus. 4 prints is a small sample, which is why the cohort rate above carries the probability.
n=4 measured prints
Typical earnings moveData unavailableRealized move magnitudes are not published for this name yet — needs ≥8 measured prints · 3 on file.
Reaction: beat vs missData unavailableThe beat-versus-miss reaction gap is not computed for this name — undetermined — needs ≥12 measured beats.
Consensus bias0.86× COHORT
Persistent
no consistent habit either way
As of · Aug 13, 2026
Next reportIN 4 DAYS
12 Nov 2026
Reports bmo · consensus EPS $-0.69 · revenue 19.4 M
Dividends & income
Data unavailableThis company does not pay a dividend. There is no yield, payout ratio or ex-dividend date to show, and the return case rests entirely on capital gains.
Signal
Not an income position.
No dividend is declared, so nothing here contributes to total return except the price. That is a fact about the security, not a criticism of it.
Inventory ledger
Data unavailableNo inventory detail is tagged in this company's filings. The ledger needs the XBRL inventory components, which a business without physical goods does not report.
Segments & geographyFY2025 · dimensional XBRL
Signal
One segment is the company.
Drones is 87% of revenue across 3 disclosed segments, giving a product HHI of 7,654. That means this stock's cycle is that one market's cycle, and the diversification the other lines suggest is not really there.
Revenue concentration by product and region, straight from the filings.
Pattern reliability · platform-wide cohortSnapshot · Nov 6, 2026
Downtrend · leans bearish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d47%0.0%1,308,676
21d47%0.0%613,759
63d47%-0.9%195,225
slope -0.48 over 40 bars
Bullish harami · leans bullish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d49%-0.1%134,179
21d48%-0.3%63,306
63d49%-0.2%20,229
small body inside prior bearish
Double top · leans bearish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d49%0.0%1,261,485
21d50%0.0%593,026
63d52%+0.4%187,344
two peaks ≈ equal — reversal if neckline breaks
Triple top · leans bearish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d50%0.0%1,013,005
21d51%+0.1%475,568
63d53%+0.4%149,429
three peaks ≈ equal
Falling wedge · leans bullish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d49%0.0%444,814
21d50%0.0%208,795
63d50%0.0%66,621
falling & converging — bullish
Gap up · leans bullish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d42%-1.2%185,691
21d42%-2.3%87,367
63d42%-4.6%27,599
opened 3.1% above prior close
03-4.3× FORWARD
Price & timing
Price $5.21, -4.3× forward earnings, RSI 44.
↳ Plain EnglishA multiple is what the market charges for a dollar of this company's earnings, cash or revenue; the trend and the options tape say what the price is doing around it. Together they are the timing picture, not the quality one.
Trend
Below every average0 OF 3 AVERAGES
50-day $6.28 · 200-day $7.88. Price above both is the structural definition of an uptrend.
The setup right now
Price · 353 sessions2025-06-13 → 2026-11-06
price50-day200-day
How to read this
Up 9.00% on the session.
Follow the solid line: each point is a session close. Compare it to the 50-day average — while price stays above it the short-term trend is up, and a drop below is the first structural warning.
Market cap$164.41M
Day range$4.72 – $5.25
Above 52-week low+15%
Realized volatility77% ann.
Worst drawdown-65.6%
Momentum (RSI-14)COOL
44
030 oversold70 hot100
Where momentum sits on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 is overbought, below 30 oversold; the middle says the move has room either way.
Typical day (ATR-14)±7.6%
$0.40
The average true range — how far this stock moves on an ordinary day. It sets the scale a stop has to clear.
MACDABOVE SIGNAL
+0.08
The short-term trend against its own signal line. The sign is the read; the size is not a target.
Bollinger position49% OF RANGE
Mid band
Where price sits inside its own volatility band. The edges are where a move is stretched, not where it reverses.
20-day VWAPPRICE BELOW
$5.23
The volume-weighted average of the last month. Price above it means recent buyers are, on average, in profit.
Chandelier exitLONG INTACT
$5.13
A volatility-based trailing stop, set a few average ranges below the recent high.
12 Nov 2026 · in 4 daysNext earningsThe next scheduled catalyst. The forward guide usually moves the tape more than the printed number.
2026-11-10 · in 2 daysInflation (CPI)A scheduled macro release. It moves this stock independently of anything the company does.
Setup & oddsNightly
Direction oddsnext 12m
38 / 62cohort n=487
A lean, not a forecast. These are the cohort's odds — comparable names over the window — not this stock's own history.
Pullback riskoverstretch read
Elevated1.11× segment rate · n=9,023
Historically, micro names in this tape state saw a ≥10% pullback within 63 trading days in 98% of cases (n=9,023).
Overstretchvs the 20-day mean
-0.1σ
How many standard deviations price sits from its 20-day mean. Beyond 2σ is genuinely stretched; inside it is ordinary.
Bottom zoneif it breaks down
$4 – $53 supports
Where prior demand appeared: S1 at $4.87, Pivot low at $4.53, Low 52w at $4.53.
Slide scorefalling-knife check
21 / 100Neutral
A composite of consecutive down days, gap risk and volume expansion. Low means any decline is orderly.
Signal
The odds lean, the stretch qualifies it.
Historically, names tripping 3 validated red flags finished lower 12 months later in 62% of cases (n=487) — a survivor-biased floor, not a forecast.
Valuation
Multiples
Forward P/EAnalysts expect a loss over the next twelve months, so there are no earnings for the price to be a multiple of.Not meaningful
None of these ratios has a positive denominator, so none of them prices this company. 1 is marked not meaningful because the figure it divides into is negative — shown as absent rather than as a low, cheap-looking number. Each priced multiple is read against this stock's own history where a five-year range is on file, so the question is whether today is dear for this name rather than for the market. The multiples are computed separately from the quote above and are not re-priced as it moves, so they can lag it.
Price horizon & timing
Data unavailableMicro-cap names are excluded from the level composer by design. At this size the daily range routinely swallows the distance between an entry and a stop, so the levels would describe noise rather than structure.
Gamma map
Data unavailableThis name has no listed options chain, so there is no dealer gamma to map. Regime, flip level, walls and the implied move all need a chain to exist.
Options tape
Data unavailableNo options chain is connected for this ticker. Max pain, the put/call ratio, the implied move and the open-interest ladder all need the chain feed.
0413F quarterly · Form 4 dailyNET SIGNAL 0
Ownership & flow
Institutions hold 37%, short interest is 19.95% of float.
↳ Plain EnglishWho is buying and selling, and what they had to disclose. Institutions file 13F 45 days after quarter end, executives file Form 4 within two days, and Congress discloses under the STOCK Act with a 30–45 day legal lag. Every one of those is a look backwards.
Net signal
0BALANCED · 30d
Earnings +2
Quality / value -2
1 bull / 1 bear factors. The points sum to the net beside the label; nothing here is weighted after the fact.
The QTick signalNightly
Earnings4 QUARTERS · TIMING
+2
latest EPS beat by 85%
Quality / valueTTM · CONTEXT
-2
weak Piotroski F-score (3/9)
Signal
1 bull / 1 bear factors
Independent factors scored and netted to 0 over 30d, a balanced reading. 2 of 9 factors carried a direction; the others scored zero and do not vote. The signal describes where the data leans, not what to do about it.
Cross-category readNov 8, 2026
Signal
3 of 4 families lean down.
Descriptive only — a decorrelated read of where the evidence agrees and conflicts, not a forecast and not advice. Patterns are condition lists, not outcome predictions, and are not yet validated to the proof bar. Dispersion of 0.22 means the disagreement is real but not a split decision.
A check on whether independent evidence families agree, rather than a second score.
Wall Street
Data unavailableNo sell-side firm publishes research on this name. There is no consensus rating, no price target and no estimate revisions to weigh — for a company this size that is the norm rather than a gap in our data.
Who owns it13F quarterly · Form 4 daily
Institutional ownershipRETAIL-HEAVY
37.4%
The share held by 13F filers. It describes last quarter's positioning, not today's — filings land up to 45 days after quarter end.
Insider ownershipOFFICERS & DIRECTORS
32.6%
The share held by the people running the company.
Short interest (float)CROWDED
19.95%
The share of the tradable float sold short.
Free float55% OF SHARES
17.37M
Shares actually available to trade, excluding insider and restricted holdings.
Dollar volume (ADV)52nd PCTILE
$2.36M/day
Average dollars traded per day, and where that ranks cross-sectionally. Thin liquidity is a cost you pay on the way out, not just on the way in.
Borrow feeData unavailableWe do not license securities-lending data, so the annualized cost of borrowing shares to short is not something we can show. Short interest and days-to-cover above are the closest read we can source.
The story · news & sentimentRolling window
Why it moved todayNONE
+9.00%
AIRO rose +9.00% since the last close — no identified catalyst in our coverage.
Matched · Nov 6, 2026
Congress
Data unavailableNo congressional trades in this name have been disclosed under the STOCK Act. Lawmakers' disclosed trades cluster heavily in large caps, so an empty list is the usual state.
050 graded callsHIGH VOLATILITY
Risk & track record
Beta 2.62, 77% annual volatility, a -66% worst drawdown, and 2 of 8 risk surfaces clear.
↳ Plain EnglishWhat owning it does to a portfolio, what the model votes against, and how often our own calls have been right. Every call is graded when it resolves, and the ones still open stay visible.
A very bad day (EVT)
−17.2%1-IN-200 DAY
Fitted to the tail of the return distribution rather than assuming a bell curve. Size the position so a day like this is survivable.
What it does to a portfolio5-year window
Beyond the tail (ES)1-IN-1,000 DAY
−31.3%
The average loss on a 1-in-1,000 day or worse — deeper in the tail than the 1-in-200 figure above and further than the measured history reaches, so it reads as the scale of a crash, not a forecast of one.
Tail understatementNEAR-NORMAL
1.5×
A normal-curve estimate understates this name's worst days by about 1.5×, so volatility alone is the wrong risk measure for it.
Max drawdownIT CAN HALVE
-65.6%
The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the measured window. Only hold a position you can watch do this.
Beta (vs the market)AMPLIFIES
2.62
Moves about 2.6× the market over the past year.
3-year beta 2.83
Annualized volatilityELEVATED
77%
How far it swings over a year, from its own realized returns.
Tactical phaseNIGHTLY READ
Neutral
Selling pressure44
Buying pressure0
Overheat0
State: neutral — No dominant short-horizon pressure in the tape.
0-100 · high = active · lit = the engine's own phase, cohort-banded
Ranked by the size of each factor's own point contribution to the net signal — these are the model's stated reasons, not a written bear case. Each one is scored from the source named beside it.
Failure modes · by company type
Data unavailableFailure modes are routed per company type, and only the bank-run and crypto-treasury rulebooks are validated so far. This name routes as unknown, so there is no cohort-specific checklist to run. A generic list would read as analysis without being any.
The risk case · why not to buy8 surfaces · nightly
Suggested position capmax defensible size
1.4%tail cap binds
max defensible size 1.4% - tail binds
Avoid score6-month distress
36.6%4.9× its cohort · thinly-traded small-caps
Observational 6-month large-drawdown risk ranking — not a forecast, not alpha. Historical distress rate for this thinly-traded small-caps segment: 7.5%. This name reads 4.9× that base rate.
LowDistress screenThe distress model did not score this name in the latest run, so this surface is unmeasured rather than clear.Not scored
MedPosition size, not conviction, is the binding constrainthalf-Kelly 4.3% · tail cap 1.4% · category cap 13.7%. The tail cap binds, so 1.4% is the number (n=97,254). We show which one binds rather than the friendliest.Sizing
LowLottery-ticket behaviourIts best 21-day return sits at 9.0% against a 27.1% cohort 90th-percentile threshold — below the line where forward returns have historically turned negative.Behaviour
LowCash runwayNot scored for this name.Not scored
MedPost-earnings driftMove already priced: after jumps this large, measured drift edge is zero.Timing
LowDividend riskNot scored for this name.Not scored
LowRestatement historyFiling history is not deep enough to check for restatements.Not scored
LowCrowded shortNot in a warn state: the crowded-short model only publishes when short interest and thin liquidity coincide, and neither condition is met here.Not scored
Signal
2 of 8 surfaces clear.
8 surfaces checked, 2 clear. The binding constraint is position size — the tail cap is the one that binds. Each row states which surface it is and what it measured; a surface that could not be scored says so rather than counting as clear.
Who should skip it
Skip it if any of these is you
You can't sit through -66%
That is this name's deepest measured fall, on 77% annualized volatility. A drawdown of that size is normal here, not exceptional.
You want income
A 0.00% yield is a rounding error against cash. This is a capital-gains position.
You're already heavy in this market
A 2.62 beta means you would be stacking the same bet rather than spreading it.
You'd be buying into earnings
A report lands in 4 days.
You'd size it like a core holding
The binding cap is 1.4% of a portfolio. Above that the tail stops being survivable.
Our track record0 resolved
Track recordBUILDING IN THE OPEN
14 logged
14 calls logged on this name, 0 resolved so far. Calls are logged the moment they are made, so the open ones are public before anyone knows how they turn out, and a hit-rate is not published until enough of them resolve.
0 resolved · 14 open
0610-K disclosed linksAEROSPACE & DEFENSE
The wider context
5 mapped peers, 3 connections.
↳ Plain EnglishCompanies do not trade alone. This is the peer set, the supply chain that has to deliver, and the macro variables that move the stock regardless of company news.
Rate sensitivity
-92.1% per +1ppSECTOR
This is the SECTOR prior, not a measurement of this name — the regression did not clear its own bar. The verdict beside it (tailwind) comes from the prior too, so the two agree by construction rather than by evidence.
Versus peersLatest session
Peer set · 5 names
SymbolRelationshipPriceSession
GEPeer$323.24+2.70%
RTXPeer$189.53-1.22%
LMTPartner$567.08-1.58%
BAPeer$173.40+0.52%
HWMPeer$205.81+2.52%
The mapped peer set and how each traded in the latest session. A peer moving with this name says the move is the sector's; one moving against it says the move is this company's.
Look-back returns describe what happened, not what is likely. They are here to set the scale a future move would be measured on.
Historical retrospective. Context, not a forecast.
Macro driversRolling window
Next macro catalystIN 2 DAYS
Inflation (CPI)
2026-11-10. A scheduled release that moves this stock independently of anything the company does.
Events · what moves this stockNov 3, 2026
Industrial productionUsually helps when factory output comes in stronger than expected
Industrial companies sell into exactly this activity.
Typical for the Industrials sector
On the day -1.8% · A week later -3.1% · Two weeks later -5.9% · Rose on 5 of 16 report days
Across the last 16 Industrial production reports since Jul 16, 2025, AIRO moved -1.8% on average on the day and was 5.9% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved -0.1% on those days.
Rising layoffs signal factories and builders are slowing.
Typical for the Industrials sector
On the day +1.3% · A week later +0.3% · Two weeks later -1.8% · Rose on 41 of 69 report days
Across the last 69 Initial jobless claims reports since Jun 26, 2025, AIRO moved +1.3% on average on the day and was 1.8% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
Factories pay more for materials before they can raise their own prices, and higher rates slow orders.
Typical for the Industrials sector
On the day -1.1% · A week later -1.5% · Two weeks later -0.9% · Rose on 5 of 16 report days
Across the last 16 Core PCE (the Fed's gauge) reports since Jun 28, 2025, AIRO moved -1.1% on average on the day and was 0.9% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.2% on those days.
FOMC decisionUsually hurts when the Fed sounds more hawkish than expected
Costlier financing slows factory and equipment orders.
Typical for the Industrials sector
On the day -2.4% · A week later +0.7% · Two weeks later -0.7% · Rose on 7 of 16 report days
Across the last 16 FOMC decision reports since Jul 1, 2025, AIRO moved -2.4% on average on the day and was 0.7% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.1% on those days.
Job openings (JOLTS)Usually helps when job openings come in higher than expected
Strong hiring means factories and builders are busy.
Typical for the Industrials sector
On the day -0.3% · A week later -0.4% · Two weeks later -4.9% · Rose on 7 of 16 report days
Across the last 16 Job openings (JOLTS) reports since Jul 5, 2025, AIRO moved -0.3% on average on the day and was 4.9% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
Strong hiring means factories and builders are busy.
Typical for the Industrials sector
On the day -0.3% · A week later -0.9% · Two weeks later -4.6% · Rose on 10 of 16 report days
Across the last 16 Jobs report (nonfarm payrolls) reports since Jul 6, 2025, AIRO moved -0.3% on average on the day and was 4.6% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved -0.1% on those days.
PCE inflationUsually hurts when inflation runs hotter than expected
Factories pay more for materials before they can raise their own prices, and higher rates slow orders.
Typical for the Industrials sector
On the day -1.1% · A week later -1.5% · Two weeks later -0.9% · Rose on 5 of 16 report days
Across the last 16 PCE inflation reports since Jun 28, 2025, AIRO moved -1.1% on average on the day and was 0.9% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.2% on those days.
Factories pay more for materials before they can raise their own prices, and higher rates slow orders.
Typical for the Industrials sector
On the day -1.0% · A week later -4.1% · Two weeks later -5.4% · Rose on 5 of 16 report days
Across the last 16 Producer prices (PPI) reports since Jul 13, 2025, AIRO moved -1.0% on average on the day and was 5.4% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.2% on those days.
Customer momentum
Data unavailableCustomer momentum needs listed customers that disclose a revenue dependence on this company, and none is on file. The connections below are a different map: competitors and partners, most of them curated rather than filed.
Connections3 links · none confirmed
Direct connections · 3 edges
CompanyRelationSessionProvenance
DOD · Customercustomer0.00%Rumored · manual
LMT · Partnerpartner-1.58%Rumored · manual
NOC · Competitorcompetitor-0.05%Rumored · manual
0 of 3 edges are named in a filing; the rest come from reporting we have not matched to one yet, and are labelled as such.