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Astronics Corporation stock analysis

Everything behind the call on Astronics Corporation. 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
Global tapeOverseas lean-0.80%
FrankfurtAC1-1.60%ZurichAC10.00%
Where else this company trades. A closed venue shows its last close, marked ⏱ — not a live price. Overseas lean is the average move across the 2 overseas venues listed above, excluding the home listing — a read on overnight sentiment rather than a signal.
The bottom linestart hereAs of 2026-09-18
Wall Street rating
Buy
+52% to the average target
80% buy · 20% hold · 0% sell
median target $100
Chart pattern
Between the averages
The 50-day sits above the 200-day
50-day $74.26 · -11.5%
200-day $63.17 · +4.0%
Earnings
In 48 days
5 Nov 2026 · options imply ±14.1%
beat 7–8 of the last 8
cohort P(beat) 80% · n=35,425
Valuation
20.9× forward
3rd of its own five-year range
5yr median 74×
FCF yield 1.52%
Dividend
0.00%
A rounding error against cash — this is a capital-gains position
Risk flags
1 critical
5 checks run, 2 clear
beta 1.97 · vol 44% ann.
worst drawdown -31%
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 does232 chars

Astronics Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures products for the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries in the United States, rest of North America, Asia, Europe, South America, and internationally.

NasdaqGS · USDAerospace & Defense
$65.71+0.77 · +1.19%AH · vol 1.90M
52-week range↑ 101% off low · ↓ 30.4% off high
$32.63now $65.71$94.46
Quote Sep 18, 2026 · 3:08 PM ET
Tape 2026-09-17
Factors 2026-09-18
01Ratios · Jul 7, 2026SOLVENT · 1 FLAGGED

Survival & solvency

Altman-Z of 6.5 against a 3.0 safe threshold, 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)
6.48SAFE 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 sheetJul 7, 2026
Distance to default (Merton)COMFORTABLE
4.5σ
How many standard deviations of asset value sit between the company and its debt. Above 4σ is comfortable.
Structural snapshot · Sep 18, 2026
1-year default probabilityEDF-CALIBRATED
0.29%
Calibrated against how often companies at this distance actually defaulted, rather than assuming a normal distribution.
Method · empirical EDF bucket · pooled cohort · n=47,236 · 136 events · OOS AUC 0.896
Piotroski F-scoreWATCH
F 6/9
Piotroski F-score 6 of 9. Nine pass/fail tests covering profitability, leverage and operating efficiency; seven or more is strong.
Solvency and liquidity ratios
Current ratioshort-term assets against short-term bills3.10×healthy >2
Debt / equityborrowings against shareholder capital2.70
Leverage · long-term debt / equitythe borrowings that outlive a bad quarter0.26
Net debtborrowings in excess of cash on hand$360.17M
Your ownership stake
Share-count growth vs peersHIGH DILUTION
70th pctile
Where this name's share-count growth ranks among peers. Lower is less dilutive.
Net buyback yieldISSUING
0.00%
Buybacks less new issuance, as a share of market value.
Buyback yieldGROSS
0.00%
Repurchases as a share of market value, before new issuance is netted off.
Stock-based comp / revenueIN LINE
0.8%
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.
SBC / operating cash flowFLAT
28%
How much of the cash the business generates is being handed to employees as stock. The higher it runs, the more of a buyback is just offsetting it.
Accounting forensicsSEC filings
Red-flag x-rayGRADE C
60 / 100
1 critical · 2 watch · 2 clear of 5 scored tests
2 of 5 checks clear
Red-flag x-ray · every check, passes included
CheckStatusValueWhat it looks for
Bankruptcy distressCLEARZ 6.48Altman-Z in the Safe · fundamentals
Earnings manipulationCLEARM -2.80M-score in range · fundamentals
LeverageCRITICALLTD/E 2.39long-term debt 2.39× equity · fundamentals
Profitability qualityWATCHF 6/9Piotroski F-score 6 of 9 · fundamentals
Filing forensicsWATCH1 flag1 filing red flag on the latest 10-K · forensic
5 checks, 2 clear and 2 watch and 1 critical. The passes are shown because a score built from five checks means something different from one built from three.
02Refreshed · Sep 18, 2026GOOD · 63/100

Business quality

3% net margin, 21% return on equity, +8% revenue growth, and capital earning 15% against a 13% cost.

↳ 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.
Quality score
63 / 100GOOD
Profitability · net margin 3%
Growth · revenue +8% YoY
Balance strength · debt/equity 2.70
Profitability, growth and balance strength scored separately, then blended.
ProfitabilityRefreshed · Sep 18, 2026
Net marginOF EVERY SALES DOLLAR
3.4%
The share of revenue that survives every cost and becomes profit.
Gross marginPRICING POWER
29.9%
What is left of a sales dollar before overhead — the clearest read on pricing power.
Operating marginAFTER RUNNING COSTS
8.9%
What survives the cost of running the whole business.
Return on equityPER $1 OF EQUITY
21.0%
Annual return on each dollar of shareholder equity.
ROICWACC spreadCREATES VALUE
2.2pp
Earns 15% on invested capital that costs about 13%. A positive spread means every retained dollar compounds rather than leaks.
Incremental ROIC (3y)ON NEW CAPITAL
98.2%
The return on capital put to work over the last three years — a sharper read than the trailing average, because it prices the newest decisions.
Growth & relative strength
Trailing return by period
1 month
-20.5%
3 months
-19.4%
6 months
+19.0%
Year to date
+14.7%
1 year
+62.0%
Revenue growth (YoY)GROWING
+8.4%
Revenue against the same period a year ago.
12-1 momentumEX LAST MONTH
+168.8%
Return over the last year excluding the most recent month — the standard momentum factor, which drops the short-term reversal.
Relative-strength rankBOTTOM 23%
23 / 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.
Around earningsAug 11, 2026
P(beat next quarter)COHORT BASE RATE
80%
survivor-tilted universe (currently-listed names; large-cap-skewed coverage)
cohort n=35,425 · this name's own n=8 · since 2000
Beat rate · this nameBEAT 7–8 OF THE LAST 8
7 of 8
Its own record against consensus. 8 prints is a small sample, which is why the cohort rate above carries the probability.
n=8 measured prints
Fell after a beatP(FELL | BEAT)
58%
A beat is not a plan: this share of them still closed lower on the day.
n=12 beats — a conditional rate over its own denominator, not a share of all prints
Rose after a missP(ROSE | MISS)
27%
The mirror of the line above, over its own denominator.
n=11 misses
Typical earnings moveMEDIAN ABSOLUTE
±7.1%
Unsigned magnitudes from its own prints. Direction is not part of this read.
n=24 prints · p90 ±17.1% · worst 24.8% (2025-03-04)
Reaction: beat vs missASYMMETRIC
+1.9% / -4.0%
The average day-one move after a beat and after a miss. A miss dropping the stock further than a beat lifts it is the asymmetry worth sizing for.
n=12 beats · n=11 misses — each average over its own denominator
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 & geography
Data unavailableRevenue by segment and region is not on file for this name, so product and geographic concentration are not shown.
Pattern reliability · platform-wide cohortSnapshot · Sep 18, 2026
Sideways
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d47%0.0%1,473,236
21d49%0.0%691,862
63d51%+0.2%218,831
slope +0.01 over 40 bars
Shooting star · leans bearish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d51%+0.2%163,894
21d51%+0.2%77,129
63d50%+0.1%24,635
long upper shadow, small body at bottom
Three black crows · leans bearish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d51%+0.1%310,689
21d50%0.0%146,312
63d49%-0.4%46,362
three falling red bars
Symmetrical triangle
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d46%-0.3%300,363
21d46%-0.6%141,408
63d46%-1.7%44,957
converging highs & lows — breakout pending
033RD OF ITS 5-YEAR RANGE

Price & timing

Price $65.71, 20.9× forward earnings, RSI 34, and dealers short gamma.

↳ 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
Mixed1 OF 3 AVERAGES
50-day $74.26 · 200-day $63.17. Price above both is the structural definition of an uptrend.
The setup right now
Price · 504 sessions2024-09-132026-09-17
$9$32$54$77$99CALL WALL $80PUT WALL $70$64.94
price50-day200-daylevel
How to read this
Up 1.19% 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.

The dashed levels are the strikes the options chain is most committed to. They are the same numbers the gamma block states; nothing here is drawn that no section derives.

Market cap$2.83B
Day range$64.32 – $66.47
Above 52-week low+101%
Realized volatility44% ann.
Worst drawdown-30.5%
Momentum (RSI-14)COOL
34
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)±5.1%
$3.35
The average true range — how far this stock moves on an ordinary day. It sets the scale a stop has to clear.
MACDBELOW SIGNAL
-1.22
The short-term trend against its own signal line. The sign is the read; the size is not a target.
Bollinger position0% OF RANGE
Lower 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
$73.03
The volume-weighted average of the last month. Price above it means recent buyers are, on average, in profit.
Chandelier exitBROKEN
$81.42
A volatility-based trailing stop, set a few average ranges below the recent high.
5 Nov 2026 · in 48 daysNext earningsThe next scheduled catalyst. The forward guide usually moves the tape more than the printed number. Date as the vendor last stated it on 19 Aug; companies confirm about three weeks ahead, so it can still move.
2026-09-25 · in 7 daysConsumer SentimentA scheduled macro release. It moves this stock independently of anything the company does.
Setup & oddsNightly
Pullback riskoverstretch read
In line1.07× segment rate · n=11,906
Historically, mid names in this tape state saw a ≥10% pullback within 63 trading days in 85% of cases (n=11,906).
Overstretchvs the 20-day mean
-2.4σ
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
$62 – $653 supports
Where prior demand appeared: Pivot low at $64.55, Pivot low at $64.22, Pivot low at $64.00.
Slide scorefalling-knife check
64 / 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.

Not enough fundamental coverage to score this name's red-flag cohort — no 12-month odds shown.

Valuation
Earnings yield vs cashBELOW CASH
-2.32pp
Cash pays more than the earnings yield today, so what you are buying is future growth rather than a current return.
Net cash per shareNET DEBT
$-9.37
Cash less every borrowing, per share. It is the part of the price that is not a claim on future profits.
Multiples
Forward P/Eearnings expected over the next 12 months20.9×5yr median 74×
Trailing P/Eearnings already reported36.2×3rd of its 5yr range
PEG ratioP/E divided by growth; near 1 reads fair for the growth0.60
Price / salesprice against revenue, before any of it becomes profit3.3×5yr median 0.9×
Price / bookprice against the accounting value of the assets20.2×
EV / EBITDAthe multiple an acquirer would pay32.5×
EV / free cash flowenterprise value against the cash the business throws off74.1×
FCF yieldfree cash flow per dollar of market value1.52%
5 of the 8 priced multiples above sit in the richer half of its band. 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 & timingSep 17, 2026
Entryzone of pivot low
$64.62Approach
Where the composer's entry sits, on its own stated basis.
TargetRound + sma 50 + vwap 50
$74.90$74–$76
A zone, not a price. It is where the composer expects supply, not a forecast.
Stop2× ATR below entry
$57.91risk $6.71/sh
The level that says the setup is wrong, on the basis named beside it.
Risk / rewardtarget vs stop
1.53:1
Reward against risk on the composer's own levels.
Measure from a price$
To the 50-day
+13.0%
short-term trend line · $74.26
To the 200-day
-3.9%
primary trend line · $63.17
To the put wall
+6.5%
heaviest put open interest · $70.00
To the call wall
+21.7%
heaviest call open interest · $80.00
To the composer's target
+14.0%
Round + sma 50 + vwap 50 · set Sep 17, 2026 · $74.90
To the composer's stop
-11.9%
2× ATR below entry · set Sep 17, 2026 · $57.91
To the 52-week high
+43.8%
highest print of the past year · $94.46
To the 52-week low
-50.3%
lowest print of the past year · $32.63
Options-implied week ±14.1%
$56.42 – $75.00
what the chain prices for the week
A typical day (ATR)
$62.36 – $69.06
±$3.35 average true range
Type any price to re-measure every distance from it. Each row is a level this page already states somewhere else, so nothing here is a new number — and none of it is a recommendation to trade at that price.
Signal
The levels line up.

Entry $64.62 · stop $57.91 · target $74.90, a 1.53:1 ratio. The composer flagged: fair-value reference.

Gamma mapChain · Sep 18, 2026
Signal
Short gamma — moves get amplified.

Dealers hedge in the same direction as the move, so swings get bigger both ways rather than one. That argues for a smaller position size, not for a direction.

Dealer-hedging mechanics. Useful if you trade options; the takeaway above is what it means for the share price.
Options tapeFront expiry 2026-09-18 · Chain · Sep 18, 2026
Max pain+7.8%
$70.00
The strike where most open options expire worthless. Price often drifts toward it into expiry.
Front expiry 2026-09-18
Put / call ratio (OI)CALL-HEAVY
0.22
82% calls
18% puts
Open interest in puts against calls. Heavy call interest often caps how far price can run before expiry.
Put / call ratio (volume)TODAY'S FLOW
1.57
Today's traded flow rather than the standing position. It moves faster and means less.
Expected move (1-week)≈ $9.18
±14.1%
What the chain prices for the week. A range the market is charging for, not a forecast.
of the chain spot $64.94
Largest open interest · front expiry
StrikeTypeOpen interest
$80.00CALL276
$85.00CALL216
$90.00CALL176
$70.00PUT66
$75.00CALL61
$100.00CALL58
Large call interest above the price acts as a magnet and a ceiling; large put interest below is a floor of hedges. The biggest strike is the level the market is most committed to defending into the next expiry.
Open interest by strikeexpires 2026-09-18CallsPutsMax pain $70.00
10
$115.00
017
$110.00
015
$105.00
158
$100.00
026
$95.00
0176
$90.00
0216
$85.00
0276
$80.00
361
$75.00
419
$70.00
661
$65.00
585
$60.00
301
$55.00
241
$50.00
61
$45.00
12
$40.00
0
The shaded row is the strike nearest the price. Heavy call interest above acts as a ceiling; heavy put interest below is a floor of hedges.
52-week high$94.46+45.5%The highest print of the past year.Old highs draw profit-taking on the first attempt.
Call wall$80.00+23.2%Heaviest call open interest on the front expiry.Acts as a ceiling into expiry; a close above usually needs a catalyst.
Max pain$70.00+7.8%Where most open options expire worthless.Price often drifts toward it into the close of the expiry week.
50-day average$74.26+14.4%The line the short-term trend is measured against.A close beneath it is the first structural warning.
Put wall$70.00+7.8%Heaviest put open interest — a floor of hedges.Dealer buying tends to build as price approaches.
0413F quarterly · Form 4 dailyNET SIGNAL +4

Ownership & flow

Institutions hold 90%, short interest is 8.31% of float, and 3 analysts average $100.

↳ 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
+4LEANING · 30d
Earnings +3
Sentiment +1
2 bull / 0 bear factors. The points sum to the net beside the label; nothing here is weighted after the fact.
The QTick signalNightly
Earnings4 QUARTERS · TIMING
+3
latest EPS beat by 15%
Sentiment1–30D · TIMING
+1
7d sentiment elevated (81/100)
Signal
2 bull / 0 bear factors

Independent factors scored and netted to +4 over 30d, a leaning 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 read
Data unavailableFewer independent evidence families are ready than the engine's minimum, so there is nothing to check for agreement. A cross-category read over two categories is not a read.
Wall Street3 covering firms
Consensus rating3 ANALYSTS
Buy
80% buy · 20% hold · 0% sell, as a share of the 3 covering firms.
Median price target+52%
$100
$95now $66$107
A $95–$107 spread across the panel. A twelve-month view, and a wide spread means real disagreement rather than a consensus.
Forward EPS estimateCONSENSUS
$3.15
What the panel expects the company to earn per share.
next year · 4 analysts
Who owns it13F quarterly · Form 4 daily
Institutional ownershipINSTITUTIONALLY HELD
90.0%
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
1.9%
The share held by the people running the company.
Short interest (float)LIGHT
8.31%
Rising — shares short changed +9.8% over 30 days. A crowded short is fuel in both directions.
Dollar volume (ADV)78th PCTILE
$42.55M/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.
Buying conviction6th PCTILE
0 / 100
Blends how many executives bought, how large the trades were and how clustered in time — rather than raw ownership percentages.
Sector-neutral ranking among the same day's filings
Insider filings · Form 4
InsiderTradeAmountPlanTraded
FRISBY JEFFRY D · DirectorOption exercise$36,10016 Sep
FRISBY JEFFRY D · DirectorOption exercise$95,00016 Sep
FRISBY JEFFRY D · DirectorOption exercise$36,10016 Sep
FRISBY JEFFRY D · DirectorOption exercise$95,00016 Sep
Keane Robert S · DirectorConversionnot on file25 Aug
Keane Robert S · DirectorConversionnot on file25 Aug
Executives must file within two business days. Sales on pre-set 10b5-1 plans are scheduled months ahead and carry little signal; tax withholding, exercises and awards are compensation mechanics, not trades; the open-market lines are the ones to read.
The story · news & sentimentRolling window
Why it moved todayVOLUME
+1.19%
ATRO rose +1.19% in after-hours trading on unusually heavy volume (2.9× its average).
Matched · Sep 18, 2026
News tone · 7-day
81 / 100
Headline polarity over the window, scored from news articles. Above 60 leans positive, below 40 negative. Colour, not a signal.
Newswire · 50 stories
WhenHeadlineSourceTone
ThuAstronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) Shares Down 3.2% - Here's What Happened - MarketBeatMarketBeatnot scored
ThuIs Astronics Building a Broader Aerospace Growth Platform?Zacksnot scored
ThuIs Astronics Building a Broader Aerospace Growth Platform? - Yahoo FinanceYahoo Financenot scored
ThuSquarepoint Ops LLC Invests $1.26 Million in Astronics Corporation $ATRO - MarketBeatMarketBeatnot scored
WedEngineers Gate Manager LP Has $2.03 Million Holdings in Astronics Corporation $ATRO - MarketBeatMarketBeatnot scored
WedA Look at Astronics Corp (ATRO) After 6.2% Decline -- GF Value $20.83 vs Price $66.64 - GuruFocusGuruFocusnot scored
SatIs Astronics (ATRO) Cheap, Or Are Earnings Already Priced In? - simplywall.stsimplywall.stnot scored
SatVIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Buys New Position in Astronics Corporation $ATRO - MarketBeatMarketBeatnot scored
Coverage published around the move, newest first. Nothing here measures causation — only the why-it-moved card above is matched to the tape by timestamp.
CongressSTOCK Act · 30–45d lag
Signal
Net selling.

0 of 2 disclosures are buys and 2 are sales. Lawmakers disclose on a 30–45 day legal lag, so this describes what was done weeks ago, not what is being done now.

Disclosed lawmaker trades, with their legal reporting lag.
0510 graded callsHIGH VOLATILITY

Risk & track record

Beta 1.97, 44% annual volatility, a -31% worst drawdown, and 3 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)
−12.6%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
−22.4%
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
1.2×
The tail runs close to what a normal curve would predict, so volatility is a reasonable proxy for risk here — which is not true of every name.
Max drawdownWORST FALL
-30.5%
The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the measured window. Only hold a position you can watch do this.
Beta (vs the market)AMPLIFIES
1.97
Moves about 2.0× the market over the past year.
3-year beta 1.40
Annualized volatilityELEVATED
44%
How far it swings over a year, from its own realized returns.
Tactical phaseNIGHTLY READ
Neutral
Selling pressure70
Buying pressure0
Overheat10
State: neutral — No dominant short-horizon pressure in the tape.
0-100 · high = active · lit = the engine's own phase, cohort-banded
What votes against
Data unavailableNo factor in the model currently votes against this name. That is a statement about the model's inputs today, not a claim that nothing could go wrong.
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 growth, 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
2.2%tail cap binds
max defensible size 2.2% - tail binds
Avoid score6-month distress
9.1%1.0× its cohort · most-traded mega-caps
Observational 6-month large-drawdown risk ranking — not a forecast, not alpha. Historical distress rate for this most-traded mega-caps segment: 9.3%. This name reads 1.0× 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 27.2% · tail cap 2.2% · category cap 54.6%. The tail cap binds, so 2.2% is the number (n=92,785). We show which one binds rather than the friendliest.Sizing
LowLottery-ticket behaviourIts best 21-day return sits at 4.0% against a 10.8% cohort 90th-percentile threshold — below the line where forward returns have historically turned negative.Behaviour
LowCash runwayNon-burner: catastrophe rate 6.1% (n=297414).Solvency
MedPost-earnings driftMove already priced: after jumps this large, measured drift edge is zero.Timing
LowDividend riskNot scored for this name.Not scored
HighRestatement history2 restatements in 2 years. The flagged-company base rate is 6.2× the unflagged one.Integrity
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
3 of 8 surfaces clear.

8 surfaces checked, 3 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 -31%
That is this name's deepest measured fall, on 44% 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 1.97 beta means you would be stacking the same bet rather than spreading it.
You'd size it like a core holding
The binding cap is 2.2% of a portfolio. Above that the tail stops being survivable.
Our track record10 resolved
Track recordBUILDING IN THE OPEN
24 logged
24 calls logged on this name, 10 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.
10 resolved · 14 open
Calls on ATROTHIS NAME
24
This name's own call count. Too few have resolved to publish a rate over them, so none is shown rather than a rate over 10.
0610-K disclosed linksAEROSPACE & DEFENSE

The wider context

5 mapped peers, 5 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
-20.7% 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$314.27+0.26%
RTXPeer$194.00+0.24%
BACustomer$198.20+0.61%
LMTPeer$533.38-0.88%
HWMPeer$229.67+1.73%
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.
Time machineHistory from 2023-06-01
Signal
2 of 4 backward windows are positive.

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 7 DAYS
Consumer Sentiment
2026-09-25. A scheduled release that moves this stock independently of anything the company does.
Events · what moves this stockSep 16, 2026
Industrial productionUsually helps when factory output comes in stronger than expected
Industrial companies sell into exactly this activity.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day +0.9% · A week later +2.6% · Two weeks later +2.8% · Rose on 24 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Industrial production reports since Jun 15, 2023, ATRO moved +0.9% on average on the day and was 2.8% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.1% on those days.
GDP (advance estimate)Usually helps when the economy grows faster than expected
Industrial companies sell into exactly this activity.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day -0.3% · A week later +1.7% · Two weeks later +1.0% · Rose on 6 of 13 report days
Across the last 13 GDP (advance estimate) reports since Jul 28, 2023, ATRO moved -0.3% on average on the day and was 1.0% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.2% on those days.
Initial jobless claimsUsually hurts when more people file for benefits than expected
Rising layoffs signal factories and builders are slowing.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day -0.1% · A week later +1.3% · Two weeks later +2.7% · Rose on 80 of 169 report days
Across the last 169 Initial jobless claims reports since Jun 8, 2023, ATRO moved -0.1% on average on the day and was 2.7% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
Core PCE (the Fed's gauge) is due in 12 days.
Core PCE (the Fed's gauge)Usually 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
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day -0.1% · A week later -0.6% · Two weeks later +1.5% · Rose on 20 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Core PCE (the Fed's gauge) reports since Jun 28, 2023, ATRO moved -0.1% on average on the day and was 1.5% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.2% on those days.
Housing startsUsually helps when more homes are started than expected
Building products and equipment makers.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day +0.2% · A week later +1.5% · Two weeks later +1.5% · Rose on 22 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Housing starts reports since Jun 20, 2023, ATRO moved +0.2% on average on the day and was 1.5% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
PCE inflation is due in 12 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
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day -0.1% · A week later -0.6% · Two weeks later +1.5% · Rose on 20 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 PCE inflation reports since Jun 28, 2023, ATRO moved -0.1% on average on the day and was 1.5% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.2% on those days.
Producer prices (PPI)Usually hurts when producer prices run 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
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day +1.6% · A week later +4.0% · Two weeks later +5.4% · Rose on 28 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Producer prices (PPI) reports since Jun 12, 2023, ATRO moved +1.6% on average on the day and was 5.4% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.3% on those days.
Retail salesUsually helps when shoppers spend more than expected
Goods have to be made and shipped before they are sold.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day +0.9% · A week later +2.6% · Two weeks later +2.8% · Rose on 24 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Retail sales reports since Jun 15, 2023, ATRO moved +0.9% on average on the day and was 2.8% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.1% on those days.
Customer momentumAug 6, 2026
Customer momentumBOTTOM
+0.1%
The dependency-weighted trailing return of the customers this company discloses a revenue dependence on. Their tape leads its orders.
1 customers priced · 21-bar window
Lead-lag gapAHEAD OF CUSTOMERS
+9.8%
This company's own move less its customers' weighted move. A wide gap in either direction usually closes.
Disclosed customer dependencies
CustomerRevenue weightWindow returnLast filed
AAPL13.1%+0.1%2016-02-24 · stale
Weights are as disclosed in the filings, so they describe the last reported period rather than today. Historical, point-in-time backtest of a cross-sectional screen (135 months, 2013-2026), gross of trading costs. The equal-weighted base effect is marginal (t 1.84); statistical significance relies on the dependency weighting (t 2.02). Validated on monthly rebalancing; served daily on the same 21-bar horizon. This is a research screen describing a group-level historical spread - not a forecast of any individual stock's return.
Connections5 links · 1 confirmed
Direct connections · 5 edges
CompanyRelationSessionProvenance
AAPL · Suppliersupplier-0.26%Confirmed · 10K
BA · Customercustomer+0.61%Rumored · manual
AIR · Customercustomer+0.58%Rumored · manual
HEI · Competitorcompetitor+0.59%Rumored · manual
AVT · Suppliersupplier+3.22%Rumored · manual
1 of 5 edges are named in a filing; the rest come from reporting we have not matched to one yet, and are labelled as such.
Suppliers, customers & competitors
What it depends on
AAPLSuppliersupplier
AVTSuppliersupplier
Who depends on it
BACustomercustomer
AIRCustomercustomer
Named competitors
HEICompetitorcompetitor
Glossary · every term on this page
Survival
Altman Z

Bankruptcy-risk score. Above 3.0 is the safe band.

Piotroski F

Nine pass/fail health tests; 7 or more is strong.

Beneish M

Accrual and growth pattern screen. Clear below −2.22, watch to −1.78, elevated above; a year of very fast revenue growth lifts it by construction.

Merton DTD

Standard deviations of asset value between the company and its debt.

EDF

Default frequency calibrated on what actually happened to similar names.

Price & tape
RSI-14

Momentum gauge 0–100. Above 70 is overbought, below 30 oversold.

ATR

Average true range — the size of a typical day.

VWAP

20-day volume-weighted average price — the average paid over the last month; the page shows no intraday VWAP.

Supertrend

A trend-following stop line. A close through it flips the read.

Chandelier

A trailing stop set a few average ranges below the recent high.

Options & flow
Gamma / GEX

Dealer hedging pressure. Negative gamma amplifies moves both ways.

Call / put wall

The strikes with the heaviest open interest; they act as ceiling and floor.

Max pain

The strike where most options expire worthless.

13F · Form 4

Institutional filings, 45 days after quarter end. Insider trades, within two days.

Scoring
Composite signal

Independent factors scored and netted into one number.

Hit-rate

Share of past calls that resolved in the direction stated.

Brier score

Calibration measure. Lower means stated probabilities track reality.

HHI

Concentration 0–10,000. Above 2,500 means one segment carries the company.

EVT

Fits the tail rather than assuming a bell curve, so bad days are not understated.

Deep dive