The stock of AEye Inc (LIDR) has seen a -17.89% decrease in the past week, with a -30.08% drop in the past month, and a -24.15% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 13.30%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 28.75% for LIDR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -39.18% for LIDR’s stock, with a -40.55% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in AEye Inc (NASDAQ: LIDR) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.79. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LIDR is 15.19M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.01% of that float. On January 29, 2025, the average trading volume of LIDR was 3.03M shares.
LIDR) stock’s latest price update
The stock of AEye Inc (NASDAQ: LIDR) has decreased by -8.65 when compared to last closing price of 0.98.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -17.89% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-06 that PLEASANTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIDR), a global leader in adaptive, high-performance lidar solutions, today announced an update on 4Sight’s™ record-breaking, behind-the-windshield performance. AEye CEO Matt Fisch said, “Our talented team continues to push the boundaries of what is possible from Apollo, our small yet powerful, software-defined lidar sensor. I am pleased to report that our Apollo sensor has proven its ability to consistently deliver high-resolution detect.
Analysts’ Opinion of LIDR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LIDR stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for LIDR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LIDR in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $15 based on the research report published on November 11, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
ROTH Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LIDR reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for LIDR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 25th, 2021.
Guggenheim gave a rating of “Buy” to LIDR, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on September 23rd of the previous year.
LIDR Trading at -29.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LIDR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -82.62% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 28.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 13.30%, as shares sank -56.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -20.91% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LIDR fell by -18.01%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -25.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.4715. In addition, AEye Inc saw -29.53% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LIDR starting from Dussan Luis, who sale 6,000 shares at the price of $3.81 back on Jan 07 ’25. After this action, Dussan Luis now owns 33,000 shares of AEye Inc, valued at $22,885 using the latest closing price.
Dussan Luis, the Director of AEye Inc, proposed sale 6,000 shares at $2.33 during a trade that took place back on Jan 07 ’25, which means that Dussan Luis is holding shares at $13,980 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LIDR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -200.84 for the present operating margin
- -31.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for AEye Inc stands at -243.08. The total capital return value is set at -2.89. Equity return is now at value -160.28, with -101.99 for asset returns.
Based on AEye Inc (LIDR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.21 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -7.69. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.27. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -77.51.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -76.28 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 64.1. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.96for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.26.
Conclusion
To sum up, AEye Inc (LIDR) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
