Palladyne AI Corp (NASDAQ: PDYN) has seen a rise in its stock price by 3.00 in relation to its previous close of 6.33. However, the company has experienced a 4.32% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-07 that SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN and PDYNW) (“Palladyne AI”), a developer of artificial intelligence software for robotic platforms in the defense and commercial sectors, today announced that the Company will be participating in the following investor conference on Wednesday, May 21, 2025: Ladenburg Thalmann Technology Innovation EXPO25, New York, NY: Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Format: Speaker: Fireside Chat and 1×1’s Ben Wolff, President and CEO, Palladyne A.
Is It Worth Investing in Palladyne AI Corp (NASDAQ: PDYN) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for PDYN is 3.77. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PDYN is 24.37M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.93% of that float. On May 09, 2025, PDYN’s average trading volume was 2.08M shares.
PDYN’s Market Performance
PDYN stock saw an increase of 4.32% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 6.02% and a quarterly increase of -34.34%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.35%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.84% for Palladyne AI Corp (PDYN). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.75% for PDYN stock, with a simple moving average of 35.65% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PDYN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PDYN stocks, with Alliance Global Partners repeating the rating for PDYN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for PDYN in the upcoming period, according to Alliance Global Partners is $15 based on the research report published on January 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
PDYN Trading at 1.62% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PDYN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -56.39% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.35%, as shares surge +12.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.07% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PDYN rose by +5.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +231.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.05. In addition, Palladyne AI Corp saw -46.86% 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 PDYN starting from Peterson Laura J., who proposed sale 52,471 shares at the price of $6.31 back on May 08 ’25. After this action, Peterson Laura J. now owns shares of Palladyne AI Corp, valued at $330,930 using the latest closing price.
Peterson Laura J., the Former Director of Palladyne AI Corp, proposed sale 50,000 shares at $6.30 during a trade that took place back on Apr 25 ’25, which means that Peterson Laura J. is holding shares at $314,800 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PDYN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -3.46 for the present operating margin
- 0.55 for the gross margin
The net margin for Palladyne AI Corp stands at -9.33. The total capital return value is set at -0.52. Equity return is now at value -136.41, with -74.98 for asset returns.
Based on Palladyne AI Corp (PDYN), the company’s capital structure generated 7.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -2.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -26.29 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 26.72. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.93for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.14. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 16.03.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Palladyne AI Corp (PDYN) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
