PDYN
Neutral signal
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A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Financial indicators Unavailable or mixed. Current ratio 9.28 · operating margin -618% — readings disagree
- Narrative Unavailable or mixed. Stored narrative reading is in the neutral band
- Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
ACHAT TOTAL: 17121 titres (~99129 USD)
- Insiders
- Wolff Benjamin G
- Total bought
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$99,129
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $5.79 vs last close —
- Total sold
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Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $6.16 vs last close —
- Last activity
- 2026-09-08
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Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.
Recent Form 4
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| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Wolff Benjamin G | Buy | 17,121 | $5.79 | $99,129 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-21 | GARAGIC DENIS | Sell | 17,255 | $6.16 | $106,272 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-21 | SONNE STEPHEN | Sell | 5,341 | $6.16 | $32,895 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-21 | THATCHER TREVOR | Sell | 4,636 | $6.16 | $28,553 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-09-22
PDYN presents a compelling event-driven setup driven by a meaningful insider cluster buy coinciding with a high-profile AI/robotics collaboration announcement, supported by a growing pipeline of defense and UAV…
The first sentence of the analysis written for PDYN on 2026-09-22 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 48.7% | 55.2% | 18.0% | 20.3% | 23.8% | |
| Ebit Margin | 143.0% | -348.3% | -1350.6% | -733.1% | -1605.4% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 163.8% | -337.7% | -1279.5% | -708.4% | -1594.9% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | -617.7% | -345.8% | -1968.0% | -1215.2% | -1595.9% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 143.0% | -932.6% | -1880.7% | -1105.2% | -1606.0% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 191.4% | -932.7% | -1880.8% | -1078.5% | -1606.1% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 191.4% | -932.7% | -1880.8% | -1078.5% | -1606.1% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 191.4% | -932.7% | -1880.8% | -1078.5% | -1606.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 9.276 | 9.639 | 5.329 | 12.258 | 37.061 | |
| Quick Ratio | 9.216 | 9.623 | 5.203 | 11.920 | 36.897 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.529 | -1.091 | -5.697 | -6.625 | -3.704 | |
| Cash Ratio | 3.215 | 7.035 | 2.736 | 3.338 | 35.240 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 16.385 | -4.430 | -0.149 | -0.525 | -13.861 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.150 | 0.115 | 0.005 | -0.011 | -0.054 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.150 | 0.115 | 0.005 | -0.011 | -0.054 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 17.750 | -4.430 | -0.149 | -0.525 | -13.861 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -0.163 | 0.115 | 0.005 | -0.011 | -0.054 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 2.216 | -34.462 | 0.422 | 0.571 | 5.279 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 31.541 | 42.195 | 2.812 | 5.661 | 222.577 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -5.836 | -14.351 | -0.223 | -1.233 | -24.141 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -5.987 | -14.519 | -0.226 | -1.261 | -26.829 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.113 | 0.196 | 0.205 | 0.079 | 0.000 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.144 | -1.158 | 0.303 | 0.092 | 0.000 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.126 | 7.343 | 0.233 | 0.084 | 0.000 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.282 | -5.901 | 1.477 | 1.160 | 1.102 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 0.123 | 0.208 | 0.079 | 0.086 | 0.040 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -4.878 | -5.104 | -9.061 | -6.209 | -6.834 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | -5.268 | -2.906 | -12.467 | -4.488 | -8.296 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.026 | 1.012 | 1.010 | 1.023 | 1.111 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -2,380.676 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -2,382.088 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -2.563 | -2.050 | -6.181 | -4.925 | -6,014.714 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | -38.762 | -85.385 | -97.980 | -43.652 | -8.981 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | -38.762 | -85.385 | -97.980 | -43.652 | -8.981 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 18.390 | -11.730 | -0.083 | -0.587 | -11.273 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 48.7% | ▼-6.5% | ▲15.5% |
| Ebit Margin | 143.0% | ▲491.2% | ▲921.9% |
| Ebitda Margin | 163.8% | ▲501.5% | ▲915.1% |
| Operating Profit Margin | -617.7% | ▼-271.9% | ▲530.8% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 143.0% | ▲1075.6% | ▲1219.3% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 191.4% | ▲1124.0% | ▲1252.7% |
| Net Profit Margin | 191.4% | ▲1124.0% | ▲1252.7% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 191.4% | ▲1124.0% | ▲1252.7% |
| Current Ratio | 9.276 | ▼-0.363 | ▼-5.437 |
| Quick Ratio | 9.216 | ▼-0.407 | ▼-5.356 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.529 | ▲1.620 | ▲3.847 |
| Cash Ratio | 3.216 | ▼-3.820 | ▼-7.098 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 16.385 | ▲20.814 | ▲16.901 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.150 | ▼-0.265 | ▼-0.131 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.150 | ▼-0.265 | ▼-0.131 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 17.750 | ▲22.180 | ▲17.993 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -0.163 | ▼-0.278 | ▼-0.142 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 2.216 | ▲36.678 | ▲7.410 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 31.541 | ▼-10.654 | ▼-29.416 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -5.836 | ▲8.515 | ▲3.321 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -5.987 | ▲8.532 | ▲3.777 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.113 | ▼-0.084 | ▼-0.006 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.144 | ▲1.302 | ▲0.268 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.126 | ▼-7.216 | ▼-1.431 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.282 | ▲7.183 | ▲1.458 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 0.123 | ▼-0.085 | ▲0.016 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -4.878 | ▲0.227 | ▲1.539 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | -5.268 | ▼-2.362 | ▲1.417 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.026 | ▲0.014 | ▼-0.011 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | ▲476.135 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | ▲476.418 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -2.563 | ▼-0.513 | ▲1203.524 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | -38.762 | ▲46.623 | ▲16.190 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | -38.762 | ▲46.623 | ▲16.190 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 18.390 | ▲30.120 | ▲19.447 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $165.5M | $328.5M | $17.3M | $82.5M | $1.13B | |
| Enterprise value | $158.0M | $308.4M | $6.5M | $60.6M | $912.5M | |
| EV / Sales | 30.12x | 39.61x | 1.06x | 4.16x | 179.80x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | -5.72x | -13.63x | -0.09x | -0.93x | -21.67x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | -5.57x | -13.47x | -0.08x | -0.91x | -19.50x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.39x | -11.73x | -0.08x | -0.59x | -11.27x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.86x | 0.77x | 0.14x | 0.21x | 2.68x | |
| Current ratio | 9.28x | 9.64x | 5.33x | 12.26x | 37.06x | |
| Income quality | -2.75x | 0.31x | 0.66x | 0.42x | 0.52x | |
| Graham number | $3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Graham net-net | $1 | -$1 | $1 | $4 | $10 | |
| Tax burden | 133.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 97.6% | 100.0% | |
| Interest burden | 100.0% | 267.8% | 139.2% | 150.8% | 100.0% | |
| Working capital | $46.9M | $38.3M | $36.6M | $118.6M | $222.2M | |
| Invested capital | $89.6M | $51.4M | $51.5M | $156.6M | $229.2M | |
| Return on assets | 10.5% | -129.1% | -191.3% | -93.7% | -34.6% | |
| Operating ROA | -42.6% | -46.1% | -106.1% | -87.8% | -59.1% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 14.2% | -129.1% | -191.3% | -105.8% | -34.6% | |
| Return on equity | 13.4% | 761.7% | -282.6% | -108.8% | -38.1% | |
| Return on invested capital | -35.6% | -50.9% | -226.8% | -109.4% | -35.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -36.0% | -52.0% | -232.7% | -112.7% | -35.3% | |
| Earnings yield | 6.1% | -22.1% | -668.9% | -190.5% | -7.2% | |
| Free cash flow yield | -17.1% | -7.0% | -447.9% | -81.1% | -4.1% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | -2.6% | -1.2% | -1.0% | -2.3% | -11.1% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 65.3% | 32.1% | 17.9% | 41.7% | 882.9% | |
| Capex / Sales | 13.6% | 3.4% | 12.7% | 10.3% | 92.4% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 418.3% | 269.4% | 688.0% | 504.0% | 1274.5% | |
| R&D / Sales | 245.9% | 134.0% | 634.8% | 234.4% | 345.1% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 84.8% | 36.0% | 195.9% | 244.7% | 849.6% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 26.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.4% | 0.0% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 244d | 62d | 154d | 151d | 73d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 144d | 46d | 93d | 114d | 159d | |
| Operating cycle | 290d | 69d | 231d | 263d | 168d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 147d | 23d | 137d | 149d | 9d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▼-49.6%EV / Sales ▼-23.9%EV / EBITDA ▲+256.8%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+7.911Earnings yield ▲+0.282
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-7.483Return on assets ▲+1.396Return on invested capital ▲+0.153Return on capital employed ▲+0.160Operating ROA ▲+0.035Income quality ▼-3.065Tax burden ▲+0.338
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+182.662Days payables outstanding ▲+98.037Operating cycle ▲+221.231Cash conversion cycle ▲+123.194Capex / Sales ▲+0.102R&D / Sales ▲+1.118
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.363Net debt / EBITDA ▼-1.632Working capital ▲+8594000.000Invested capital ▲+38204000.000Intangibles / Total assets n/a
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-85.4%EV / Sales ▼-83.2%EV / EBITDA ▲+263.1%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+15.954Earnings yield ▲+0.133
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.515Return on assets ▲+0.451Return on invested capital ▼-0.003Return on capital employed ▼-0.007Operating ROA ▲+0.165Income quality ▼-3.270Tax burden ▲+0.338
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+171.646Days payables outstanding ▼-15.109Operating cycle ▲+122.690Cash conversion cycle ▲+137.799Capex / Sales ▼-0.788R&D / Sales ▼-0.993
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-27.785Net debt / EBITDA ▼-3.548Working capital ▼-175279000.000Invested capital ▼-139635000.000Intangibles / Total assets n/a
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
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Recent news
- 2026-09-16 Palladyne AI: The Speculative Bull Case Continues To Strengthen Palladyne AI is demonstrating strong sequential revenue growth and expanding its backlog in the defense and UAV markets. I maintain a speculative buy rating, citing robust contract wins, SwarmOS validation, and a promising partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries. PDYN''s financials show high cash burn and ongoing dilution risk, but management expects improved margins and reduced burn as revenues scale.
- 2026-09-08 Palladyne AI and FANUC America Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Intelligent Robotic Automation SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palladyne AI and FANUC America Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Intelligent Robotic Automation.
- 2026-08-31 Palladyne AI To Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PDYN), a U.S.-based aerospace, defense and industrial technology company delivering embodied AI-powered collaborative autonomy solutions, advanced avionics, precision-manufactured components, UAVs, and advanced aerospace engineering services, announced today that Ben Wolff, CEO, and Trevor Thatcher, CFO will participate in two upcoming conferences. Jefferies Global Industrials Conference Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Format: Fireside C.
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- 2026-08-26 Palladyne AI Trending After SwarmOS Partnership with Combat-Proven NORDA Dynamics Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ:PDYN) is trending after the company announced a collaboration with NORDA Dynamics to integrate its SwarmOS collaborative autonomy software with NORDA''s combat-proven Underdog Autonomy Module.
- 2026-08-26 Palladyne AI and NORDA Dynamics to Integrate SwarmOS™ Collaborative Autonomy Software with NORDA''s Combat-Proven Underdog Autonomy Module SALT LAKE CITY & LVIV, Ukraine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palladyne AI and NORDA Dynamics to Integrate SwarmOS™ Collaborative Autonomy Software with NORDA''s Combat-Proven Underdog Autonomy Module.
- 2026-08-19 Palladyne AI and Orkid Tech Partner to Extend Palladyne™ Pilot and SwarmOS™ Autonomy Platform to Fixed-Wing UAVs [url="]Palladyne AI Corp.[/url] (NASDAQ: PDYN), a U.S.-based defense and industrial technology company delivering embodied AI-powered collaborative autonomy sol
- 2026-08-19 Palladyne AI and Orkid Tech Partner to Extend Palladyne™ Pilot and SwarmOS™ Autonomy Platform to Fixed-Wing UAVs SALT LAKE CITY & DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palladyne AI and Orkid Tech Partner to Extend Palladyne™ Pilot and SwarmOS™ Autonomy Platform to Fixed-Wing UAVs.
- 2026-08-10 Palladyne AI Appoints Former MARSOC Commander and U.S. Special Operations Command Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Mark A. SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN), a U.S.-based defense and industrial technology company delivering embodied AI-powered collaborative autonomy solutions, advanced avionics, precision-manufactured components, UAVs, and advanced aerospace engineering services, today announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Mark A. “Droopy” Clark, USMC (Ret.), to its Defense Advisory Board. Clark''s command of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and his prior serv.
- 2026-08-07 Palladyne AI Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Palladyne AI NASDAQ: PDYN reported second-quarter revenue of $5.8 million, a company record that rose 63% sequentially and 470% from a year earlier, as it cited growth across its precision manufacturing, avionics, engineering services and AI development activities.