Compare Stocks: OPXS, ASLE, SPCE, and PDYN

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
ASLE AerSale	$5.80 -0.1%	$6.27	$5.56 ▼ $9.12	$273.81M	0.28	330,081 shs	239,061 shs
OPXS Optex Systems	$11.63 +1.8%	$12.48	$9.74 ▼ $17.76	$80.91M	0.51	44,532 shs	6,963 shs
PDYN Palladyne AI	$6.23 +0.6%	$5.96	$4.14 ▼ $10.73	$289.34M	3.65	2.77 million shs	489,341 shs
SPCE Virgin Galactic	$3.26 +0.8%	$3.13	$2.13 ▼ $8.90	$327.71M	2.77	16.05 million shs	4.57 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
ASLE AerSale	-1.69%	-10.63%	-3.65%	-9.94%	-29.78%
OPXS Optex Systems	-4.75%	+3.72%	-9.51%	-2.81%	-16.52%
PDYN Palladyne AI	+3.34%	+10.14%	+17.23%	-7.75%	-18.55%
SPCE Virgin Galactic	+4.01%	+15.51%	+26.32%	+15.92%	+4.18%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
ASLE AerSale	$5.80 -0.1%	$6.27	$5.56 ▼ $9.12	$273.81M	0.28	330,081 shs	239,061 shs
OPXS Optex Systems	$11.63 +1.8%	$12.48	$9.74 ▼ $17.76	$80.91M	0.51	44,532 shs	6,963 shs
PDYN Palladyne AI	$6.23 +0.6%	$5.96	$4.14 ▼ $10.73	$289.34M	3.65	2.77 million shs	489,341 shs
SPCE Virgin Galactic	$3.26 +0.8%	$3.13	$2.13 ▼ $8.90	$327.71M	2.77	16.05 million shs	4.57 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
ASLE AerSale	-1.69%	-10.63%	-3.65%	-9.94%	-29.78%
OPXS Optex Systems	-4.75%	+3.72%	-9.51%	-2.81%	-16.52%
PDYN Palladyne AI	+3.34%	+10.14%	+17.23%	-7.75%	-18.55%
SPCE Virgin Galactic	+4.01%	+15.51%	+26.32%	+15.92%	+4.18%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
ASLE AerSale	1.80	Reduce	$6.83	17.92% Upside
OPXS Optex Systems	3.00	Buy	N/A	N/A
PDYN Palladyne AI	2.33	Hold	$11.00	76.71% Upside
SPCE Virgin Galactic	2.00	Hold	$3.43	5.48% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest OPXS, ASLE, SPCE, and PDYN Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/10/2026	ASLE AerSale	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Sector Perform	$8.00 ➝ $7.00
8/3/2026	PDYN Palladyne AI	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Sell (D-)
7/31/2026	SPCE Virgin Galactic	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sell (E+) ➝ Sell (D-)
7/1/2026	ASLE AerSale	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
6/29/2026	ASLE AerSale	B. Riley Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$7.50
6/15/2026	SPCE Virgin Galactic	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Sell (D-) ➝ Sell (E+)
6/10/2026	PDYN Palladyne AI	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
6/10/2026	SPCE Virgin Galactic	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
6/8/2026	PDYN Palladyne AI	Northland Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$15.00
5/29/2026	SPCE Virgin Galactic	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sell (E+) ➝ Sell (D-)
5/15/2026	ASLE AerSale	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold (C-) ➝ Sell (D)

(Data available from 8/11/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
ASLE AerSale	$335.29M	0.82	$0.65 per share	8.90	$8.99 per share	0.64
OPXS Optex Systems	$41.34M	1.96	$0.88 per share	13.16	$3.51 per share	3.31
PDYN Palladyne AI	$11.84M	24.44	N/A	N/A	$1.62 per share	3.84
SPCE Virgin Galactic	$1.54M	212.80	N/A	N/A	$3.75 per share	0.87

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
ASLE AerSale	$8.57M	-$0.08	N/A	22.29	N/A	-1.23%	-0.27%	-0.17%	N/A
OPXS Optex Systems	$5.15M	$0.59	19.70	N/A	N/A	10.00%	19.33%	15.82%	N/A
PDYN Palladyne AI	$10.04M	-$0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	-254.75%	-54.38%	-40.90%	N/A
SPCE Virgin Galactic	-$278.91M	-$4.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	-19,781.30%	-103.89%	-31.02%	8/12/2026 (Confirmed)

Latest OPXS, ASLE, SPCE, and PDYN Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/12/2026	Q2 2026	SPCE Virgin Galactic	-$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.13 million	N/A
8/6/2026	Q2 2026	ASLE AerSale	$0.0650	-$0.09	-$0.1550	-$0.12	$81.24 million	$70.93 million
8/6/2026	Q2 2026	PDYN Palladyne AI	-$0.2325	-$0.27	-$0.0375	-$0.27	$5.80 million	$5.78 million
5/14/2026	Q1 2026	SPCE Virgin Galactic	-$0.8629	-$0.81	+$0.0529	-$0.81	$0.20 million	$0.23 million
5/11/2026	Q2 2026	OPXS Optex Systems	N/A	$0.19	N/A	$0.19	N/A	$9.63 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
ASLE AerSale	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OPXS Optex Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PDYN Palladyne AI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPCE Virgin Galactic	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
ASLE AerSale	0.01	3.74	0.89
OPXS Optex Systems	N/A	7.28	2.93
PDYN Palladyne AI	N/A	7.85	7.69
SPCE Virgin Galactic	0.91	1.00	1.00

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
ASLE AerSale	69.48%
OPXS Optex Systems	19.07%
PDYN Palladyne AI	26.02%
SPCE Virgin Galactic	46.62%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
ASLE AerSale	20.10%
OPXS Optex Systems	27.70%
PDYN Palladyne AI	13.40%
SPCE Virgin Galactic	0.90%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
ASLE AerSale	510	47.25 million	37.76 million	Optionable
OPXS Optex Systems	80	6.96 million	5.03 million	Not Optionable
PDYN Palladyne AI	70	46.50 million	40.27 million	N/A
SPCE Virgin Galactic	800	100.68 million	99.78 million	Optionable

OPXS, ASLE, SPCE, and PDYN Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Spaceport says pause in Virgin Galactic spaceflights has caused budget shortfall

August 11 at 3:37 AM | krqe.comK

Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Surges 18% This Week: Will Earnings Sustain the Momentum?

August 10 at 10:10 PM | blockonomi.com

Draganfly Inc. (DPRO) Reports Q2 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates

August 10 at 10:10 PM | finance.yahoo.com

A Big Week for Space Stocks — Here's What to Watch From AST SpaceMobile, Firefly Aerospace, Virgin Galactic

August 10 at 7:41 AM | benzinga.com

What to Expect in Markets This Week: July Inflation Data, Plus Updates on US Consumer Spending and Sentiment

August 9 at 6:16 AM | investopedia.com

Intuitive Machines, Inc. (LUNR) May Report Negative Earnings: Know the Trend Ahead of Next Week's Release

August 6, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Space Stocks Are Roaring Back In August — Here’s Why ASTS, RKLB, RDW And Their Peers Are Leaving SpaceX Behind

August 6, 2026 | stocktwits.comS

Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) Rebound Puts Its Valuation Narrative Back In Focus

August 5, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Final mission of Virgin Galactic Unity named Galactic 07

August 4, 2026 | msn.com

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August 1, 2026 | foxbusiness.com

Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Projected to Release Earnings on Wednesday, August 12

July 30, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Virgin Galactic Announces Date of Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Conference Call

July 29, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Virgin Galactic Announces Date of Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Conference Call

July 29, 2026 | businesswire.com

Will Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Report Negative Q2 Earnings? What You Should Know

July 29, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Will Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Report Negative Q2 Earnings? What You Should Know

July 29, 2026 | zacks.com

Virgin Galactic's delta spaceship is 'start of a spaceline design'

July 28, 2026 | msn.com

Virgin Galactic Unity reaches space carrying first Pakistani astronaut among others

July 25, 2026 | msn.com

Wall Street Zen Downgrades Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) to Sell

July 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Key moments from Virgin Galactic's fifth commercial crew mission

July 24, 2026 | msn.com

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance

July 23, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

AST SpaceMobile Catapults 12%, SpaceX Rises 7%, Virgin Galactic and Rocket Lab Rally as Space Stock Trade Takes a Risk-on Turn

July 21, 2026 | 247wallst.com

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OPXS, ASLE, SPCE, and PDYN Company Descriptions

AerSale NASDAQ:ASLE

$5.80 -0.01 (-0.09%)

As of 02:55 PM Eastern

AerSale Corporation provides aftermarket commercial aircraft, engines, and its parts to passenger and cargo airlines, leasing companies, original equipment manufacturers, and government and defense contractors, as well as maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) service providers worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset Management Solutions and Technical Operations (TechOps). The Asset Management Solutions segment engages in the sale and lease of aircraft, engines, and airframes, as well as disassembly of these assets for component parts. The TechOps segment provides internal and third-party aviation services, including internally developed engineered solutions, heavy aircraft maintenance and modification, and component MRO, as well as end-of-life disassembly services. This segment provides aircraft modifications, cargo and tanker conversions of aircraft, and aircraft storage; and MRO services for landing gear, thrust reversers, hydraulic systems, and other aircraft components. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

Optex Systems NASDAQ:OPXS

$11.62 +0.21 (+1.80%)

As of 02:53 PM Eastern

Optex Systems Holdings, Inc manufactures and sells optical sighting systems and assemblies primarily for the U.S. department of defense, foreign military applications, and commercial markets in the United States. It offers periscopes, such as laser and non-laser protected plastic and glass periscopes, electronic M17 day/thermal periscopes, and vision blocks; sighting systems, including back up sights, digital day and night sighting systems, M36 thermal periscope, unity mirrors, optical weapon system support and maintenance, commander weapon station sights, and sight assembly refurbishments; howitzers comprising M137 telescope, M187 mount, M119 aiming device, XM10 and aiming circles; and applied optics center consisting of laser interference filter, optical assemblies, laser filter units, day windows, and specialty thin film coatings, as well as other products, such as muzzle reference systems, binoculars, collimators, optical lenses and elements, and windows. The company also provides various periscope configurations, rifle and surveillance sights, and night vision optical assemblies. Its products are installed on various types of U.S. military land vehicles, such as the Abrams, Bradley, and Stryker families of fighting vehicles, as well as light armored and armored security vehicles. The company offers its products directly to the federal government, prime contractors, and foreign governments. Optex Systems Holdings, Inc was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas. Optex Systems Holdings, Inc is a subsidiary of Sileas Corporation.

Palladyne AI NASDAQ:PDYN

$6.22 +0.04 (+0.57%)

As of 02:55 PM Eastern

Palladyne AI Corp., a software company, focuses on delivering software that enhances the utility and functionality of third-party stationary and mobile robotic systems in the United States. Its Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning (ML) software platform enables robots to observe, learn, reason, and act in structured and unstructured environments. The company's software platform enables robotic systems to perceive their environment and quickly adapt to changing circumstances by generalizing from their experience using dynamic real-time operations without extensive programming and with minimal robot training. It serves customers from various industries, such as industrial manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, defense, infrastructure maintenance and repair, energy, aerospace and aviation, and others. The company was formerly known as Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation and changed its name to Palladyne AI Corp. in March 2024. Palladyne AI Corp. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Virgin Galactic NYSE:SPCE

$3.26 +0.03 (+0.77%)

As of 02:55 PM Eastern

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc., an aerospace and space travel company, focuses on the development, manufacture, and operation of spaceships and related technologies. The company engages in the design and development, manufacturing, ground and flight testing, spaceflight operation, and post-flight maintenance of spaceflight systems for private individuals, researchers, and government agencies. Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Tustin, California.

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