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AEye (NASDAQ:LIDR) Trading Down 7.4% - Time to Sell?

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Key Points

  • AEye's stock price dropped 7.4% on Wednesday, trading as low as $2.86, with a significant decrease in trading volume.
  • Wall Street Zen downgraded AEye's shares from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating on August 2nd.
  • Institutional investors currently own 21.58% of AEye's stock, with several firms significantly increasing their positions in the fourth quarter.
  • Five stocks to consider instead of AEye.

AEye, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIDR - Get Free Report)'s stock price dropped 7.4% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $2.86 and last traded at $2.95. Approximately 2,835,924 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 66% from the average daily volume of 8,282,078 shares. The stock had previously closed at $3.18.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered AEye from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd.

Read Our Latest Stock Report on LIDR

AEye Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $48.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.88 and a beta of 3.00. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $1.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.93, a quick ratio of 2.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Institutional Trading of AEye

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LIDR. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in AEye in the 4th quarter valued at $92,000. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in AEye by 462.0% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 74,736 shares of the company's stock valued at $95,000 after buying an additional 61,437 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC acquired a new stake in AEye in the 4th quarter valued at $66,000. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. acquired a new stake in AEye in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Millennium Management LLC acquired a new stake in AEye in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.58% of the company's stock.

AEye Company Profile

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AEye, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides lidar systems for vehicle autonomy, advanced driver-assistance systems, and robotic vision applications in the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. It offers 4Sight intelligent sensing lidar platform, including 4Sight at Design, Triggered 4Sight, Responsive 4Sight, and Predictive 4Sight; and 4Sight for automotive and industrial market.

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