Firefly Aerospace (FLY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is a space transportation and exploration company headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas. The company develops launch vehicles, lunar landers, spacecraft and related in-space services for government and commercial customers. Its operations support missions ranging from satellite deployment and scientific research to lunar exploration and national security applications.

Firefly’s primary launch vehicle is Alpha, a small- to medium-class orbital rocket designed to carry payloads into low Earth orbit. The company is also developing larger launch systems, including the medium-lift vehicle known as MLV, to serve a broader range of missions. In addition, Firefly develops the Blue Ghost lunar lander family, which is intended to deliver cargo, instruments and other payloads to the Moon under commercial and government programs.

The company also offers spacecraft and in-space transportation capabilities through its Elytra platform, which is designed to provide orbital maneuvering, payload hosting and other spacecraft services. Firefly was founded in 2017 after the assets of the original Firefly Space were acquired and reorganized. The company has worked with NASA and other government and commercial organizations, with its services focused primarily on missions operating from Earth orbit to the lunar surface.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.16 to $22.15
• 50-Day Range: $20.28 to $27.18
• 52-Week Range: $16.00 to $62.17
• Volume: 3.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.45 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $36.82
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Firefly Aerospace Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Firefly Aerospace scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 433rd out of 658 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Firefly Aerospace has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Firefly Aerospace has a consensus price target of $36.82, representing about 71.2% upside from its current price of $21.51.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Firefly Aerospace has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Firefly Aerospace are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.31) to ($2.07) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Firefly Aerospace is -7.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Firefly Aerospace is -7.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Firefly Aerospace has a P/B Ratio of 2.88. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.17% of the float of Firefly Aerospace has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Firefly Aerospace has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.08.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Firefly Aerospace has recently increased by 2.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Firefly Aerospace does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Firefly Aerospace does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Firefly Aerospace has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Firefly Aerospace this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 22 people have searched for FLY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -8% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Firefly Aerospace to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 43% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Firefly Aerospace insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.50% of the stock of Firefly Aerospace is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Firefly Aerospace has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/11/2026
• Today: 10/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FLY
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:FLY
• CIK: 1860160
• Web: fireflyspace.com
• Phone: (512) 277-6959
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,409
• Year Founded: 2017

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Firefly Aerospace: $36.82
• High Price Target: $50.00
• Low Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +71.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.55
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.94)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$298.34 million
• Net Margins: -126.64%
• Pretax Margin: -139.56%
• Return on Equity: -22.28%
• Return on Assets: -16.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.02
• Current Ratio: 2.73
• Quick Ratio: 2.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $159.85 million
• Price / Sales: 22.53
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $7.47 per share
• Price / Book: 2.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 167,400,000
• Free Float: 154,850,000
• Market Cap: $3.60 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.59