Palladyne AI (PDYN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.39 to $7.71
• 50-Day Range: $7.23 to $12.68
• 52-Week Range: $1.38 to $14.95
• Volume: 2.23 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.30 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $267.50 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $15.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Palladyne AI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Palladyne AI scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 188th out of 306 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Palladyne AI has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Palladyne AI has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Palladyne AI is -4.03, 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 Palladyne AI is -4.03, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

22.94% of the float of Palladyne AI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Palladyne AI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Palladyne AI has recently increased by 12.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Palladyne AI does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Palladyne AI does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

22.94% of the float of Palladyne AI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Palladyne AI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Palladyne AI has recently increased by 12.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

Palladyne AI has a news sentiment score of 0.54. 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 Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Palladyne AI this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

32 people have searched for PDYN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 113% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

18 people have added Palladyne AI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Palladyne AI insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $206,123.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.40% of the stock of Palladyne AI is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 26.02% of the stock of Palladyne AI is held by institutions.

PDYN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PDYN shares performed this year?

Palladyne AI's stock was trading at $12.27 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PDYN stock has decreased by 38.6% and is now trading at $7.5360.

Who are Palladyne AI's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Palladyne AI include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.68%), SBI Securities Co. Ltd. (0.11%), Perigon Wealth Management LLC (0.11%) and Simplex Trading LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Benjamin G Wolff, Benjamin G Wolff, Denis Garagic, Dennis M Weibling, Kristi Martindale, Stephen Sonne, Trevor Thatcher and Matthew Vogt.
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How do I buy shares of Palladyne AI?

Shares of PDYN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Palladyne AI own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Palladyne AI investors own include Myomo (MYO), Alpha Teknova (TKNO), Cassava Sciences (SAVA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Heron Therapeutics (HRTX), ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) and Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND).

Company Calendar

• Today: 8/08/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Technology Services
• Sub-Industry: Machinery
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PDYN
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PDYN
• CIK: 1826681
• Web: www.palladyneai.com
• Phone: 888-927-7296
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 70
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Palladyne AI: $15.00
• High Price Target: $15.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +97.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.87)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$72.62 million
• Net Margins: -704.03%
• Pretax Margin: -703.95%
• Return on Equity: -236.83%
• Return on Assets: -83.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 16.03
• Quick Ratio: 16.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.79 million
• Price / Sales: 34.34
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($0.28) per share
• Price / Book: -27.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 35,220,000
• Free Float: 30,501,000
• Market Cap: $267.50 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 3.76