American Battery Technology (ABAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) is a U.S.-based company focused on developing domestic supply chain solutions for critical battery metals. The company’s core activities span from exploration and extraction of lithium resources to the design and operation of recycling facilities targeted at end-of-life batteries and manufacturing scrap. By integrating upstream resource development with downstream recycling, ABAT aims to create a closed-loop system that bolsters North American battery manufacturing.

On the resource side, American Battery Technology holds lithium claystone claims in Nevada’s Clayton Valley and is advancing a pilot direct-extraction facility designed to recover lithium and other valuable metals from brines. These efforts leverage proprietary extraction processes intended to improve recovery rates and reduce the environmental footprint compared with conventional methods. The company’s development pipeline is focused on scaling its lithium extraction technology to commercial production levels.

Complementing its extraction business, ABAT operates a materials processing and recycling demonstration plant in Reno, Nevada. This facility employs hydrometallurgical techniques to separate and purify cobalt, nickel, lithium, manganese and copper from spent electric-vehicle batteries and manufacturing by-products. By recovering these metals domestically, the company seeks to mitigate supply disruptions, reduce reliance on imported materials and lower the carbon intensity of battery production.

Headquartered in Reno, American Battery Technology Company is led by a management team with backgrounds in mining engineering, chemical processing and materials science. The company collaborates with research institutions and industry partners to advance next-generation extraction and recycling technologies. Its strategic focus on sustainability and U.S.-based operations positions ABAT as a key participant in the effort to secure a resilient battery supply chain for the North American energy transition.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.46 to $2.60
• 50-Day Range: $2.05 to $2.87
• 52-Week Range: $2.00 to $11.49
• Volume: 2.60 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $336.93 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $6.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

American Battery Technology Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Battery Technology scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 504th out of 667 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

American Battery Technology has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

American Battery Technology has a consensus price target of $6.00, representing about 142.9% upside from its current price of $2.47.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Battery Technology has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 American Battery Technology is -4.75, 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 American Battery Technology is -4.75, 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

American Battery Technology has a P/B Ratio of 3.21. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.30% of the float of American Battery Technology has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Battery Technology has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.32.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Battery Technology has recently decreased by 2.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

American Battery Technology does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

American Battery Technology does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

American Battery Technology has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 3 news articles for American Battery Technology this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for ABAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

18 people have added American Battery Technology to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 260% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Battery Technology insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $411,109.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.80% of the stock of American Battery Technology is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

9.88% of the stock of American Battery Technology is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/11/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Electrical Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ABAT
• CIK: 1576873
• Web: americanbatterytechnology.com
• Phone: 775-473-4744
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 54
• Year Founded: 2011

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for American Battery Technology: $6.00
• High Price Target: $6.00
• Low Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +142.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.52)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$46.76 million
• Net Margins: -390.48%
• Pretax Margin: -390.47%
• Return on Equity: -63.85%
• Return on Assets: -59.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 8.12
• Quick Ratio: 7.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.29 million
• Price / Sales: 78.54
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.77 per share
• Price / Book: 3.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 136,410,000
• Free Float: 132,594,000
• Market Cap: $336.93 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.32