NASDAQ:ASTC

Astrotech - ASTC Stock Forecast, Price & News

$0.43

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(As of 10/6/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $0.43
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50-Day Range: $0.42
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$0.49
52-Week Range: $0.41
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$1.15

Volume: 227,373 shs
Average Volume: 299,447 shs
Market Capitalization: $21.90 million

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: N/A

Astrotech MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: N/A
Upside/Downside: N/A
Short Interest: Healthy
0.09% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.17
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares
$227,280 Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

1.37 out of 5 stars

Aerospace Sector

41st out of 47 stocks

Analytical Instruments Industry

27th out of 29 stocks

N/A

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Astrotech.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.09% of the float of Astrotech has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Astrotech has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Astrotech has recently increased by 30.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Astrotech does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Astrotech does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for ASTC.

2.3

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Astrotech has a news sentiment score of 0.17. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Astrotech this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
5 people have searched for ASTC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 1 people have added Astrotech to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Astrotech insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $227,280.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 9.70% of the stock of Astrotech is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 6.69% of the stock of Astrotech is held by institutions.

0.6

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Astrotech is -2.54, 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 Astrotech is -2.54, 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
Astrotech has a P/B Ratio of 0.41. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC) Stock

Astrotech Corporation operates as a mass spectrometry company worldwide. It owns and licenses the intellectual property related to the Astrotech Mass Spectrometer Technology, a platform mass spectrometry technology. The company also develops TRACER 1000, a mass spectrometer-based explosive trace detector to replace the explosives trace detectors used at airports, cargo and other secured facilities, and borders. In addition, it develops AgLAB-1000, a mass spectrometer for use in the hemp and cannabis market. Further, the company develops BreathTest-1000, a breath analysis tool to screen for volatile organic compound metabolites found in a person's breath. The company was formerly known as SPACEHAB, Inc. and changed its name to Astrotech Corporation in 2009. Astrotech Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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ASTC Stock News Headlines

October 6, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at StockNews.com

September 30, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Insider Buying: Astrotech Co. (NASDAQ:ASTC) Major Shareholder Acquires 100,000 Shares of Stock

September 29, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Astrotech Co. (NASDAQ:ASTC) Major Shareholder Braden Michael Leonard Acquires 100,000 Shares

September 27, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC) Now Covered by Analysts at StockNews.com

September 16, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Astrotech Reports Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results - Yahoo Finance

September 14, 2022 | globenewswire.com

Astrotech Reports Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results - GlobeNewswire

September 14, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Astrotech Reports Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results

September 12, 2022 | benzinga.com

Agrify (NASDAQ:AGFY), Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC) – 10 Industrials Stocks Moving In Monday's Pre-Market Sessi - Benzinga

August 30, 2022 | streetinsider.com

Form DEF 14A FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS For: Oct 06 - StreetInsider.com

August 29, 2022 | reuters.com

ASTC.OQ - Astrotech Corp | Stock Price & Latest News | Reuters

August 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Astrotech Announces Date for Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Meeting and Deadlines for Stockholder Proposals - Yahoo Finance

August 26, 2022 | streetinsider.com

Is It Good To Invest In Penny Stocks? Insiders Say Yes With Over $3M - StreetInsider.com

August 24, 2022 | businesswire.com

Astrotech Announces Date for Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Meeting and Deadlines for Stockholder Proposals - Business Wire

August 24, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Astrotech Announces Date for Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Meeting and Deadlines for Stockholder Proposals

June 24, 2022 | businesswire.com

Astrotech Appoints Jim Becker to Board of Directors - Business Wire

June 24, 2022 | businesswire.com

Astrotech Subsidiary and Cleveland Clinic Expand Breath Analysis Study to Detect Multiple Diseases - Business Wire

June 23, 2022 | nasdaq.com

BreathTech, Cleveland To Explore Core Mass Spectrometry Technology To Screen For More Diseases

June 23, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Astrotech Subsidiary and Cleveland Clinic Expand Breath Analysis Study to Detect Multiple Diseases

June 23, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Astrotech Appoints Jim Becker to Board of Directors

May 20, 2022 | au.finance.yahoo.com

Astrotech Reports Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results

April 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

NaturalShrimp Appoints Thomas Pickens, Paraic Mulgrew, Edward Rashid and Edward Johnson to Board of Directors - Yahoo Finance

February 11, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Astrotech Reports Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results

February 2, 2022 | streetinsider.com

Form DEF 14A ASTROTECH Corp For: Jun 30 - StreetInsider.com

February 2, 2022 | businesswire.com

Astrotech Subsidiary BreathTech Hires Dr. Karim Sirgi as Its Chief Science Officer - Business Wire

February 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Astrotech Subsidiary BreathTech Hires Dr. Karim Sirgi as Its Chief Science Officer

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ASTC Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 5/13/2020
Today: 10/07/2022
Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2022
Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Analytical instruments
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Aerospace
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ASTC
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1001907
Web: www.astrotechcorp.com
Phone: (512) 485-9530
Fax: 512-485-9531
Employees: 12
Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.17)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $-8,330,000.00
Net Margins: -958.57%
Pretax Margin: -958.57%
Return on Equity: -14.77%
Return on Assets: -14.09%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 20.49
Quick Ratio: 19.92

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $870,000.00
Price / Sales: 25.17
Cash Flow: N/A
Price / Cash Flow: N/A
Book Value: $1.05 per share
Price / Book: 0.41

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 50,630,000
Free Float: 45,720,000
Market Cap: $21.90 million
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: -0.67

Key Executives

Mr. Thomas Boone Pickens III (Age 65)
Chairman & CEO
Comp: $860.46k

Mr. Jaime Hinojosa (Age 40)
CFO, Treasurer & Sec.
Comp: $1.02M

Nicole Conser
Marketing Director

Mr. Joe Levinthal
Chief Science Officer of AgLAB Inc.

Key Competitors

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Insiders & Institutions

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ASTC Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ASTC shares performed in 2022?: Astrotech's stock was trading at $0.68 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ASTC shares have decreased by 36.4% and is now trading at $0.4325.
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When is Astrotech's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, November 11th 2022.
View our ASTC earnings forecast.
How were Astrotech's earnings last quarter?: Astrotech Co. (NASDAQ:ASTC) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 13th. The aerospace company reported ($0.34) EPS for the quarter. The aerospace company had revenue of $0.12 million for the quarter. Astrotech had a negative net margin of 958.57% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.77%.
When did Astrotech's stock split?: Shares of Astrotech reverse split before market open on Monday, October 16th 2017. The 1-5 reverse split was announced on Friday, October 13th 2017. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Friday, October 13th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 20 shares after the split.
What is Thomas B. Pickens III's approval rating as Astrotech's CEO?: 3 employees have rated Astrotech Chief Executive Officer Thomas B. Pickens III on Glassdoor.com. Thomas B. Pickens III has an approval rating of 32% among the company's employees. This puts Thomas B. Pickens III in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 55.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Astrotech to a friend.

What other stocks do shareholders of Astrotech own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Astrotech investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), Gevo (GEVO), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Allena Pharmaceuticals (ALNA), Athersys (ATHX), AzurRx BioPharma (AZRX), DURECT (DRRX) and Dynatronics (DYNT).
What is Astrotech's stock symbol?: Astrotech trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ASTC."
Who are Astrotech's major shareholders?: Astrotech's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Marquette Asset Management LLC (0.83%).
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Astrotech?: Shares of ASTC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Astrotech's stock price today?: One share of ASTC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $0.43.
How much money does Astrotech make?: Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC) has a market capitalization of $21.90 million and generates $870,000.00 in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $-8,330,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.17) on an earnings per share basis.
How can I contact Astrotech?: Astrotech's mailing address is 201 W. 5TH STREET SUITE 1275, AUSTIN TX, 78701. The official website for the company is www.astrotechcorp.com. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at (512) 485-9530, via email at ir@astrotechcorp.com, or via fax at 512-485-9531.

This page (NASDAQ:ASTC) was last updated on 10/7/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Astrotech - ASTC Stock Forecast, Price & News

Astrotech MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows