AEye (LIDR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AEye, Inc. develops high-performance, software-defined lidar systems for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles and industrial applications. Its technology is designed to help vehicles and machines detect, classify and track objects, supporting perception and decision-making in complex environments.

The company’s product portfolio has included adaptive lidar sensors and related perception software, with systems intended for applications such as highway driving, automated trucking, smart infrastructure and other industrial uses. AEye emphasizes configurable sensing that can prioritize areas of interest while maintaining long-range detection and detailed environmental awareness.

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Dublin, California, AEye has worked with automotive and industrial partners in the United States and international markets. The company became publicly traded through a business combination in 2021 and trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol LIDR.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.19 to $1.23
• 50-Day Range: $1.02 to $1.47
• 52-Week Range: $1.01 to $4.00
• Volume: 460,335 shs
• Average Volume: 7.65 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $55.79 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $3.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

AEye Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AEye scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 408th out of 598 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

AEye has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

AEye has a consensus price target of $3.50, representing about 191.7% upside from its current price of $1.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AEye has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AEye is -1.38, 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 AEye is -1.38, 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

AEye has a P/B Ratio of 0.67. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.61% of the float of AEye has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AEye has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AEye has recently decreased by 6.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

AEye does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

AEye does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.28

News Sentiment

AEye has a news sentiment score of -0.28. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for AEye this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for LIDR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -59% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added AEye to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.93% of the stock of AEye is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

21.58% of the stock of AEye is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment & Instruments
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LIDR
• CIK: 1818644
• Web: www.aeye.ai
• Phone: 925-400-4366
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 56
• Year Founded: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AEye: $3.50
• High Price Target: $3.50
• Low Price Target: $3.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +191.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.87)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$33.96 million
• Net Margins: -7,786.44%
• Pretax Margin: -7,784.00%
• Return on Equity: -42.98%
• Return on Assets: -38.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 10.83
• Quick Ratio: 10.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $230 thousand
• Price / Sales: 242.56
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.80 per share
• Price / Book: 0.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 46,490,000
• Free Float: 40,942,000
• Market Cap: $55.79 million
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: 2.83