Palladyne AI (PDYN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN) develops artificial intelligence software designed to enable robots and autonomous systems to perceive their surroundings, learn from experience, make decisions and perform tasks with limited human intervention. Its technology is intended to support applications across defense, industrial, commercial and other robotic markets.

The company’s offerings include the Palladyne IQ software platform, which is designed to provide autonomous capabilities for unmanned aerial, ground and other robotic systems. Palladyne AI’s software can be integrated with existing robotic hardware, helping systems operate in complex environments and adapt to changing conditions.

Palladyne AI was formerly known as Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation and adopted its current name as part of its transition toward an artificial-intelligence-focused business. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is led by Benjamin Wolff, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer. Its solutions are marketed primarily to government and commercial customers in the United States and other markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.57 to $5.72
• 50-Day Range: $4.83 to $6.61
• 52-Week Range: $4.14 to $10.73
• Volume: 257,212 shs
• Average Volume: 2.49 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $277.24 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $11.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Palladyne AI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Palladyne AI scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 452nd out of 661 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Palladyne AI has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Palladyne AI has a consensus price target of $11.00, representing about 95.6% upside from its current price of $5.63.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Palladyne AI are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.95) to ($0.78) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Palladyne AI is -8.28, 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 -8.28, 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

Palladyne AI has a P/B Ratio of 3.47. 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

18.08% 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 9.79.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Palladyne AI has recently decreased by 2.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.96

News Sentiment

Palladyne AI has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Palladyne AI this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for PDYN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Palladyne AI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 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 $167,749.00 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

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2026
• 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: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: $11.00
• High Price Target: $15.00
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +93.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.68)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $10.04 million
• Net Margins: -254.75%
• Pretax Margin: -276.18%
• Return on Equity: -53.29%
• Return on Assets: -40.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 6.30
• Quick Ratio: 6.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.25 million
• Price / Sales: 53.47
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.62 per share
• Price / Book: 3.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,340,000
• Free Float: 42,728,000
• Market Cap: $280.70 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 3.67