Red Cat (RCAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCAT) is a technology holding company that develops and delivers advanced robotics, autonomy, and sensing solutions for defense, national security, public safety and commercial customers. Headquartered in American Fork, Utah, the company brings together a portfolio of specialized operating businesses focused on unmanned aerial systems (UAS), mission management software, precision mapping sensors and engineering services.

Through its UAS segment, Red Cat designs and manufactures small to medium-sized fixed-wing and vertical-takeoff drones that support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Its premium navigation and mapping division offers LiDAR and multi-spectral imaging payloads for geospatial data collection, while the autonomy software arm provides flight control systems, mission planning tools and real-time data analytics. An in-house engineering services unit further assists customers with custom integration, testing and certification projects.

The company’s roots extend to pioneering unmanned vehicle developers, and it continues to expand both organically and through targeted acquisitions. Red Cat serves a broad customer base across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, supplying turnkey systems for both military and civilian operators. Its products are deployed in applications ranging from border security monitoring to infrastructure inspection and disaster response.

Red Cat is led by a senior management team of aerospace and defense industry veterans, including Chief Executive Officer Brandon Torres. The leadership team focuses on driving innovation in autonomy and sensing technologies, positioning the company to address evolving challenges in security and critical infrastructure operations worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.14 to $10.81
• 50-Day Range: $10.43 to $17.00
• 52-Week Range: $5.22 to $18.78
• Volume: 8.54 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.06 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $20.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Red Cat Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Red Cat scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 116th out of 302 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Red Cat has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Red Cat has a consensus price target of $20.67, representing about 94.6% upside from its current price of $10.62.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Red Cat has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Red Cat are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.41) to ($0.09) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Red Cat is -14.16, 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 Red Cat is -14.16, 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

Red Cat has a P/B Ratio of 5.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

28.43% of the float of Red Cat has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Red Cat has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.63, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Red Cat has recently decreased by 1.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Red Cat does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Red Cat does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Red Cat has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Red Cat this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 151 people have searched for RCAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -10% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

64 people have added Red Cat to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 36% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.30% of the stock of Red Cat is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

37.97% of the stock of Red Cat is held by institutions.

RCAT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RCAT shares performed this year?

Red Cat's stock was trading at $7.93 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, RCAT shares have increased by 33.9% and is now trading at $10.62.

How were Red Cat's earnings last quarter?

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 18th. The company reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.03. The company had revenue of $26.24 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.50 million. Red Cat had a negative net margin of 176.96% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 38.86%.
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When did Red Cat IPO?

Red Cat (RCAT) raised $16 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, April 30th 2021. The company issued 4,000,000 shares at a price of $4.00 per share. ThinkEquity (a division of Fordham Financial Management) acted as the underwriter for the IPO.

Who are Red Cat's major shareholders?

Red Cat's top institutional investors include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.23%), Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS (0.07%), Silver Oak Securities Incorporated (0.03%) and Private Advisor Group LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey M Thompson, Allan Thomas Evans, Geoffrey Wayne Hitchcock, Nicholas Reyland Liuzza Jr, George Michael Matus, Joseph David Freedman and Christopher R Moe.
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How do I buy shares of Red Cat?

Shares of RCAT 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 Red Cat own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Red Cat investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Ford Motor (F), Broadcom (AVGO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Cisco Systems (CSCO), CocaCola (KO) and Philip Morris International (PM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/18/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Technology Services
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RCAT
• CIK: 748268
• Web: www.redcatpropware.com
• Phone: (833) 373-3228
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 70
• Year Founded: 2016

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Red Cat: $20.67
• High Price Target: $22.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +94.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.75)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$72.07 million
• Net Margins: -176.96%
• Pretax Margin: -175.88%
• Return on Equity: -38.86%
• Return on Assets: -32.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 15.29
• Quick Ratio: 13.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $40.73 million
• Price / Sales: 31.82
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.06 per share
• Price / Book: 5.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 122,050,000
• Free Float: 103,377,000
• Market Cap: $1.30 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21