Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Applied Aerospace and Defense Inc. specializes in providing advanced design, engineering and vertically integrated manufacturing solutions for next-generation space and defense technology companies. Its core service offerings include design and analysis, fabrication and assembly and inspection, qualification and testing. Applied Aerospace and Defense Inc. is based in HUNTSVILLE, United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.10 to $14.74
• 50-Day Range: $14.27 to $24.14
• 52-Week Range: $14.02 to $24.24
• Volume: 926,651 shs
• Average Volume: 1.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $24.63
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Applied Aerospace & Defense Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Applied Aerospace & Defense scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 225th out of 664 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: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Applied Aerospace & Defense has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Applied Aerospace & Defense has a consensus price target of $24.63, representing about 72.6% upside from its current price of $14.27.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Applied Aerospace & Defense has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Applied Aerospace & Defense are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.61) to $0.38 per share.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.94% of the float of Applied Aerospace & Defense has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Applied Aerospace & Defense has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.49, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Applied Aerospace & Defense has recently decreased by 4.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Applied Aerospace & Defense does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Applied Aerospace & Defense does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.33

News Sentiment

Applied Aerospace & Defense has a news sentiment score of -0.33. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Applied Aerospace & Defense this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

39 people have searched for AADX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 160% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Applied Aerospace & Defense to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of Applied Aerospace & Defense in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,170,000.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0476% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Applied Aerospace & Defense insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,170,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Applied Aerospace & Defense has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Today: 8/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AADX
• CIK: 2118195
• Web: applied-ad.com
• Phone: 202-983-3291
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,542
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Applied Aerospace & Defense: $24.63
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $23.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +72.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $681.49 million
• Price / Sales: 3.61
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 172,394,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.46 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A