Butler National (BUKS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Butler National Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, integrates, installs, repairs, modifies, overhauls, services, and distributes a portfolio of aerostructures, aircraft components, avionics, accessories, subassemblies, and systems in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Aerospace Products and Professional Services. The Aerospace Products segment provides aircraft modifications to business-size aircraft, which include passenger-to-freighter configuration, radar systems, addition of aerial photography capabilities, search and rescue, environmental research, mapping, intelligence surveillance reconnaissance modifications, and stability enhancing modifications for Learjet, Beechcraft, and Cessna aircraft along with other specialized modifications. This segment manufactures, sells, and services electronics for weapon control systems that are used on government aircraft and vehicles; and sells, installs, and repairs aircraft avionics equipment, including airplane radio equipment and flight control systems, as well as troubleshoots and repairs autopilot systems. Its Professional Services segment manages Boot Hill Casino and Resort, a gaming, dining, and entertainment facility in Dodge City, Kansas. The company acquires, refurbishes, and sells airplanes, primarily Learjets; owns properties; and operates a management consulting and administrative services firm that provides business planning and financial coordination to Indian tribes interested in owning and operating casinos. It serves the aviation industry, including owners and operators of private and commercial business and government aircraft and suppliers. Butler National Corporation was incorporated in 1960 and is headquartered in New Century, Kansas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.08 to $4.20
• 50-Day Range: $3.58 to $4.17
• 52-Week Range: $1.38 to $4.20
• Volume: 41,266 shs
• Average Volume: 34,294 shs
• Market Capitalization: $333.64 million
• P/E Ratio: 13.90
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Butler National Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Butler National scored higher than 19% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Butler National.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Butler National is 13.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.20.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Butler National is 13.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 46.91.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Butler National has a P/B Ratio of 4.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.05% of the float of Butler National has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Butler National has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.35, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Butler National has recently decreased by 4.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Butler National does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Butler National does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

3 people have searched for BUKS on MarketBeat 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, Butler National insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.60% of the stock of Butler National is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

5.01% of the stock of Butler National is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/12/2026
• Today: 5/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Aerospace
• Industry: AEROSP/DEFENSE
• Sub-Industry: Entertainment
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:BUKS
• CIK: 15847
• Web: www.butlernational.com
• Phone: (913) 780-9595
• Fax: 913-780-5088
• Employees: 310
• Year Founded: 1960

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.30
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $12.55 million
• Net Margins: 21.45%
• Pretax Margin: 28.49%
• Return on Equity: 28.47%
• Return on Assets: 15.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 1.88
• Quick Ratio: 1.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $83.97 million
• Price / Sales: 3.97
• Cash Flow: $0.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.52
• Book Value: $0.97 per share
• Price / Book: 4.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 80,010,000
• Free Float: 65,928,000
• Market Cap: $333.64 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.20