AEye Inc (NASDAQ: LIDR) is -32.54% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $0.49 and a high of $4.30 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The LIDR stock was last observed hovering at around $1.18 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.04%.
Currently trading at $1.14, the stock is 23.54% and 42.22% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.18 million and changing -3.39% at the moment leaves the stock 20.01% off its SMA200. LIDR registered -10.24% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -51.07%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $0.80156 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $0.94995.
The stock witnessed a 43.34% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 117.89%, and is 18.69% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 13.03% over the week and 12.85% over the month.
AEye Inc (LIDR) has around 45 employees, a market worth around $21.92M and $0.25M in sales. Fwd P/E is 0.88. Profit margin for the company is -13519.11%. Distance from 52-week low is 132.75% and -73.49% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (-189.35%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 108.59% this year
40.0 institutions hold shares in AEye Inc (LIDR), with institutional investors hold 7.55% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 18.69M, and float is at 17.31M with Short Float at 5.77%. Institutions hold 6.93% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is GENERAL MOTORS HOLDINGS LLC with over 0.47 million shares valued at $0.91 million. The investor’s holdings represent 7.3795 of the LIDR Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. with 0.11 million shares valued at $0.22 million to account for 0.0017 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are MIRADOR CAPITAL PARTNERS LP which holds 85989.0 shares representing 0.0013 and valued at over $0.17 million, while VANGUARD GROUP INC holds 0.0011 of the shares totaling 73599.0 with a market value of $0.14 million.
AEye Inc (LIDR) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider purchase by Tierney Conor B, the company’s Treasurer & CFO. SEC filings show that Tierney Conor B bought 4,500 shares of the company’s common stock on Mar 13 ’25 at a price of $0.53 per share for a total of $2406.0. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 0.18 million shares.
AEye Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Mar 13 ’25 that Husby Jonathon B. (Director) bought a total of 36,707 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Mar 13 ’25 and was made at $0.54 per share for $19998.0. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 84258.0 shares of the LIDR stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Mar 03 ’25, Tierney Conor B (Treasurer & CFO) acquired 25,000 shares at an average price of $0.60 for $14972.0. The insider now directly holds 172,548 shares of AEye Inc (LIDR).
