Astronics Corporation (ATRO) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Sell if holding. At $75.50, A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5; Thin upside margin: 5.3%.
Astronics Corporation designs and manufactures advanced electronics for aerospace and defense through two segments: Aerospace and Test Systems, with 2025 Aerospace sales split 75% commercial transport, 15% military, and 9% general aviation. Consolidated backlog reached $674.5... Read more
Sell if holding. At $75.50, A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5; Thin upside margin: 5.3%. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 44d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-17Recent Developments — Astronics Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Is Astronics (ATRO) Stock Outpacing Its Aerospace Peers This Year? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Astronics (ATRO) Stock Analysis: -1.01% Loss — Key Levels 2026-05-19 - Sentiment Extreme - Newser — Newser negative
- NEWS Lobbying Update: $20,000 of DME CORPORATION (ASTRONICS CORPORATION) lobbying was just disclosed - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative neutral
- NEWS Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Astronics (ATRO) This Year? - qz.com — qz.com neutral
- NEWS ATRO Outperforms Industry in a Month: Should You Buy the Stock? - TradingView — TradingView positive
Generated 2026-06-17T08:56:47Z.
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- LOWCustomerBoeing10%10-K Item 1A: 'we had a concentration of sales to Boeing representing approximately 10.4%, 10.2%, and 11.0% of our sales, respectively.'
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1 floor-breaker
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. At $75.50, A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5; Thin upside margin: 5.3%. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $72.59. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $79.50 (+5.3% upside). Prior stop was $72.59. Stop-loss: $72.59.
Thin upside margin: 5.3%; Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5; Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 2.3), Negative free cash flow.
Astronics Corporation trades at a P/E of 74.9 (forward 24.2). TrendMatrix value score: 5.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
11 analysts cover ATRO with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $91.
What does Astronics Corporation do?Astronics Corporation designs and manufactures advanced electronics for aerospace and defense through two segments:...
Astronics Corporation designs and manufactures advanced electronics for aerospace and defense through two segments: Aerospace and Test Systems, with 2025 Aerospace sales split 75% commercial transport, 15% military, and 9% general aviation. Consolidated backlog reached $674.5 million at December 31, 2025, with Boeing representing 10.4% of total 2025 sales and approximately 15% coming from U.S. government-related markets.