Astronics is an aerospace supplier with 27% revenue growth, a perfect four-quarter earnings beat streak, 34% ROE and 40.3% upside to the analyst target, held back by weak cash conversion, leverage and soft momentum.
Thesis pillars
- Perfect Earnings Beat Streak→Stable
- Strong Revenue Growth→Stable
- Large Analyst Target Upside→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Nov 1, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026
Astronics Corporation (ATRO) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Sell if holding. Momentum 4.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $57.48 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
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. Momentum 4.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $57.48 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and earnings proximity 5d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
No fresh coverage since Aug 11, 2026
Recent Developments — Astronics Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Astronics Corporation (ATRO) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates - Yahoo Finance Singapore — Yahoo Finance Singapore Aug 11, 2026 positive
- NEWS Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.11 EPS - MarketBeat — MarketBeat Aug 11, 2026 positive
- NEWS Astronics’s (NASDAQ:ATRO) Q2 CY2026: Strong Sales, Stock Jumps 13.4% - StockStory — StockStory Aug 11, 2026 positive
- NEWS Astronics (ATRO) Stock Rises on Q2 2026 Earnings - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative Aug 11, 2026 positive
- NEWS Earnings Flash (ATRO) Astronics Corporation Posts Q2 Adjusted EPS $0.70 per Share, vs. FactSet Est of $0.59 - marketscre — marketscreener.com Aug 11, 2026 positive
Latest item Aug 11, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-05T11:34:06Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- 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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Sell if holding. Momentum 4.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $57.48 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $54.23. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $83.30 (+44.9% upside). Prior stop was $54.23. Stop-loss: $54.23.
Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0; Earnings in 5 days (event risk).
Astronics Corporation trades at a P/E of 31.4 (forward 18.8). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
12 analysts rate ATRO, with a consensus score of 4.1/5. 4 analysts publish price targets averaging $98.
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.