Joby Aviation, Inc. (JOBY) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Industrials · Airports & Air Services
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $9.05: Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.2/10. Specifically: High short interest: 13%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.45; Below-average business quality.
Joby Aviation is developing a piloted, all-electric eVTOL air taxi aircraft for urban routes; targeting FAA type certification and initial commercial passenger service in 2026. No air taxi revenue yet; subsidiary Blade (acquired August 2025) operates a helicopter charter... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $9.05: Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.2/10. Specifically: High short interest: 13%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.45; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 61. Score 4.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 3/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and news soft fda negative and earnings proximity 5d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-22Item 5.02MEDIUMDidier Papadapoulos, President of Aircraft OEM (Named Executive Officer), resigned effective July 3, 2026 to spend time with family after five years. No disagreement cited. No successor named; Papadapoulos to provide ongoing advisory services.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-06Item 4.01HIGHDeloitte & Touche LLP dismissed as independent registered public accounting firm effective March 3, 2026. No adverse opinions, disagreements, or reportable events in fiscal years 2025 and 2024. No replacement auditor named at time of filing.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
5 floor-breakers
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Volatile — 6.2% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $9.05: Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.2/10. Specifically: High short interest: 13%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.45; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 61. Prior stop was $8.41. Score 4.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $10.25 (+13.3% upside). Prior stop was $8.41. Stop-loss: $8.41.
Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0).
Joby Aviation, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -18.7). TrendMatrix value score: 6.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
16 analysts cover JOBY with a consensus score of 2.7/5. Average price target: $12.
What does Joby Aviation, Inc. do?Joby Aviation is developing a piloted, all-electric eVTOL air taxi aircraft for urban routes; targeting FAA type...
Joby Aviation is developing a piloted, all-electric eVTOL air taxi aircraft for urban routes; targeting FAA type certification and initial commercial passenger service in 2026. No air taxi revenue yet; subsidiary Blade (acquired August 2025) operates a helicopter charter brokerage. Manufacturing in Marina and San Carlos, California, with a high-rate production site planned in Dayton, Ohio.