Joby Aviation, Inc. (JOBY) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Industrials · Airports & Air Services
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $10.19: Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 3.9/10. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.58; Below-average business quality.
Joby Aviation is developing a piloted eVTOL air taxi for urban markets, targeting commercial passenger service in 2026. Currently pre-revenue, it is funded through equity from strategic investors including Toyota, Uber, and Delta Air Lines, and acquired Blade Urban Air Mobility... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $10.19: Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 3.9/10. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.58; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 61. Score 3.9/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 78d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Joby Aviation, Inc.
Material events (past 30 days)
- Apr 22, 2026 MEDIUM Item 5.02: Didier Papadapoulos, President of Aircraft OEM, resigned effective July 3, 2026 to spend time with family after five years leading aircraft development. No immediate successor named; company expects to enter an advisory services agreement with Mr. Papadapoulos.
Latest news
- Cathie Wood Sells $28 Million Worth Of AMD And TSMC Shares, Loads Up On Nvidia, Tesla And Flying Taxis — benzinga May 18, 2026 positive
- Joby Aviation Shares Fall As Growth-Stock Sell-Off Overwhelms Q1 Beat — benzinga May 15, 2026 positive
- Joby Aviation Shares Fly Higher Wednesday: What's Driving The Action? — benzinga May 13, 2026 positive
- Uber Technologies' Q1 2026 13F Shows Holdings Of 535,902,982 Grab Shares, 325,973,411 Aurora Innovation Shares, 13,715,1 — benzinga May 8, 2026 neutral
- Canaccord Genuity Maintains Hold on Joby Aviation, Lowers Price Target to $11.5 — benzinga May 7, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-22Item 5.02MEDIUMDidier Papadapoulos, President of Aircraft OEM, resigned effective July 3, 2026 to spend time with family after five years leading aircraft development. No immediate successor named; company expects to enter an advisory services agreement with Mr. Papadapoulos.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-06Item 4.01HIGHAudit Committee dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor effective March 3, 2026. No disagreements on accounting principles or practices cited. Prior audit reports were unqualified.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.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 $10.19: Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 3.9/10. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.58; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 61. Prior stop was $9.63. Score 3.9/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $10.97 (+6.0% upside). Prior stop was $9.63. Stop-loss: $9.63.
Target reached (-6.5% upside); Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0).
Joby Aviation, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -17.4). TrendMatrix value score: 4.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
16 analysts cover JOBY with a consensus score of 2.7/5. Average price target: $11.
What does Joby Aviation, Inc. do?Joby Aviation is developing a piloted eVTOL air taxi for urban markets, targeting commercial passenger service in 2026....
Joby Aviation is developing a piloted eVTOL air taxi for urban markets, targeting commercial passenger service in 2026. Currently pre-revenue, it is funded through equity from strategic investors including Toyota, Uber, and Delta Air Lines, and acquired Blade Urban Air Mobility in August 2025 to gain operational experience. FAA type certification is in progress under the powered-lift classification, with international certification efforts underway in the UK, Japan, Australia, UAE, and other markets.