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FEIMFrequency Electronics, Inc.Sell3.7·$69.55-4.02%
SellHigh Confidence
Investment thesis

FEIM faces a 3-of-4 earnings miss streak with an earnings-quality red flag and declining revenue against a rich valuation, and has already reached its price target ahead of a 5-day earnings event, though the stock remains technically oversold within an intact 200-day uptrend.

Thesis pillars

  • Revenue Decline With Rich ValuationStable
  • Consecutive Earnings Miss StreakDeteriorating
  • Earnings Quality Red FlagDeteriorating
  • +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning

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Frequency Electronics, Inc. (FEIM) Stock Analysis

Breakout setup

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5GrowthQualityHigh Confidence

Technology · Communication Equipment

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $69.55: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 3.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.83; Below-average business quality.

Frequency Electronics designs and manufactures precision time and frequency generation technology for commercial and U.S. Government satellites, C4ISR, and Electronic Warfare systems, operating through two segments: FEI-NY (satellite, C4ISR, and EW products) and FEI-Zyfer... Read more

$69.55-1.2% A.UpsideScore 3.7/10#23 of 25 Communication Equipment
QualityF-score8 / 9FCF yield0.52%
Stop $64.80Target $78.91(resistance)A.R:R -0.1:1
Analyst target$81.00+16.5%2 analysts
$78.91our TP
$69.55price
$81.00mean
$85

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $69.55: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 3.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.83; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 57, MACD bullish. Score 3.7/10, high confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 45d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.

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About Frequency Electronics, Inc.

About Frequency Electronics, Inc.

Frequency Electronics derived approximately 94% of its fiscal 2025 sales from contracts to, or subcontracts for, the U.S. Government, with Northrop Grumman alone accounting for more than 10% of consolidated revenues. The FEI-NY segment generated 76% of consolidated revenue from satellite payload, C4ISR, and Electronic Warfare products, while FEI-Zyfer contributed 27% from GPS-based precision timing systems. The company employed 226 people as of its fiscal 2025 year-end and spent $6.1 million of its own funds on research and development.

Frequency Electronics earns revenue under fixed-price and cost-plus contracts with U.S. Government agencies and their prime contractors, as well as commercial satellite operators, for precision timing and frequency-generation hardware embedded in satellite payloads and ground-based secure communications systems. Its products fly on commercial and government satellite programs including Iridium NEXT, Intelsat EPIC, O3B, WAAS, MexSat, and the GPS III constellation, and beyond Northrop Grumman, the company's principal customers and channel partners have included Lockheed Martin, the Office of Naval Research, and BAE Systems. As of April 30, 2025, the company's backlog stood at approximately $70 million, down from $78 million a year earlier, with about 64% expected to convert to revenue in fiscal 2026. While Frequency Electronics says it is not dependent on any single supplier for materials generally, it discloses that its FEI-NY segment depends on a limited number of suppliers for space-qualified parts.

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Frequency Electronics' competitive position is complicated by a structural overlap between its customers and its competitors: the 10-K names Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Lockheed Martin as its principal competition for space products because these primes also maintain in-house microwave frequency generation capability, even as Northrop Grumman separately ranks as a customer accounting for more than 10% of fiscal 2025 revenue. For non-space products, the company instead competes against larger domestic suppliers Microchip Technology and Mercury Systems. This dual-role dynamic means a prime's decision to insource more of its own timing and frequency hardware would simultaneously shrink Frequency Electronics' addressable market and its revenue from that same account.

See also: Technology · Communication Equipment

From Frequency Electronics, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted July 26, 2026.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-07-27
TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Thu, Sep 10, 202645d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. Government (94.0%)
Concentration risk — Product: FEI-NY segment (76.0%)
Target reached (-1.2% upside)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)
P/E (Fwd)46.4
Mkt Cap$715M
EV/EBITDA233.6
Profit Mgn-1.4%
ROE-1.6%
Rev Growth-23.0%
Beta0.64
DividendNone
Rating analysts8

Quality Signals

Piotroski F8/9

Options Flow

P/C1.83bearish
IV99%elevated

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • HIGHCustomerU.S. Government94%
    10-K Item 1: 'approximately 94% and 98%, respectively, of the Company's sales were made under contracts to the U.S. Government or subcontracts for U.S. Government end-use'
  • HIGHProductFEI-NY segment76%
    10-K Item 1: 'approximately 76% and 73%, respectively, of the Company's consolidated revenues were from products sold by the FEI-NY segment'
  • LOWCustomerNorthrop Grumman
    10-K Item 1: 'During fiscal year 2025, Northrop Grumman Company ... accounted for more than 10% of the Company's consolidated revenues.'
  • MEDIUMSupplierspace qualified parts suppliers
    10-K Item 1: 'FEI-NY is dependent on a limited number of suppliers for space qualified parts.'

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Rating Breakdown

4 floor-breakers

Revenue shrinking — -23.0% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static

Revenue Growth
0.0
Declining revenue: -23%
Low model confidence on this dimension (33%).

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Growth Rank
0.4
Value Rank
1.3
Quality Rank
2.8

Unprofitable operations — net margin -1.4%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static

Roe
0.0
Operating Margin
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Roa
0.5
Gross Margin
3.0
Moat
4.8
Current Ratio
7.9
Piotroski F
8.9
No competitive moatStrong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9

No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static

Earnings History
0.0
Surprise Avg
0.0
Erm
5.0
Earnings Timing
5.0
News Activity
6.0
Earnings concerns: 0B/4M
GatesA.R:R -0.1=NEGATIVEMomentum 5.1<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)Momentum 5.1>=4.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsEARNINGS PROXIMITY 45d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARBreakoutSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
57 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $49.22Resistance $80.52

Price Targets

$65
$79
A.Upside-1.2%
A.R:R-0.1:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-1.2% upside)
! Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0)
! Negative risk/reward — downside exceeds upside

Earnings

M
M
M
M
0/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-09-10 (45d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is FEIM stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $69.55: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 3.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.83; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 57, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $64.80. Score 3.7/10, high confidence.

What is the FEIM stock price target?

Take-profit target: $78.91 (-1.2% upside). Prior stop was $64.80. Stop-loss: $64.80.

What are the risks of investing in FEIM?

Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. Government (94.0%); Concentration risk — Product: FEI-NY segment (76.0%); Target reached (-1.2% upside).

Is FEIM overvalued or undervalued?

Frequency Electronics, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 46.4). TrendMatrix value score: 4.1/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about FEIM?

8 analysts cover FEIM with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $81.

What does Frequency Electronics, Inc. do?Frequency Electronics designs and manufactures precision time and frequency generation technology for commercial and...

Frequency Electronics designs and manufactures precision time and frequency generation technology for commercial and U.S. Government satellites, C4ISR, and Electronic Warfare systems, operating through two segments: FEI-NY (satellite, C4ISR, and EW products) and FEI-Zyfer (GPS-based precision timing for secure communications). Approximately 94% of fiscal 2025 sales were made under contracts to, or subcontracts for, U.S. Government end-use, and Northrop Grumman accounted for more than 10% of consolidated revenues. The company employed 226 people, all in the U.S., and held a $70 million backlog

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