Palladyne AI Corp. (PDYN)
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - InfrastructureSnapshot 2026-09-04
$5.71+0.53%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - InfrastructureSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Systems Software is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar broken — Free cash flow improves to about $2 million in FY25: FCF guidance $1.6M-$2.0M vs ~$2M target.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 172% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 160% growth a year, above the roughly 100% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 60% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskPalladyne AI's revenue growth must continue to justify its current valuation. Revenue jumped 470% year over year, but the latest quarter's results were inline. It trades at 22× price-to-sales versus a peer median of 5×. The market is pricing in more growth than forecasted, indicating expectations look full. The primary risk is the potential to miss full-year revenue guidance of $24 million to $27 million, with a 40% chance of missing next quarter's outlook. Peer multiples imply a price about 160% below where it trades, suggesting it looks expensive on this basis. Our read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. PDYN is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 4 analysts currently covering PDYN (as of Sep 2026).
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Systems Software — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Threatens: Achieve full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $24M to $27M
Revenue growth is positive, but widening losses raise concerns.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Advances: Expand partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries
Strategic partnership enhances growth potential with U.S. defense.