AEye Inc (LIDR)
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - InfrastructureSnapshot 2026-10-29
$0.99-4.88%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - InfrastructureSnapshot 2026-10-29
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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: fringe margins under pressure (2q confirmed)
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 91% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 216% growth a year, above the roughly 10% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 69% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskLIDR’s bet rests on rapidly growing sales, despite weak performance and no earnings yield. Q2 FY2026 revenue grew 900% year over year, but non-GAAP EPS was negative. LIDR trades at 105× sales versus the 4× peer median, below its 134× historical multiple. The market prices more growth than our forecast, leaving that peer premium dependent on growth. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 42%. Peer multiples imply a price about 211% below where it trades. Our read remains intact; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. LIDR is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 2 analysts currently covering LIDR (as of Oct 2026).
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. 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.
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Advances: Expand defense and automotive verticals with strategic partnerships
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. 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.
Strengthens position in defense and automotive verticals.
Advances: Improve revenue growth
Revenue growth amid challenges supports growth objective.
Advances: Reduce cash burn to $30M-$35M in 2026
Reaffirming cash burn target aligns with cost reduction goal.