MIND Technology Inc (MIND)
NASDAQInformation TechnologyHardware, Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-14
$4.18+6.63%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologyHardware, Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-14
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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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Electronic Equipment & Instruments is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Cash from operations improves toward break-even: OCF -$1.35M vs target $0.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 73% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskMIND must improve its backlog and order delivery to justify its price. Recent performance has weakened, with revenue down 59% year over year. The last quarter missed expectations, indicating ongoing challenges. MIND trades at 1.0× price-to-sales, while peers trade at 4.3×. This suggests the price reflects modest growth expectations. The next-quarter miss probability is 65%, indicating elevated risk. Peer multiples imply a price about 76% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. MIND is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 1 analyst currently covering MIND (as of Sep 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 2026-09-14. 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 Electronic Equipment & Instruments — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Focus on backlog and order delivery
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average 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.
Backlog decline threatens growth objectives amid geopolitical issues.
Threatens: Focus on backlog and order delivery
Earnings miss indicates backlog and delivery issues.
