Bio-Key International Inc (NASDAQ: BKYI)’s stock price has gone rise by 7.57 in comparison to its previous close of 0.82, however, the company has experienced a 6.14% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-06-17 that International Defense Ministry Awards BIO-key (Nasdaq: BKYI) over $600K in Follow-On Orders for Secure Biometric Access to Critical Information #Biometrics
Is It Worth Investing in Bio-Key International Inc (NASDAQ: BKYI) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for BKYI is 0.35. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BKYI is 3.79M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.01% of that float. On June 17, 2025, BKYI’s average trading volume was 306.15K shares.
BKYI’s Market Performance
BKYI stock saw an increase of 6.14% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 5.88% and a quarterly increase of -14.37%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.07%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.90% for Bio-Key International Inc (BKYI). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.25% for BKYI’s stock, with a simple moving average of -15.71% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BKYI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BKYI stocks, with Maxim Group repeating the rating for BKYI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BKYI in the upcoming period, according to Maxim Group is $6 based on the research report published on March 26, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
BKYI Trading at 12.04% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BKYI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -76.03% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for BKYI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.65 for the present operating margin
- 0.8 for the gross margin
The net margin for Bio-Key International Inc stands at -0.74. The total capital return value is set at -0.54. Equity return is now at value -116.82, with -61.35 for asset returns.
Based on Bio-Key International Inc (BKYI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -59.8. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -15.78.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -3.55 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.31. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.32.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Bio-Key International Inc (BKYI) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
