In the past week, LIDR stock has gone up by 9.19%, with a monthly gain of 9.65% and a quarterly plunge of -1.36%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.90%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.32% for AEye Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.51% for LIDR’s stock, with a -24.62% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in AEye Inc (NASDAQ: LIDR) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LIDR is 2.65. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LIDR is 17.28M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.82% of that float. On May 23, 2025, LIDR’s average trading volume was 612.94K shares.
LIDR) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of AEye Inc (NASDAQ: LIDR) has jumped by 6.99 compared to previous close of 0.71. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 9.19% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-20 that PLEASANTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIDR), a global leader in adaptive, high-performance lidar solutions, today announced that both of its highly qualified directors, Timothy Dunn and Sue Zeifman, were re-elected at the Company’s Annual Meeting on May 15, 2025. Maintaining the continuity of our Board is critical as we continue to deliver on our strategy. Tim Dunn, as the Chair of our Audit Committee, and Sue Zeifman, as the Chair of our Compensation Committee, are both expe.
Analysts’ Opinion of LIDR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LIDR stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for LIDR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LIDR in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $15 based on the research report published on November 11, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
ROTH Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LIDR reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for LIDR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 25th, 2021.
Guggenheim gave a rating of “Buy” to LIDR, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on September 23rd of the previous year.
LIDR Trading at 16.15% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LIDR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -85.31% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.32%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.90%, as shares surge +7.87% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +32.97% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LIDR rose by +9.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -43.96% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.6973. In addition, AEye Inc saw -40.43% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LIDR starting from Tierney Conor B, who purchase 4,500 shares at the price of $0.53 back on Mar 13 ’25. After this action, Tierney Conor B now owns 177,048 shares of AEye Inc, valued at $2,406 using the latest closing price.
Husby Jonathon B., the Director of AEye Inc, purchase 36,707 shares at $0.54 during a trade that took place back on Mar 13 ’25, which means that Husby Jonathon B. is holding 84,258 shares at $19,998 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LIDR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -129.66 for the present operating margin
- -1.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for AEye Inc stands at -135.19. The total capital return value is set at -1.77. Equity return is now at value -170.89, with -89.61 for asset returns.
Based on AEye Inc (LIDR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -63.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 14.21.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -35.83 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.15. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 39.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 41.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.50.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of AEye Inc (LIDR) 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.
