Applied Aerospace & Defense is growing revenue rapidly (47% YoY) with a 99.0% upside to the analyst target, but weak profitability, a recent large earnings miss and a 59% drawdown make it a speculative holding.
Thesis pillars
- Weak Profitability Quality→Stable
- Rapid Revenue Growth→Stable
- Recent Earnings Miss↑Improving
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Oct 24, 2026
Applied Aerospace & Defense, In (AADX) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.82: Quality below floor (3.7 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.3/10 and A.R:R 4.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality.
Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. designs, engineers, and manufactures integrated aerospace and defense subsystems for space and defense applications. The company provides Space and launch Systems, which include propellant tanks and engine nozzles; nose cones, fairings, and... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.82: Quality below floor (3.7 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.3/10 and A.R:R 4.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-30Recent Developments — Applied Aerospace & Defense, In
Latest news
- NEWS RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Applied Aerospace, Lowers Price Target to $18 — benzinga Oct 28, 2026 positive
- NEWS RBC Cuts Price Target on Applied Aerospace & Defense to $18 From $21 — fiscal.ai Oct 28, 2026 negative
- NEWS Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Applied Aerospace, Lowers Price Target to $16 — benzinga Oct 19, 2026 negative
- NEWS Bending Spoons, Liquidia, Verastem And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday — benzinga Oct 14, 2026 neutral
- NEWS RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Applied Aerospace, Lowers Price Target to $21 — benzinga Oct 13, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-10-30T11:22:44Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Unprofitable operations — net margin -30.2%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.82: Quality below floor (3.7 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.3/10 and A.R:R 4.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $10.99. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $19.57 (+65.6% upside). Prior stop was $10.99. Stop-loss: $10.99.
Quality below floor (3.7 < 4.0).
Applied Aerospace & Defense, In trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 29.7). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
14 analysts cover AADX with a consensus score of 4.4/5. Average price target: $23.
What does Applied Aerospace & Defense, In do?Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. designs, engineers, and manufactures integrated aerospace and defense subsystems for...
Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. designs, engineers, and manufactures integrated aerospace and defense subsystems for space and defense applications. The company provides Space and launch Systems, which include propellant tanks and engine nozzles; nose cones, fairings, and payload adapters; solar arrays and deployable systems; satellite bus and payload assemblies; Spinnaker® de-orbit systems; antennas and precision platforms; and landing legs, tubes, and booms; Defense Aviation and Airborne Systems, which support airborne mission platforms for air dominance, ground attack, electronic warfare, air-to-air refueling, transport, and autonomous collaborative combat, and include wings and control surfaces, landing gear and arresters, engine shafts, gears, and transmissions; fuel tanks and refueling booms; and fuselage structures; C5ISR and Precision Strike Systems, which support land and maritime based integrated defense systems for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, forward presence, and stand-off missions, and include radar and communications antennas; missile bodies and launchers; directed energy systems; and electronic enclosures; detection and tracking platforms; and maritime sensors and propulsion. It also provides design, prototyping and manufacturing of hardware and assemblies using composite, metallic, and polymer manufacturing. The company uses IP-enabled processes and production supported by specialized equipment and experience. It offers in-house testing and inspection along with materials and testing services to support performance and verification requirements. The company also provides Spinnaker® Deorbit Systems with configurations for satellites and launch vehicle components to support de-orbit applications. The company was formerly known as GB Eagle Topco, Inc. and changed its name to Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. in November 2025. Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. is a subsidiary of AA&D Holdings, LP.