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HYLNHyliion Holdings Corp.Sell5.5·$3.37
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

Hyliion shows 123.3% upside to a $6.59 analyst target and modest insider buying, but it burns cash at -435% of revenue, quality is 2.0/10, the stock is down about 65% from its high and customer and supplier concentration is high.

Thesis pillars

  • Large Gap To Analyst Target→Stable
  • Extreme Cash Burn Low Quality→Stable
  • Customer And Supplier Concentration→Stable
  • +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning

Pillars as of Oct 24, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026

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Hyliion Holdings Corp. (HYLN) Stock Analysis

Inst Constrain edge

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5GrowthQualityModerate Confidence

Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $3.37: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10 and A.R:R 7.2:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 11%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.67; Below-average business quality.

Hyliion Holdings develops the KARNO Power Module, a fuel-agnostic linear-generator power system targeting data center, industrial, defense, and vehicle-charging markets, following the wind-down of its prior Hypertruck electric powertrain business. The company has not yet made... Read more

$3.37+95.5% A.UpsideScore 5.5/10#14 of 25 Electrical Equipment & Parts
QualityF-score4 / 9FCF yield-6.68%
Stop $3.13Analyst target $6.59(−15% haircut)A.R:R 7.2:1
Analyst consensus$7.75+130.0%4 analysts
$6.59Analyst target
$3.37price
$7.75mean
$10

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $3.37: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10 and A.R:R 7.2:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 11%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.67; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 5/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: speculative.

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About Hyliion Holdings Corp.

About Hyliion Holdings Corp.

Hyliion Holdings has not yet commercialized its KARNO Power Module and currently derives all revenue from U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research contracts worth up to $16 million and $1.5 million, following the 2025 wind-down of its Hypertruck electric powertrain business. The Cedar Park, Texas-based company posted a $57.2 million net loss in 2025 while developing its 200 kW power generator at its Cincinnati, Ohio R&D facility.

Hyliion earns revenue exclusively from cost-plus-fixed-fee R&D services performed under its ONR contracts, with commercial KARNO Power Module deliveries not expected before late 2026. The company depends on a small number of single-source suppliers for key components, including linear electric machine parts, and purchases all of its additive printing machines from a single vendor, Colibrium Additive (formerly GE Additive), whose partial or complete loss could impair Hyliion's ability to manufacture, test, and deploy the KARNO Power Module. Target markets span data centers, commercial and industrial onsite power, defense platforms, EV charging, biogas, oil and gas, and waste-heat recovery, but Hyliion has yet to convert any of these prospects into commercial orders. Demand from some end-user industries is expected to track commodity prices, infrastructure spending, and construction activity once the product reaches market, exposing future revenue to broader capital-spending cycles.

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The starkest concentration in Hyliion's filing is on the revenue side: the company's ONR contracts are described as its only source of revenue and its largest single customer, meaning any non-renewal beyond the current scope would eliminate substantially all reported revenue. That government-funding dependency compounds supplier concentration risk, since KARNO production relies on additive-manufactured components sourced from Colibrium Additive and other single-source suppliers Hyliion has not yet diversified. With commercial sales still pending regulatory certifications and customer validation, Hyliion's path to profitability depends on converting early U.S. Navy deployments into repeatable orders before its cash position from continued losses runs thin.

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From Hyliion Holdings Corp.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted July 6, 2026.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-10-29
TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Tue, Nov 10, 202612d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Concentration risk — Customer: ONR contracts
Concentration risk — Supplier: Colibrium Additive
Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)—
P/E (Fwd)-11.0
Mkt Cap$602M
EV/EBITDA-10.4
Profit Mgn0.0%
ROE-27.1%
Rev Growth226.3%
Beta3.57
DividendNone
Rating analysts10

Quality Signals

Piotroski F4/9MoatNarrow

Options Flow

P/C2.67bearish
IV117%elevated
Max Pain$2-40.7% vs spot

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • HIGHCustomerONR contracts
    10-K Item 1A: 'We currently receive all of our revenue from fees and costs payable by ONR pursuant to such contracts, making us substantially dependent on funding from ONR.'
  • HIGHSupplierColibrium Additive
    10-K Item 1A: 'We currently purchase all of our additive printing machines from Colibrium Additive (formerly GE Additive).'
  • HIGHSuppliersingle-source suppliers
    10-K Item 1A: 'We rely on third-party suppliers, many of whom are single-source suppliers, for the provision and development of many of the key components and materials used in our products'

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Rating Breakdown

2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Roe
0.0
Roa
0.0
Gross Margin
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Fcf Quality
0.0
Piotroski F
4.4
Current Ratio
5.4
Moat
5.8
Cash-burning: FCF -435% of revenueQuality concerns

Volatile — 6.1% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static

Volatility
0.0
Put Call
0.0
Implied Vol
0.0
Beta
0.0
Days To Cover
2.2
Max Pain Risk
3.0
Short Interest
4.7
Debt Equity
9.9
Elevated put/call: 2.67High IV: 117%Above max pain $2Concentration risks: 3 HIGH (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)
GatesMomentum 4.0<4.5EARNINGS PROXIMITY 12d<=14d (soft)A.R:R 7.2 ≥ 1.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Speculative
RSI
39 · Neutral
↓ 20D MA↓ 50D MA↓ 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $2.92Resistance $4.54

Price Targets

$3
$7
A.Upside+95.5%
A.R:R7.2:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0%
Max %0%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0)
! momentum at 4.0 (below the engine's 4.5 threshold)

Earnings

B
M
M
M
1/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-11-10 (12d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is HYLN stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $3.37: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10 and A.R:R 7.2:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 11%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.67; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $3.13. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.

What is the HYLN stock price target?

Analyst target: $6.59 (+95.5% upside). Prior stop was $3.13. Stop-loss: $3.13.

What are the risks of investing in HYLN?

Concentration risk — Customer: ONR contracts; Concentration risk — Supplier: Colibrium Additive; Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0).

Is HYLN overvalued or undervalued?

Hyliion Holdings Corp. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -11.0). TrendMatrix value score: 9.0/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about HYLN?

10 analysts cover HYLN with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $8.

What does Hyliion Holdings Corp. do?Hyliion Holdings develops the KARNO Power Module, a fuel-agnostic linear-generator power system targeting data center,...

Hyliion Holdings develops the KARNO Power Module, a fuel-agnostic linear-generator power system targeting data center, industrial, defense, and vehicle-charging markets, following the wind-down of its prior Hypertruck electric powertrain business. The company has not yet made commercial sales and currently earns all of its revenue from cost-plus-fixed-fee research contracts with the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research, reporting a $57.2 million net loss in 2025.

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