Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for ATRO in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
Astronics shares fell this week amid broader market pressure, with rising Treasury yields and climbing oil prices weighing on sentiment across a group of names that included Methode Electronics, Whirlpool, Allegion and Installed Building Products. One piece highlighted a drop of 6.5% to $64.63, following a roughly 15% decline over the prior month, while separate commentary pointed to a record quarter, a robust order backlog, margin expansion, 2026 revenue guidance of $1.02–$1.04 billion, and a 2027 EPS consensus of $3.15. A Dimensional Fund Advisors filing disclosing a 3.1% passive stake was also noted.
ATRO closed at $63.29, down 1.4%, sitting between its 50-day average of $73.62 and 200-day average of $66.84, with a 1-month return of -14.4% and a 3-month return of -12.6%, though the 1-year return stands at 65%. The GekkoIndex reads 67.2, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 12.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $72.06.
Earnings are scheduled for 10 November 2026, after the close, 28 days out and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last report showed an EPS beat of $0.70 versus $0.61 estimated, with a 0.6% reaction, and the average absolute reaction has run 8.9% over 8 quarters with 6 beats. Seasonality over this calendar stretch has averaged a 5.4% move across 5 years, rising in 4 of them. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective windows.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Astronics scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
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Averages disagree
Close $63.29 sits between the 50-day ($73.62) and 200-day ($66.84) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart67.2, Accumulation
Reading 67.2 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex12.2% below
Price is 12.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 29 days
Reports on Nov 10, 2026, 29 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+5.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +5.4% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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Astronics closed at $63.29 on Oct 12, 2026, +65.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $34.58 to $94.46.
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Astronics designs and builds products used in aircraft and defense electronics, with customers spread across the United States and markets in North America, Asia, Europe, South America and beyond. Its work is most associated with aircraft lighting and safety equipment, along with power and electrical distribution systems used in flight.
The company runs two main lines of business. One, Aerospace, covers lighting, safety and power systems, seating and distribution hardware, aircraft structures and avionics, sold to aircraft manufacturers, their suppliers, airlines and operators, and parts of the U.S. Department of Defense. The other, Test Systems, builds and maintains automated testing equipment for aerospace, defense, communications and mass transit applications, plus training and simulation devices, serving original equipment manufacturers and prime government contractors.
Astronics was incorporated in 1968 and is based in East Aurora, New York. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker ATRO.
Astronics’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 67.2, in the Accumulation zone, up 6.4 points over five sessions.
Up 6.4 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 25 | +3.3% | +6.1% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 144 | +1.1% | +6.9% | ||
| Neutral | 303 | +1.2% | +6.1% | ||
| Distribution | 75 | +2.3% | +5.2% | ||
| Selling | 9 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average ATRO share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Astronics trades 12.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $72.06, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Astronics shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$72.06
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
12.2% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 7.5% above the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Astronics, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for ATRO in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in ATRO were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Astronics has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold ATRO.
Astronics reports on Nov 10, 2026, after the close (29 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 10, 2026
Expected after the close, 29 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.70 est $0.61 | — est $245.3M | +0.6% |
| May 12, 2026 | $0.49 est $0.56 | — | +5.7% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $0.75 est $0.60 | $240.1M est $237.2M | +3.3% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $0.49 est $0.42 | $211.4M est $237.1M | −2.9% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.38 est $0.33 | $204.7M est $210.1M | −16.3% |
| May 6, 2025 | $0.44 est $0.30 | $205.9M est $200.8M | +14.9% |
| Mar 4, 2025 | $0.48 est $0.28 | — | +24.8% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | −$0.34 est $0.08 | $203.7M est $194.9M | −2.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Astronics is $100.50, +58.8% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | TD Cowen | $90 | +42.2% |
| Oct 8 | TD Cowen | $90 | +42.2% |
| Aug 12 | Craig-Hallum | $95 | +50.1% |
| Aug 12 | Truist Financial | — | — |
| Aug 12 | TD Cowen | $100 | +58.0% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Astronics averaged +5.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | 0.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +5.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −4.5% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, ATRO’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 9%.
Astronics’s market cap is $2.43B, with a P/E ratio of 35.2 and revenue of $942.1M over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Astronics this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 3 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
Astronics’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GEGE Aerospace | Accumulation | 1.9% below |
| RTXRTX | Accumulation | 10.9% below |
| BABoeing | Accumulation | 19.2% below |
| LMTLockheed Martin | Accumulation | 21.5% below |
| GDGeneral Dynamics | Accumulation | 8.6% below |
| HWMHowmet Aerospace | Accumulation | 3.8% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Astronics’s market cap is $2.43B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $63.29, with 36.11M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 35.2.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Astronics is $100.50, +58.8% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 3 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Astronics is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $63.29 is 12.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $72.06. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Astronics is expected to report on Nov 10, 2026, after the market closes (29 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.71 per share on revenue of $267.1M. Astronics beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.9% on average across the report.
Astronics’s 52-week high is $94.46 and its 52-week low is $34.58; it closed at $63.29 on Oct 12, 2026, +65.0% over the past year.
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