Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for UMAC in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
Unusual Machines slipped this week amid a string of Needham notes reiterating a Buy rating and a $40.00 price target, citing production progress observed during a facility tour, strong demand for the company's low-cost C-UAS interceptors, and advancements toward 100,000 motors per month. Shareholders also backed leadership at the 2026 Annual Meeting, electing five directors, ratifying Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, and approving a warrant grant to the CEO. A separate note pointed out that the stock has lost 36% since mid-August even as Needham's Austin Bohlig sees 83% upside from the $21.88 close on 7 October.
UMAC closed at $19.64, down 5.7%, sitting between its 50-day average of $24.54 and 200-day average of $18.99, with a 1-month return of -14.4% against a 6-month gain of 40.3%. The GekkoIndex reads 66.5, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, up 3.7 over five days. Price sits 25.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $26.43.
Earnings are set for 5 November, 23 days out and inside a typical 20-day holding window; the last report showed EPS of -$0.16 matching estimate with a 1.5% reaction, against an average absolute move of 6.9%. Six analysts carry a consensus Buy with a $39 target, implying 98.6% consensus upside. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows, leaving the upcoming report as the main scheduled catalyst.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Unusual Machines scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 4 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
Averages disagree
Close $19.64 sits between the 50-day ($24.54) and 200-day ($18.99) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart66.5, Accumulation
Reading 66.5 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex25.7% below
Price is 25.7% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 24 days
Reports on Nov 5, 2026, 24 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earningsNo data
Not enough years of history for a seasonal read.
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Unusual Machines closed at $19.64 on Oct 12, 2026, +28.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $7.25 to $34.93.
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Unusual Machines makes its living in the commercial drone space, supplying small drones along with the core parts that go into them. Its products reach buyers through a mix of direct business-to-business sales, an online store, and retail outlets, giving it several paths into the market rather than relying on one channel alone.
Beyond selling hardware, the company works with Lantronix Inc. on a joint effort to build autonomous drone components that pair edge AI processing with flight control systems, pointing to an interest in more capable, self-operating aircraft technology alongside its standard product lines.
The company was incorporated in 2019 and originally operated as AerocarveUS Corporation before taking the Unusual Machines name in July 2022. It is based in Orlando, Florida, and its shares trade on NYSE Arca under the ticker UMAC.
Unusual Machines’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 66.5, in the Accumulation zone, up 3.7 points over five sessions.
Up 3.7 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 19 | +4.4% | +18.4% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 242 | Not available | |||
| Neutral | 334 | +3.0% | +13.3% | ||
| Distribution | 57 | Not available | |||
| Selling | 9 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average UMAC 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.
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Unusual Machines trades 25.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $26.43, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Unusual Machines shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$26.43
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
25.7% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 28.9% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Unusual Machines, 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 UMAC in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in UMAC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold UMAC.
Unusual Machines reports on Nov 5, 2026, before the open (24 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 7 reports.
Nov 5, 2026
Expected before the open, 24 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | −$0.16 est −$0.16 | $16.72M est $9.19M | +1.5% |
| May 14, 2026 | $0.21 est −$0.08 | $8.10M est $5.54M | +8.2% |
| Mar 9, 2026 | −$0.30 est −$0.09 | $4.90M est $3.59M | +12.5% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | −$0.03 est $0.13 | $2.13M est $3.59M | −11.1% |
| Aug 14, 2025 | −$0.32 est −$0.07 | $2.12M est $2.88M | −5.7% |
| May 8, 2025 | −$0.21 est −$0.12 | $2.04M est $1.68M | +4.7% |
| Mar 27, 2025 | −$0.06 est −$0.12 | $2.00M est $2.25M | −3.7% |
| Nov 14, 2024 | −$0.30 | $1.53M | −8.1% |
“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 Unusual Machines is $39.00, +98.6% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | Needham | $40 | +103.7% |
| Sep 22 | H.C. Wainwright | $42 | +113.8% |
| Aug 17 | ThinkEquity | $35 | +78.2% |
| Aug 12 | Piper Sandler | $38 | +93.5% |
| Aug 11 | Roth MKM | $40 | +103.7% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Unusual Machines’s market cap is $938.7M and revenue of $31.85M over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Unusual Machines this week reads positive: 7 positive, 5 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Unusual Machines’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 |
|---|---|---|
| EMREmerson Electric | Neutral | 16.0% above |
| KEYSKeysight Technologies | Neutral | 17.2% above |
| QQnity Electronics | Neutral | 3.5% below |
| FTVFortive | Neutral | 0.3% below |
| ONTOOnto Innovation | Neutral | 4.7% below |
| NXTNextpower | Neutral | 18.3% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Unusual Machines’s market cap is $938.7M at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $19.64, with 49.96M shares outstanding.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Unusual Machines is $39.00, +98.6% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 6 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Unusual Machines is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $19.64 is 25.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $26.43. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Unusual Machines is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026, before the market opens (24 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.16 per share on revenue of $12.18M. Unusual Machines beat the earnings estimate in 2 of its last 7 reports, moving 6.9% on average across the report.
Unusual Machines’s 52-week high is $34.93 and its 52-week low is $7.25; it closed at $19.64 on Oct 12, 2026, +28.8% over the past year.
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