AstroNova Inc ALOT Stock Analysis
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$28.99 unchanged at close Nov 6
Last close · Previous close $28.99
- Market cap
- $223.02MAt the Nov 6 close
- P/E ratio
- n/mLoss over last 12 months
- Diluted EPS
- −$0.18Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- NoneLast 12 months
Price chart
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$28.99Nov 5
- Volume0.00Nov 6 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume0.00Last 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $6.96 to $29.00; now $28.99
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Nov 6 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
ALOT beat the S&P 500 in 5 of 7 periods.
| Period | ALOT and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | ALOT: unchanged S&P 500: down 5.6% | ALOT beat the S&P 500 by 5.6 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | ALOT: up 0.3% S&P 500: down 4.1% | ALOT beat the S&P 500 by 4.4 percentage points Beat |
| YTD | ALOT: up 235.1% S&P 500: up 8.7% | ALOT beat the S&P 500 by 226.4 percentage points Beat |
| 1Y | ALOT: up 220.9% S&P 500: up 10.9% | ALOT beat the S&P 500 by 210.0 percentage points Beat |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | ALOT: up 114.1% S&P 500: up 75.0% +28.9% vs +20.5% a year | ALOT beat the S&P 500 by 39.1 percentage points Beat |
| 5Y | ALOT: up 62.9% S&P 500: up 67.8% +10.2% vs +10.9% a year | ALOT trailed the S&P 500 by 4.9 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | ALOT: up 114.6% S&P 500: up 313.1% +7.9% vs +15.2% a year | ALOT trailed the S&P 500 by 198.5 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in ALOT 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $21,456 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,313.
ALOT beat the S&P 500 in 6 of 7 periods.
| Period | ALOT and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | ALOT: unchanged S&P 500: down 5.6% | ALOT beat the S&P 500 by 5.6 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | ALOT: up 0.3% S&P 500: down 4.3% | ALOT beat the S&P 500 by 4.6 percentage points Beat |
| YTD | ALOT: up 235.1% S&P 500: up 7.8% | ALOT beat the S&P 500 by 227.3 percentage points Beat |
| 1Y | ALOT: up 220.9% S&P 500: up 9.7% | ALOT beat the S&P 500 by 211.2 percentage points Beat |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | ALOT: up 114.1% S&P 500: up 68.8% +28.9% vs +19.1% a year | ALOT beat the S&P 500 by 45.3 percentage points Beat |
| 5Y | ALOT: up 62.9% S&P 500: up 56.9% +10.2% vs +9.4% a year | ALOT beat the S&P 500 by 6.0 percentage points Beat |
| 10Y | ALOT: up 101.3% S&P 500: up 252.6% +7.2% vs +13.4% a year | ALOT trailed the S&P 500 by 151.3 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in ALOT 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $20,132 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,257.
All-time high
$28.99
Closing high on .
Split-adjusted daily closes since Sep 7, 1984.
Stock splits
3
Latest: 5-for-4 on . One share bought before the first split is 3 shares today.
All 3 splits
- 5-for-4
- 3-for-2
- 3-for-2
Valuation
The Nov 6 close compared with the last 12 months of reported results (the four quarters to Apr 30, 2026). Tap a metric to see how it’s calculated.
Price-to-earnings (P/E)
n/mDiluted EPS of −$0.18 over the last 12 months
A P/E ratio isn’t meaningful while earnings over the last 12 months are negative. When ALOT was profitable over the past five years, its P/E ranged from 11.5× to 190.9×, with a median of 27.6×. How to read P/E
Other valuation measures
- 1.5×Last 12 months’ revenue
Market value divided by revenue over the last 12 months. Useful when earnings are small or negative.
P/S = Market cap ÷ Revenue (last 12 months)Price-to-sales ratio - 2.9×Book value as of Apr 30, 2026
Price relative to accounting equity (book value) per share on the Apr 30, 2026 balance sheet. Asset-light companies often trade far above book value.
P/B = Price ÷ Book value per sharePrice-to-book ratio - 38.8×Last 12 months’ EBITDA
Enterprise value divided by EBITDA over the last 12 months. It compares companies with different amounts of debt.
EV/EBITDA = Enterprise value ÷ EBITDA (last 12 months)EV/EBITDA explained - 4.56%Last 12 months’ free cash flow
Free cash flow over the last 12 months as a share of the company’s market value: the cash the business generated for each dollar of stock.
FCF yield = Free cash flow (last 12 months) ÷ Market capFree cash flow - $256.03MAt the Nov 6 close
What it would cost to buy the whole business: the market cap at the Nov 6 close, plus debt, minus cash and short-term investments from the Apr 30, 2026 balance sheet.
EV = Market cap + Debt − Cash and short-term investmentsEV/EBITDA explained
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Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q1 FY26, the quarter ended Apr 30, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from May 1, 2025 to Apr 30, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Apr 30, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $152.17Mdown 2.5%
- Net income
- −$1.35M
- Diluted EPS
- −$0.18
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY24 (Aug 3, 2024) | $40.54M | −$311.00K | −$0.04 |
| Q3 FY24 (Nov 2, 2024) | $40.42M | $240.00K | $0.03 |
| Q4 FY24 (Jan 31, 2025) | $37.36M | −$15.60M | −$2.08 |
| Q1 FY25 (Apr 30, 2025) | $37.71M | −$376.00K | −$0.05 |
| Q2 FY25 (Jul 31, 2025) | $36.10M | −$1.24M | −$0.16 |
| Q3 FY25 (Oct 31, 2025) | $39.17M | $378.00K | $0.05 |
| Q4 FY25 (Jan 31, 2026) | $37.54M | −$1.13M | −$0.15 |
| Q1 FY26 (Apr 30, 2026) | $39.36M | $653.00K | $0.08 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY21 (Jan 31, 2022) | $117.48M | $6.43M | $0.88 |
| FY22 (Jan 31, 2023) | $142.53M | $2.66M | $0.36 |
| FY23 (Jan 31, 2024) | $148.09M | $4.69M | $0.63 |
| FY24 (Jan 31, 2025) | $151.28M | −$14.49M | −$1.93 |
| FY25 (Jan 31, 2026) | $150.52M | −$2.38M | −$0.31 |
Margins
- Gross 32.5%
- Operating 1.4%
- Net −0.9%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- $10.17MLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow$10.36MLast 12 months
- Capital spending$195.00KLast 12 months
- 6.7%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $0.00Last 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$0.00Last 12 months
- Total returned$0.00Last 12 months
0% of free cash flow
Balance sheet
- $4.68MAs of Apr 30, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Apr 30, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$37.69MAs of Apr 30, 2026
- Net debt$33.01MAs of Apr 30, 2026
- 1.76As of Apr 30, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Apr 30, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 0.49As of Apr 30, 2026
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Apr 30, 2026 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 6 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✗Net income was positive: not passed
- ✓Operating cash flow was positive: passed
- ✓Return on assets improved: passed
- ✓Operating cash flow exceeded net income: passed
- ✓Long-term debt fell relative to assets: passed
- ✓Current ratio improved: passed
- ✗Share count didn’t rise: not passed
- ✓Gross margin improved: passed
- ✗Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: not passed
- −1.8%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, AstroNova lost money: its net loss was 1.8% of its shareholders’ equity (averaged over the last four quarter-ends). It describes the past year, not an expected return.
ROE = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average equityReturn on equity - −1.0%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, AstroNova’s net loss was 1.0% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends).
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
Dividends
Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.
Dividends per share
Data table
| Year | Per share |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.28 |
| 2017 | $0.28 |
| 2018 | $0.28 |
| 2019 | $0.28 |
| 2020 | $0.070 |
| 2021 | $0.000 |
| 2022 | $0.000 |
| 2023 | $0.000 |
| 2024 | $0.000 |
| 2025 | $0.000 |
| 2026 (to date) | $0.000 |
Dividend details
- $0.00Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- 0.00%; 5-yr low 0.38%, 5-yr high 0.61%Last 12 months
Dividends paid over the last 12 months as a share of the Nov 6 close. The bar shows where that yield sits in its range over the past five years; the median was 0.53%.
- $0.070Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
About AstroNova Inc
AstroNova, Inc., a global leader in data visualization technologies since 1969, designs, manufactures, distributes, and services a broad range of products that acquire, store, analyze, and present data in multiple formats. The Company's Product Identification segment offers a complete line-up of label and direct-to-package printing hardware and supplies, allowing customers to mark, track, and enhance their products’ appearance. Supported by AstroNova's customer application experts and technology leadership in printing, material science, and high-speed data processing, customers benefit from an optimized, "total solution" approach. The Test and Measurement segment includes the AstroNova Aerospace business unit. This segment designs and manufactures flight deck printers, networking hardware, and related accessories serving the world's aerospace and defense industries with proven advanced airborne technology solutions for the cockpit, the cabin, and so much more. AstroNova is a member of the Russell Microcap® Index and the LD Micro Index (INDEXNYSEGIS: LDMICRO).
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Computer Hardware
- Headquarters
- Rhode Island, USA
- SEC filings
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- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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ALOT stock FAQ
What is ALOT stock’s price today?
AstroNova (ALOT) traded at $28.99 at the close on , unchanged from the previous close of $28.99. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $6.96 and $29.00.
If you invested $1,000 in ALOT 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in ALOT on would be worth about $2,146 at the close on , a total return of +114.6%. The same $1,000 would be worth $1,629 if invested five years ago, $3,209 if invested one year ago, $4,019 if invested 20 years ago, and $8,208 if invested 30 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is AstroNova’s market cap?
AstroNova’s market capitalization is about $223.0 million. That’s Tiingo’s daily market cap for , at that day’s closing price of $28.99 (how market cap works). AstroNova reported 7.69M shares outstanding at the end of its latest quarter ().
What is ALOT’s P/E ratio?
ALOT’s P/E ratio isn’t meaningful right now because its earnings over the four quarters to are negative (diluted EPS of −$0.18). When it was profitable over the past five years, its P/E ranged from 11.5 to 190.9.
How much revenue does AstroNova make?
AstroNova reported $152.2 million of revenue over the four quarters to , down 2.5% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q1 FY26, ended ) revenue was $39.4 million, up 4.4% from a year earlier.
Is AstroNova profitable?
Not over the four quarters to . AstroNova reported a net loss of $1.3 million across those four quarters on $152.2 million of revenue. Its operations were still profitable before interest, other items and taxes, with $2.2 million of operating income.
What are ALOT’s earnings per share?
ALOT’s diluted earnings per share were −$0.18 over the four quarters to , compared with −$2.14 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q1 FY26) brought $0.08 per share, against −$0.05 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does ALOT pay a dividend?
AstroNova hasn’t paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
What is ALOT’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks ALOT has traded as low as $6.96 and as high as $29.00. At $28.99 at the close on , it is 0.0% below that high and 316.5% above the low.
What is ALOT’s all-time high?
ALOT’s highest closing price was $28.99 on , adjusted for stock splits.
Has ALOT stock ever split?
Yes, three times: 3-for-2 on ; 3-for-2 on ; 5-for-4 on . One share bought before the first split would be 3 shares today.
How has ALOT stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , ALOT has returned +235.1% so far this year and +220.9% over the past year, and +62.9% over five years (+10.2% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +8.7%, +10.9% and +67.8%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is AstroNova in?
AstroNova is in the Technology sector and the Computer Hardware industry, and is headquartered in Rhode Island, USA.
What exchange does ALOT trade on?
AstroNova trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALOT. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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