AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT)
Information Technology · Specialty printing systems and data acquisition hardware · NASDAQ
AstroNova makes specialty industrial and aerospace printers, labeling systems, and data acquisition hardware serving packaging, manufacturing, and aerospace markets globally.
What AstroNova, Inc. does
AstroNova designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty printers and data acquisition systems for aerospace, packaging, labeling, and industrial applications. The company operates through two segments: Product ID (digital printers and label solutions under brands like QuickLabel, TrojanLabel, and GetLabels) and Aerospace (aerospace printers, networking products, and test/measurement data acquisition systems). Products serve target markets including aerospace, automotive, food and beverage, manufacturing, and packaging.
Themes: Specialty printing / digital marking, Product identification and labeling solutions, Aerospace systems and flight deck technology, Data acquisition and test & measurement, Packaging and brand marking, Industrial printing / commercial printing
Fundamentals
- Price$28.99 as of 2026-10-20 close
- Market cap$225M as of 2026-06-04 (share count; price 2026-10-20)
- 1-year return+194.6% 2025-10-20 close $9.84 → 2026-10-20 close $28.99
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-1.6% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+31.6% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROE-3.1% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROICn/a No figure: its pre-tax income was zero or negative, so there is no tax rate to apply.
- Debt / equity0.26 borrowings, leases excluded / equity — 10-Q/10-K balance sheet 2026-04-30
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.5% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.47 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-06-08 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How ALOT compares in its sector
- net profit marginmiddle range 379 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 374 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 310 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 369 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 383 covered Information Technology peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 380 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which ALOT reported a dividend payment is FY2021, while its reported financial statements run through FY2026. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2021 ratio would not describe ALOT today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2021) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2026), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
Quarterly results
| Quarter | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | Diluted EPS | Operating cash flow | Capex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2027 2026-04-30 | $39M | $14M | $2M | $653000 | $0.08 | $3M | $36000 |
| Q4 FY2026 2026-01-31 | $38M† | $9M† | $54000† | -$1M† | -$0.15† | $4M† | $139000† |
| Q3 FY2026 2025-10-31 | $39M | $14M | $1M | $378000 | $0.05 | $3M† | $86000† |
| Q2 FY2026 2025-07-31 | $36M | $12M | -$708000 | -$1M | -$0.16 | $249000† | $47000† |
| Q1 FY2026 2025-04-30 | $38M | $12M | $571000 | -$376000 | -$0.05 | $4M | $60000 |
| Q4 FY2025 2025-01-31 | $37M† | $11M† | -$12M† | -$16M† | -$2.08† | $3M† | $79000† |
| Q3 FY2025 2024-11-02 | $40M | $14M | $1M | $240000 | $0.03 | -$5M† | $256000† |
| Q2 FY2025 2024-08-03 | $41M | $14M | $1M | -$311000 | -$0.04 | — | — |
† Not filed as a discrete quarter: derived from the company's own year-to-date figures (for example the fourth quarter as the fiscal year minus the first nine months). A derived per-share figure is approximate, because the share count moves within the year.
Balance sheet at 2026-04-30
- Cash and equivalents$5M
- Total debt$21M borrowings only; leases excluded
- Net debt$16M total debt − cash − short-term investments
From the company's own SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings (XBRL), re-read every week. Figures in US dollars as filed; informational only — not financial advice.
How AstroNova, Inc. looks technically
AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) is trading 53.7% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 124 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 71, with buyers in control. Momentum is stretched — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 79, in overbought territory (above 70). It made a new 20-day high about 40 trading days ago. It is trading at or near its all-time high. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 53.7% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +53.7% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $28.97 | $28.97 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $18.86 | $18.86 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 55 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 55 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that upward direction; the labelling fails if price closes below 15.08. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 124 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 124 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 71, with buyers in control | 71.1 |
Momentum
2
| 14-day RSI | momentum is stretched — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 79, in overbought territory (above 70) | 79.2 |
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| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 60 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $29.00 | $29.00 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is trading right at its highest price of the past year (its 52-week high) | -0.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 316.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +316.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is at or near its highest point of the past year | 0.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 40 trading days ago | 40 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 40 trading days ago | 40 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $29.00 (set on 2026-08-26) | $29.00 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($7.01 to $28.99), and it has given back essentially none of its rise from last year’s low — 0% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $14.70 to $15.41. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 0.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is trading at or near its all-time high | -0.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.6% above a support level at $28.82 — a price it turned at five times since 2026-06-17, most recently on 2026-08-26. Since 2024-10-21 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $4.02 (set on 2009-03-20) | $4.02 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 621.1% above its all-time low | +621.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 0th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.0067 between its high and its low — about 0.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.0067 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $28.99 and $28.99 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $28.99 – $28.99 – $28.99 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 0.0% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 0.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1510.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (53.7% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale. Read that multiple with care: this company's daily range is unusually small (about 0.0% of its price), which is what makes the multiple large — a stock trading in a narrow band near a takeover price does this | 1510.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-20 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 1.0 percentage points (the stock gained 0.0% while the market gained 1.0%) | -1.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 2.4 percentage points (the stock gained 1.2% while the market gained 3.6%) | -2.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 103.1 percentage points (the stock gained 111.6% while the market gained 8.5%) | +103.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 180.1 percentage points (the stock gained 194.6% while the market gained 14.6%) | +180.1% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 5 of the 8 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 8 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 8 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: its RSI momentum gauge is overbought (a stretched reading), MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 8 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 0.1% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-14 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thin, spanning 0.7% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | +0.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 23% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $23.62 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 160 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +22.8% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
ALOT last closed at $28.99 on 2026-10-20. Since 2024-10-21 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $28.82 | Support | 0.6% below the last close | turned there five times · 2026-06-17 to 2026-08-26 |
| $14.30 | Support | 50.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-27 to 2026-06-05 |
| $13.42 | Support | 53.7% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-01-16 to 2026-05-26 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $15.08.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $21.25 and $25.34 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close above $29.00.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-20.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Trading above the 50-day moving average · Overbought (14-day RSI above 70) · Near the 52-week high · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · all time high · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-20. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Revenue decline: YoY revenue growth was negative at -2.47%, indicating demand headwinds in core markets","Marginal profitability: Company is unprofitable with net margin of -0.88%, showing operational strain despite revenue scale","Strategic review underway: Board announced review of strategic alternatives on April 7, 2026, including potential sale or merger, creating execution uncertainty"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for ALOT — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding ALOT as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 211,384
- Reported value $1,942,619
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
ALOT had 36,510 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-08-14 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ALOT had 0.47% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-08-14 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 36,510
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 0.47%
- Prior settlement (shares) 49,242
- Reported change -25.86%
- Days to cover (reported) 1
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-08-14 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)
- Honeywell International (HON)
- Printronix
- Primera Technology
- Neptune Technology Group
- Curtiss-Wright (CW)
- Teledyne Technologies (TDY)
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Frequently asked questions
What does AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) do?
AstroNova designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty printers and data acquisition systems for aerospace, packaging, labeling, and industrial applications. The company operates through two segments: Product ID (digital printers and label solutions under brands like QuickLabel, TrojanLabel, and GetLabels) and Aerospace (aerospace printers, networking products, and test/measurement data acquisition systems).
What sector is AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) in?
AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Specialty printing systems and data acquisition hardware. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are AstroNova, Inc.'s (ALOT) competitors?
Notable peers of AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) include Zebra Technologies, Honeywell International, Printronix, Primera Technology and Neptune Technology Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) overbought or oversold right now?
AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) is currently in overbought territory (its 14-day RSI is 79, above 70) (as of 2026-10-20). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ALOT come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-20.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.