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LIDR Stock Forecast: AEye, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 3 Aug 2026
$1.13
−0.88% on the day

The 2 Wall Street analysts covering AEye, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $4.75 — +320.4% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 35 of 100 as at 1 Aug 2026 — in the lower half. The Street sees upside; the factor read is a caution. That gap is the story on this page.

Market cap
$52.8M
Ticker Nerd rank
35 / 100
Median analyst target
$4.75
Analysts covering
2
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+2.7%
1M
−19.9%
YTD
−38.6%
1Y
−60.8%
From 52W high
−66.3%
From 52W low
+10.8%
$1.02
$3.35
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

LIDR stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores AEye, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 1 Aug 2026
35 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Size
81
Momentum
74
Growth
56
Revisions
49
Issuance
46
Quality
39
Accruals
33
Volatility
26
Value
2

Size (81): Smaller than most of the companies we track.

Value (2): The shares cost a lot relative to the profits and assets behind them.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own AEye, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership.

Wall Street

LIDR stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on LIDR, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.00Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26LIDRHigh $6.00Median $4.75Low $3.50

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

What Wall Street says2 analysts
2 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Low $3.50Median $4.75High $6.00

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +320.4% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
14 May 2026AmerxReiteratesBuy$3.67
11 May 2026AmerxInitiatesBuy$3.67
24 Apr 2026Craig-HallumInitiatesBuy—
8 Sept 2025Alliance Global PartnersInitiatesBuy—
5 Aug 2024WestPark CapitalReiteratesHold—
17 Mar 2023GuggenheimDowngradeNeutral—
16 Mar 2023DA DavidsonDowngradeNeutral$5.00 → $1.00
2 Nov 2022WestPark CapitalInitiatesHold$1.00
16 May 2022DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy$15 → $12
11 Nov 2021DA DavidsonInitiatesBuy—
25 Oct 2021Roth CapitalInitiatesBuy—
23 Sept 2021GuggenheimInitiatesBuy—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Estimates

LIDR analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
Analysts raising
0
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

AEye, Inc. (LIDR) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
−0.8×

Cheaper than 81% of US stocks

Price / sales
195.6×

Cheaper than 3% of US stocks

Price / book
0.7×

Cheaper than 80% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
0.7×

Cheaper than 59% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
57.8%

Higher than 89% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
57.8%

Higher than 80% of US stocks

Gross margin
−99.0%

Higher than 1% of US stocks

Operating margin
−8939.6%

Higher than 2% of US stocks

Net margin
−137.8%

Higher than 4% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
−75.2%

Higher than 16% of US stocks

Return on assets
−38.3%

Higher than 11% of US stocks

Dividend yield
—

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Peers

LIDR vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelSoftware - Infrastructure
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
LIDRAEye, Inc.$52.8M
35
MLGOMicroAlgo, Inc.$50.6M
14
SKYASkyAI, Inc.$55.4M
8
VHCVirnetX Holding Corp.$55.5M
28
USIOUSIO, Inc.$56.4M
63
AIFCAI Financial Corp.$57.6M
6
AISPAirship AI Holdings, Inc.$59.8M
11
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Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. LIDR appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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News

Latest LIDR news & analysis

AEye Appoints Laura Wrisley as Chief Revenue Officer

Business Wire · 29 July 2026positive

AEye, Inc. announced the appointment of Laura Wrisley as Chief Revenue Officer, effective August 18, 2026. Wrisley brings over twenty years of commercial leadership experience in data transport, lidar, and autonomous robots, having most recently served as CRO at Vayu Robotics.

Why it matters — A new Chief Revenue Officer with deep industry experience signals AEye's continued focus on commercial execution and revenue generation in the lidar market.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about LIDR stock

What is the LIDR stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 2 Wall Street analysts covering AEye, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $4.75, with estimates ranging from $3.5 to $6. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is LIDR stock a buy right now?

Of the 2 analysts covering AEye, Inc., 2 rate it a Buy, 0 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks AEye, Inc. 35 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 1 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank LIDR?

As at 1 Aug 2026, AEye, Inc. ranks 35 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Size (81 of 100).

Will LIDR stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 2 analysts implies +320.4% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks AEye, Inc. 35 out of 100 as at 1 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the LIDR stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering AEye, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for LIDR are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $3.5 to $6 over the next 12 months.

How has LIDR stock performed over the past year?

AEye, Inc. returned -60.8% over the 12 months to 3 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does AEye, Inc. do?

Aeye, Inc. develops and provides software-defined adaptive lidar solutions designed to enhance perception in complex environments for safer navigation.

What is the latest news on LIDR?

The most recent item we track (Business Wire, 29 July 2026): "AEye Appoints Laura Wrisley as Chief Revenue Officer". AEye, Inc. announced the appointment of Laura Wrisley as Chief Revenue Officer, effective August 18, 2026. Wrisley brings over twenty years of commercial leadership experience in data transport, lidar, and autonomous robots, having most recently served as CRO at Vayu Robotics.

Company

About AEye, Inc.

Aeye, Inc. develops and provides software-defined adaptive lidar solutions designed to enhance perception in complex environments for safer navigation. The company's core offering, the 4Sight Intelligent Sensing Platform, delivers precise 3D measurement imaging to support advanced driver-assistance systems, vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure, logistics, rail, and security applications. Key products include Apollo and Stratos lidar sensors, which provide long-range detection up to 1.5 kilometers in compact, automotive-grade form factors suitable for behind-windshield integration, seeing through weather, glass, and debris where cameras and radar fall short. The OPTIS full-stack solution fuses lidar with perception software and AI compute for real-time object detection and intelligent action in physical AI systems. Aeye, Inc. serves industries such as automotive, intelligent transportation, aviation, defense, and automated logistics, enabling earlier hazard anticipation, improved safety, and operational efficiency. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, Aeye, Inc. focuses on scalable, production-ready technologies through partnerships with global manufacturing leaders and compute platforms like NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin.

CEO Mr. Matthew Fisch · 56 employees · United States · https://www.aeye.ai