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$9.62

+0.0900 +0.94%

IV30 94.8%Target $16 +66.3%Event-driven, $7–$12, no naked short volCash session closedCached close · Aug 21, 16:00 EDT

Desk note

Saturday tape

Red Cat is the Army’s SRR program-of-record name with 16% gross margin and 95% implied vol. Q2 $20.2M, +527%. FY $150–180M is an H2 story. Spot $9.62 is −49% from $18.78 and $6 under a thin $16 mean. Trade the $10 pin and the next award, not a 40× sales multiple.

Last cash session Friday Aug 21 · close $9.62 · +$0.09

Price

RCAT

6M -15.61%

52-week-48.78% from peak
$5.77$18.78

Snapshot

POR name, prototype margins

Market cap

$1.5B

vs 52-week

-48.78%

Q2 revenue

$20.2M

+527%

Gross margin

16.1%

FY target

$150–180M

TTM earnings

−$97M

SRR

POR

IV30

95%

Street

4 analysts

$16

Mean target · +66.32% vs spot

High $20 · Low $12 · Median $16

$12.00$20.00

3

Buy

1

Hold

0

Sell

Buy

tilt

Next

Aug 28 expiry

2026-08-28

$10 straddle. Close through 10 with volume is a squeeze. Close under 9 is the 7-put talking.

PT tape

What changed after the print

DateFirmActionTarget
08-07NeedhamBuy, PT reiterated$18
08-07Lake StreetBuy$16
08-06Alliance GlobalBuy$20
07-15RothNeutral$12

Research desk compiled August 22, 2026. Quotes delayed. Options from Cboe delayed chain. Not investment advice, not a solicitation, and not affiliated with Red Cat Holdings, Inc..