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Palladyne AI Corp. PDYN

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Prepackaged Software · website · IPO 2021-01-15

Palladyne AI Corp. (PDYN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 2/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $5.2M at a 191.4% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade C
2/9
Piotroski F — financial health
-11.71
Altman Z″ — distress risk · distress
Dividend yield · no dividend

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
3 3 2 4 2 20212022202320242025
Altman Z″
12.14 -1.80 -11.71 20212022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$6.35 as of 2026-08-01 · -16% 1y
$4.26$8.5952-wk
Market cap USD$275M
P / E27.4×
Net margin 5y avg-1061.3%
Return on equity 5y avg-104%
Beta3.59
Employees161

Analyst price target

$11.25 +77.2% vs last
consensus: strong buy · 4 analysts
target range $7.00 – $15.00

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Revenue trend · last 6y · down

How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 7%
Net marginstronger than 99%
Return on equitystronger than 72%

Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 2/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · distress zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.49
Retained earnings / assets-5.023
EBIT / assets-0.339
Equity / liabilities3.55

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About Palladyne AI Corp.

Palladyne AI Corp., a technology company, develops and offers embodied artificial intelligence software and collaborative autonomy solutions in the United States. Its Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning (ML) Foundational Technology enables robots to observe, learn, reason, and act in unstructured. In addition, the company's technologies enable robotic systems to perceive their environment and quickly adapt to changing circumstances by generalizing from their experience using dynamic real-time operations without extensive programming, training, or the latency associated with processing in the cloud. Further, it offers Palladyne IQ used with industrial robots and cobots, enabling them to learn multiple tasks and handle disruptions or obstacles; and develops Palladyne Pilot for use with unmanned platform, such as UAVs to enable persistent detection, identification, tracking, and classification of objects of interest by sharing situational awareness information across multiple drones that is derived by fusing multi-modal sensor data. It serves industrial manufacturing, defense, infrastructure maintenance, repair and surveillance, energy, and aerospace and aviation industries. The company was formerly known as Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation and changed its name to Palladyne AI Corp. in March 2024. Palladyne AI Corp. is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

FAQ

Is PDYN financially healthy?

Palladyne AI Corp.'s Piotroski F-score is 2/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.

Does PDYN pay a dividend?

No, Palladyne AI Corp. does not currently pay a dividend.

How profitable is PDYN?

In FY2025, Palladyne AI Corp. had a net margin of 191.4% and a return on equity of 13.4%.

What is PDYN's P/E ratio?

Palladyne AI Corp.'s trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 27.4×, based on its latest annual earnings.

What is the analyst price target for PDYN?

The average Wall-Street price target for Palladyne AI Corp. is $11.25, about 77.2% above the recent price, from 4 analysts (consensus: strong buy).

Is PDYN a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Palladyne AI Corp.: a Piotroski F-score of 2/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 27.4×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.