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PARK AEROSPACE CORP PKE
PARK AEROSPACE CORP (PKE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.41% (safety: at-risk). FY2026 revenue was $73.3M at a 15.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
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.
Beneish M-score: -2.52 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.722 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.339 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.095 |
| Equity / liabilities | 10.584 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | 8/9 | 15.38 | 62.8 | +18.2% |
| EH | EHang Holdings Ltd | 3/9 | -1.03 | — | -4.4% |
| PRZO | ParaZero Technologies Ltd. | 2/9 | — | — | — |
| KRMN | Karman Holdings Inc. | 4/9 | 2.23 | 354.2 | +36.6% |
| LOAR | Loar Holdings Inc. | 5/9 | 2.64 | 102.7 | +23.2% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC /DE/ | 4/9 | 4.73 | — | +4.9% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | 6/9 | 4.74 | 105.2 | +8.4% |
About PARK AEROSPACE CORP
Park Aerospace Corp., an aerospace company, develops and manufactures solution and hot-melt advanced composite materials used to produce composite structures for the aerospace market in North America, Asia, and Europe. It offers advanced composite materials, including film adhesives and lightning strike protection materials used to produce primary and secondary structures for jet engines, large and regional transport aircraft, military aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, business jets, general aviation aircraft, and rotary wing aircraft. The company also provides specialty ablative materials for rocket motors and nozzles; and designed materials for radome applications. In addition, it designs and fabricates composite parts, structures and assemblies, and low volume tooling for the aerospace industry. The company was formerly known as Park Electrochemical Corp. and changed its name to Park Aerospace Corp. in July 2019. Park Aerospace Corp. was incorporated in 1954 and is based in Westbury, New York.
FAQ
Is PKE financially healthy?
PARK AEROSPACE CORP's Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does PKE pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. PARK AEROSPACE CORP pays a dividend yielding about 1.41% with a 88.4% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is PKE?
In FY2026, PARK AEROSPACE CORP had a net margin of 15.4% and a return on equity of 8.7%.
Is PKE overvalued or undervalued?
PARK AEROSPACE CORP trades at about 68.0× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 2.8×–55.1×, median 38.8×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for PKE?
The average Wall-Street price target for PARK AEROSPACE CORP is $42.00, about 10.3% above the recent price, from 1 analysts.
Is PKE a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on PARK AEROSPACE CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 62.8×, a dividend yield of 1.41%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-01. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.