AERG · Applied Energetics, Inc.
$0.75
-0.15 (-16.83%)
At close · Sep 1
Going-concern doubt
— flagged Aug 13, 2026
Substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
“Such conditions raise substantial doubts about the company's ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date the financial statements are issued.”View the 10-Q filed Aug 13, 2026
Market Cap
$207.51M
Shares
230.11M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$0.75
Open$0.97
Day$0.72–0.97
52W close$0.75–2.15
Avg vol 30d99K
Short int588K · 0.3% float · 2.7d
Short vol29%
DataJan 2021–Sep 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 13
Up next
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 13, 2026
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Strong Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Strong Sell
Momentum
Very Weak
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Weak
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 16.3 · calm
Equity put/call 0.67
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−46%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−39%
below
RSI (14)
16
oversold
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
0%
near low
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−40%
trailing
6-month return
−41%
trailing
YTD return
−59%
this year
Relative strength
−54%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $1 › 200d $1 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Flat
0% holders QoQ
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
0.26% of float · ▲ +5.0% MoM · 2.7 days cover
Volume signal
Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth
Multi-yr low
1 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Squeeze score
33
low risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
−81%
Y/Y
Gross margin
54%
expanding
EPS growth
−75%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$-10.5M
Balance sheet
$2.2M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
76%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−65%
past year
ATR
12.0%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−46%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−39%
Bearish
RSI (14)
16
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
0%
Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 1 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $1 › 200d $1 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Flat
0% holders QoQ
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
0.26% of float · ▲ +5.0% MoM · 2.7 days cover
Volume signal
Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth
Multi-yr low
1 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $1
Now $1 · 0%
Range high $2
vs 200-day avg -46%
vs 50-day avg -39%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Versus peers
Scientific & Technical Instruments — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AERG
this stock
Applied Energetics, Inc.
|
$207.51M | -58.6% | -81.0% | — | 0.3% |
|
KEYS
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
|
$54.56B | +57.1% | +8.0% | 52.3 | 1.7% |
|
GRMN
Garmin Ltd
|
$53.27B | +35.7% | +15.1% | 30.8 | 1.7% |
|
COHR
Coherent Corp.
|
$52.54B | +47.4% | +19.2% | 65.1 | 5.1% |
|
TDY
Teledyne Technologies Inc
|
$28.83B | +19.5% | -4.6% | 30.1 | 2.2% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Financials
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AERG | -37.0% | -40.0% | -41.4% | -16.8% | -58.6% |
| SPY | -0.5% | -1.2% | +12.6% | -0.7% | +11.7% |
| vs SPY | -36.4% | -38.8% | -54.0% | -16.1% | -70.3% |