Piper Sandler Has Lowered Expectations for Redwire (NYSE:RDW) Stock Price

Redwire (NYSE:RDW) had its target price cut by Piper Sandler from $11.00 to $8.00 in a research note issued on Friday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. Piper Sandler‘s price target points to a potential upside of 29.55% from the stock’s current price.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group set a $15.00 price target on shares of Redwire in a report on Sunday, August 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Redwire from $9.00 to $13.50 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Alliance Global Partners reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Redwire in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Redwire in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Redwire from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $14.31.

Redwire Trading Down 20.0%

Shares of Redwire stock opened at $6.17 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $9.88 and its 200 day moving average is $11.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.54 billion, a PE ratio of -4.90 and a beta of 3.15. Redwire has a 1 year low of $4.87 and a 1 year high of $26.64. The company has a current ratio of 3.92, a quick ratio of 3.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.

Redwire (NYSE:RDW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.04. Redwire had a negative net margin of 52.36% and a negative return on equity of 9.84%. The business had revenue of $109.03 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $126.75 million. Equities research analysts forecast that Redwire will post -0.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Redwire

In other news, Director Ae Red Holdings, Llc sold 929,435 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.34, for a total transaction of $10,539,792.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 147,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,678,138.56. This trade represents a 86.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.79% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Redwire

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of RDW. Parvin Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Redwire by 6.9% in the first quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 17,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,000 after acquiring an additional 1,150 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Redwire by 70.4% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,327 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in Redwire by 211.8% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 2,090 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC raised its holdings in Redwire by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 58,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $615,000 after purchasing an additional 2,536 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC bought a new position in Redwire during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors own 8.10% of the company’s stock.

Redwire News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Redwire this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Redwire reported a record backlog of $619.7 million, up nearly 75% year over year, and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.73. Gross margins also reached a record, signaling solid demand and improved project economics. Redwire Q3 2026 results
• Positive Sentiment: Redwire won a $20 million contract for additional Otter very-low-Earth-orbit testing and experimentation, adding to its future work pipeline. Otter testing contract announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly revenue was about $109 million, well below analyst expectations of roughly $127 million. The shortfall overshadowed year-over-year sales growth and other operational improvements. Redwire revenue miss and market reaction
• Negative Sentiment: The company remained loss-making, reporting a loss of $0.06 per share. While that was better than the expected loss of $0.10, persistent losses may weigh on investor confidence. Redwire shares react to Q3 earnings

Redwire Company Profile

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) is a space infrastructure and defense technology company that develops products and services for government and commercial customers. Its capabilities support spacecraft, space stations, national security missions, and other applications across the space economy.

The company’s offerings include deployable solar arrays, spacecraft platforms, avionics, sensors, communications systems, digital engineering and mission-support services. Redwire also develops robotic systems, in-space manufacturing technologies, payloads, and other solutions designed to enable spacecraft operations and the production of materials in orbit.

Redwire was formed in 2020 through the combination of several space technology businesses backed by AE Industrial Partners and became a publicly traded company in 2021.