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Lantronix, Inc.

$LTRX·$289M·Communication Equipment·Technology
$5.26+2.1%1Y+9.6%
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LTLTRX
$LTRXLantronix, Inc.
$5.26+2.14%99 posts
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $LTRX, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Comeback attemptWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-20

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Edge-AI-and-IoT hardware maker pivoting to drone-and-defense — small-cap turnaround with a real Ukraine DoD deployment as the tell.

Lantronix makes edge-connectivity and edge-compute hardware — traditionally IoT and industrial-automation gateways, now increasingly repositioned around edge-AI compute for drones and defense applications. It's a $290M small-cap that lost 45% of its revenue over the last four quarters and is now trying to turn on a new defense-technology angle.

  • The revenue trend is turning positive after a demolished 2024: Q1 revenue grew 6% year-on-year to $30M — the first positive year-on-year growth after four quarters of double-digit declines, driven by the drone/defense mix shift starting to show up.
  • The defense-and-drone pivot is real and dated: Lantronix has a DoD Solution Partnership deploying an edge-AI drone platform in Ukraine and a collaboration with Swarmer on custom compute modules for Group 1 unmanned aerial systems — these are specific, verifiable design-wins in a growing defense-tech niche.
  • The valuation reflects transition uncertainty: 2.4x sales and a slight EBITDA loss on a business that was breakeven a year ago — the FY27 consensus EPS of $0.28 is a large step-up from FY26's $0.15 and requires the drone-and-defense mix shift to deliver material revenue growth.

Trajectory is coiling at 52% of the 52-week range flat around the 50-day into the Aug 26 fiscal-Q4 print (six days out); a beat on the $0.04 EPS consensus plus specific drone-defense revenue disclosure restarts the tape — a soft print without dollarized defense-revenue callouts keeps this as an early-turn story.

What to watch: Aug 26 fiscal-Q4 earnings — beat on the $0.04 EPS consensus plus specific dollarized drone-and-defense revenue disclosure restarts the tape; a soft print without a defense-revenue callout keeps this as an early-turn story with the multiple trapped.

On the calendar: 2026-08-26 — Q4 fiscal-2026 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment9 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-01

Lantronix sentiment is bullish after Q4 validated the drone pivot. Revenue rose 8% YoY to $31.2M, unmanned-systems revenue hit $12.6M above the guide with active engagements tripling to 30+, and the balance sheet flipped to $60.5M cash and zero debt from prior net-debt. Non-GAAP gross margin expanded to 44.1% and management guided double-digit growth for FY27. The bear pockets are the still-declining legacy IoT segment and heavy stock-based comp keeping GAAP earnings negative.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Edge computing hardware and IoT connectivity devices enabling remote device management for enterprise and industrial customers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Communication Equipment sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LTRX.

Communication Equipment · Technology

AI networking — the Ethernet and InfiniBand infrastructure connecting GPU clusters — is the high-growth demand driver; CSCO's AI backlog and Arista's data center wins confirm the cycle. Traditional enterprise networking refresh is slower; AI infrastructure is where the incremental spending is.

What this means for $LTRX

Direct beneficiary — AI-native product or platform captures spend from the same capex cycle driving the industry; Edge computing hardware and IoT connectivity devices enabling remote device management for enterprise and industrial cus.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-38.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-6.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-5.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.9%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-8.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
41.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 26, 2026$0.04$0.03+33.3%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.04$0.05-20.0%
Q4 2025Feb 4, 2026$0.04$0.03+33.3%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.04$0.03+33.3%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.04

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$30.2M+5.9%41.4%-2.6%$-0.03$1.9M
Q2 FY26$29.8M-4.5%40.9%-3.3%$-0.03$2.1M
Q1 FY26$29.8M-13.4%44.8%-5.1%$-0.04$3.5M
Q4 FY25$28.8M-41.2%40.0%-10.9%$-0.07$909K

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$120.5M$117.7M – $121.9M$0.15$0.15 – $0.154
FY27$140.0M$136.7M – $141.7M$0.28$0.27 – $0.294
FY28$159.9M$154.8M – $165.0M$0.36$0.35 – $0.372
FY29$185.4M$181.1M – $187.6M$0.60$0.58 – $0.611

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.18%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-9.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-14.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 34.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today3.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellMar 13Mathi GurusamyChief Product & Strategy Ofcr14.5K sh$90K
+ 29 other (13 exempts · 8 inkinds · 6 awards · 2 gifts) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 278-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Lantronix, Inc. amended employment agreements for its top three executives effective August 1, 2026: CEO Saleel Awsare received a base salary increase to $550,000; CRO Kurt Hoff and Chief Product & Strategy Officer Mathi Gurusamy each received increases to $390,000. The amendments for Hoff and Gurusamy also removed time-based restrictions on severance eligibility (previously limited to the first two years of employment). These are routine executive compensation adjustments with no material strategic impact.

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 268-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Lantronix, Inc. furnished its Q4 fiscal 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026) earnings press release and management remarks transcript on August 26, 2026. The filing references Exhibit 99.1 (press release) and Exhibit 99.2 (transcript); no headline figures appear in this excerpt. This is a routine quarterly earnings disclosure; a webcast replay is available for one year at www.lantronix.com.

8-KMaterial agreementJun 18-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jun 1424B5
8-KMaterial agreementMay 88-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)May 8424B5
8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 68-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
SC 13D/AActivist amendmentMar 12SC 13D/A
+ 5 other (1 10-K · 1 13G · 1 SD · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Lantronix: Impressive Guidance Makes This An Instant Favorite Of Mineseekingalpha.com·5d agoLantronix, Inc. (LTRX) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·7d agoLantronix, Inc. (LTRX) Matches Q4 Earnings Estimateszacks.com·7d agoLantronix Q4 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·7d agoLantronix Reports Fiscal Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2026 Financial Resultsglobenewswire.com·7d ago

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