AUDIOEYE INC
AEYE · Services-Prepackaged Software · 12.4M shares · +6%/yr ↑ dilution · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: -$2M (gross $2M, SBC $4M)
Reference price $5.90 · est. market cap ~$73M — last insider purchase, 2026-03-13 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
D48Web-accessibility SaaS with a net loss, high leverage, and weak liquidity.
Strengths
- High gross margin, positive FCF — gross margin 78.3%, FCF $4.7M
Risks
- Net loss — operating margin -4.5%, net margin -7.6%, ROE -64.1% (7th)
- High leverage, weak liquidity — D/E 2.60 (92nd), current ratio 0.88 (11th)
- Small scale and competitive market — per 10-K
Notable findings
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
- Auditor changeRecent 8-K item 4.01 8-K ↗
- High leverageHigh leverage (debt/equity 2.60)
- Net lossNet loss (net margin -7.6%)
- Weak liquidityCurrent ratio 0.88 (<1)
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Customer concentration~16% of revenue from one customer/distributor — Total research and development cost, as defined under the “Research and Development” section in the “Results of Operations” below, was 16% of total revenue in 2025
- Insider buyingInsider buying — 4 open-market buy(s) by 2 insider(s) (cluster of 2 insiders, ~$319,142, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
- Notable holderHeld by 5 notable fund(s): STATE STREET CORP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC +2 more (as of 2026-03-31)
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
78.3%
Operating margin
-4.5%
Net margin
-7.6%
Return on equity
-64.1%
Return on assets
-9.5%
ROIC
-8.4%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
0.6%
Debt / equity
2.6×
Net debt / EBITDA
4.1×
Current ratio
0.9×
Free cash flow
$5M
EBITDA
$2M
Tangible book value
-$14M
Cash & investments
$5M
Stock comp / revenue
12.5%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | Tahir Jamil A. | Grant | 13K | — |
| 2026-06-22 | Fleming Katherine E. | Grant | 8.5K | — |
| 2026-06-22 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Grant | 8.5K | — |
| 2026-05-04 | Georgevich Kelly | Tax withheld | 552 | $7.83 |
| 2026-05-04 | Georgevich Kelly | Tax withheld | 6.0K | $7.83 |
| 2026-05-04 | Georgevich Kelly | Disposition | 18K | — |
| 2026-05-04 | Moradi David | Grant | 58K | — |
| 2026-05-04 | Moradi David | Tax withheld | 16K | $7.83 |
| 2026-05-04 | Moradi David | Disposition | 50K | — |
| 2026-05-04 | Moradi David | Disposition | 110K | — |
| 2026-05-04 | Georgevich Kelly | Grant | 50K | — |
| 2026-05-04 | Georgevich Kelly | Grant | 2.3K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Tahir Jamil A. | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-04-01 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Grant | 667 | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Fleming Katherine E. | Grant | 867 | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Georgevich Kelly | Buy | 17K | $5.90 |
| 2026-03-12 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Buy | 11K | $5.64 |
| 2026-03-11 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Buy | 13K | $5.77 |
| 2026-03-10 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Buy | 14K | $5.91 |
| 2026-01-09 | Moradi David | Tax withheld | 21K | $9.48 |
| 2026-01-01 | Tahir Jamil A. | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-01-01 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Grant | 667 | — |
| 2026-01-01 | Georgevich Kelly | Tax withheld | 989 | $9.99 |
| 2026-01-01 | Fleming Katherine E. | Grant | 867 | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Georgevich Kelly | Tax withheld | 2.0K | $9.99 |
| 2025-11-21 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Buy | 2.0K | $11.05 |
| 2025-11-20 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Buy | 2.0K | $11.60 |
| 2025-11-18 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Buy | 2.0K | $11.40 |
| 2025-11-17 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Buy | 2.0K | $11.57 |
| 2025-11-13 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Buy | 6.0K | $11.90 |
| 2025-11-11 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Buy | 8.0K | $12.57 |
| 2025-10-01 | Tahir Jamil A. | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Fleming Katherine E. | Grant | 867 | — |
| 2025-10-01 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Grant | 667 | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Tahir Jamil A. | Buy | 12K | $12.71 |
| 2025-09-04 | Tahir Jamil A. | Buy | 13K | $12.59 |
| 2025-08-20 | Moradi David | Disposition | 50K | — |
| 2025-08-20 | Moradi David | Tax withheld | 26K | $11.61 |
| 2025-08-18 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Buy | 8.0K | $10.95 |
| 2025-07-01 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Grant | 667 | — |
| 2025-07-01 | Tahir Jamil A. | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-07-01 | Fleming Katherine E. | Grant | 867 | — |
| 2025-06-24 | Georgevich Kelly | Grant | 26K | — |
| 2025-06-21 | Georgevich Kelly | Tax withheld | 6.3K | $11.81 |
| 2025-06-20 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Option exercise | 1.0K | $16.00 |
| 2025-06-20 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Option exercise | 7.6K | $15.00 |
| 2025-06-13 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Option exercise | 5.4K | $15.00 |
| 2025-06-12 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Option exercise | 1.0K | $15.00 |
| 2025-05-23 | Tahir Jamil A. | Grant | 8.5K | — |
| 2025-05-23 | Fleming Katherine E. | Grant | 5.7K | — |
| 2025-05-23 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Grant | 5.7K | — |
| 2025-05-23 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Grant | 5.7K | — |
| 2025-05-23 | Tahir Jamil A. | Grant | 8.5K | — |
| 2025-05-23 | Fleming Katherine E. | Grant | 5.7K | — |
| 2025-04-30 | Bettis Carr | Grant | 772 | — |
| 2025-04-30 | Bettis Carr | Tax withheld | 229 | $10.85 |
| 2025-04-01 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Grant | 667 | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Fleming Katherine E. | Grant | 867 | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Tahir Jamil A. | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Bettis Carr | Grant | 772 | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Moradi David | Grant | 241K | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Bettis Carr | Tax withheld | 229 | $11.10 |
| 2025-03-28 | Georgevich Kelly | Grant | 15K | — |
| 2025-03-21 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Option exercise | 1.8K | $15.00 |
| 2025-03-19 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Buy | 11K | $15.00 |
| 2025-03-19 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Buy | 2.1K | $17.50 |
| 2025-03-14 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Option exercise | 3.9K | $17.50 |
| 2025-03-03 | Fleming Katherine E. | Grant | 64 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Grant | 215 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | HAWKINS JAMES B | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Bettis Carr | Grant | 772 | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Bettis Carr | Tax withheld | 229 | $13.01 |
| 2025-01-31 | Bettis Carr | Grant | 772 | — |
| 2025-01-31 | Bettis Carr | Tax withheld | 229 | $18.94 |
| 2025-01-20 | Moradi David | Tax withheld | 36K | $17.22 |
| 2025-01-01 | Fleming Katherine E. | Grant | 667 | — |
| 2025-01-01 | COELHO ANTHONY L | Grant | 867 | — |
| 2025-01-01 | Tahir Jamil A. | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2024-12-31 | Bettis Carr | Grant | 772 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | Georgevich Kelly | Tax withheld | 2.0K | $15.21 |
| 2024-12-31 | Bettis Carr | Tax withheld | 229 | $15.21 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | Shareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-18 | Exec/director changeReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-26 | Auditor changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | Exec/director changeReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-27 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-05 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-13 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-23 | 2026-06-22 | 0001104659-26-076658 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-06-18 | 2026-06-17 | 0001104659-26-075458 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-26 | 2026-05-26 | 0001104659-26-066285 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-12 | 2026-03-31 | 0001104659-26-059498 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-12 | 0001104659-26-059428 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-04 | 0001104659-26-056647 ↗ |
| 10-K/A | 2026-04-30 | 2025-12-31 | 0001104659-26-053022 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-27 | 2026-04-23 | 0001104659-26-049452 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-03-12 | 2025-12-31 | 0001104659-26-027159 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-05 | 2026-03-05 | 0001104659-26-024106 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-13 | 2026-01-13 | 0001104659-26-003108 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-11-04 | 2025-09-30 | 0001104659-25-106406 ↗ |