No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 12 Jun 2025.
Every trade that managers of CPI Aerostructures Inc disclose to SEC (Form 4) is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Defense & Aerospace sector. 8 insiders have disclosed 15 filings since 18 October 2025.
None of the filings is a plain purchase or sale on the open market; they cover grants, option exercises and other movements. Compensation-driven entries like these are tracked, but they say little about how insiders judge the share price.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,811 companies) published 19 filings over the same period, against 15 filings here. The full history, which starts in 2016, counts 9 purchases against 1 sale. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K/A) for the period ending 31 December 2025 lists revenue at 69.3 m USD and net income at -843,361 USD.
There has been no open-market purchase by an insider of CPI Aerostructures Inc for at least a year. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 5 days. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at Heico Corp. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
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CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (“CPI Aero”, ticker CVU) is a U.S.-based specialty aerospace and defense manufacturer focused on complex structural assemblies and related components for military, government, and selected commercial applications. The company is listed on NYSE American in the United States (United States), making it a small-cap industrial name with exposure to defense procurement cycles, program execution, and customer concentration risk. Founded in 1980 as Composite Products International Inc., CPI Aero later evolved into its current identity as it narrowed its focus toward aerostructures and high-precision manufacturing. Its headquarters are in Edgewood, New York.
CPI Aero’s core business is contract manufacturing of aerostructures: intricate metal assemblies, airframe components, machined parts, airborne pod systems, RF/EMI shielded enclosures, and other mission-critical subassemblies. The company operates primarily as a build-to-print supplier, manufacturing to customer specifications rather than developing end-market platforms itself. That model emphasizes quality, repeatability, engineering discipline, and on-time delivery. CPI Aero’s customer list includes major aerospace and defense primes such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon (RTX), Collins Aerospace, Sikorsky, and Embraer, underscoring its role as a niche supplier embedded in established supply chains.
From a competitive standpoint, CPI Aero sits in a market where entry barriers are meaningful: qualification requirements, manufacturing know-how, compliance standards, and program-specific customer approvals all matter. While the company is much smaller and less diversified than the global primes, it can compete on responsiveness, specialized production capability, and long-standing program relationships. Its positioning is strongest where customers need a reliable, focused manufacturer for recurring structural hardware on defense and aerospace platforms. CPI Aero also appears to be broadening its addressable opportunity set into adjacent military applications such as missiles, drones, and autonomous systems.
Recent business updates have been constructive. In February 2026, CPI Aero announced an additional $9 million of Lockheed Martin orders for F-16 Block 70/72 Rudder Island Drag Chute Canister assemblies, with deliveries extending through 2028. The company also reported follow-on orders for Collins Aerospace RF/EMI shielded enclosures and a Raytheon order for structural missile wing assemblies, indicating continued traction with blue-chip defense customers and a gradual expansion beyond legacy airframe work. On the financial side, CPI Aero reported 2025 revenue of $69.3 million, down year over year, and a slight operating loss, showing that the turnaround profile remains work in progress despite stronger order intake and a healthier forward demand backdrop.
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All recommendations| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 69.3 m USD | -843,361 USD | -0.07 USD | 10-K/A |
| Dec 2024 | 81.1 m USD | 3.3 m USD | 0.26 USD | 10-K/A |
| Dec 2023 | 86.5 m USD | 17.2 m USD | 1.38 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2022 | 83.3 m USD | 9.2 m USD | 0.74 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2021 | 103.4 m USD | 6.8 m USD | 0.56 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.