NextNav Inc.
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Range $22 – $50
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About the company
NextNav Inc. provides positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solutions in the United States. The company offers Pinnacle, an accurate altitude service for public safety applications, including enhanced 911 for Verizon and national cellular network providers.
- CEO
- Mariam Sorond
- IPO
- 2020
- Employees
- 103
- HQ
- Reston, VA, US
AI snapshot
Six angles, distilled from the data.
The stock is still in a long-term recovery phase, trading above its 200-day moving average of 16.92 after a wide 52-week range from 10.87 to 24.42. That keeps the setup constructive, but it remains well below the prior peak and needs sustained follow-through to confirm a durable trend.
Street sentiment is positive, with a 5-rating consensus and an average target of 33.67, implying meaningful upside from current levels. There have been no recent rating changes or price-target revisions, so the view looks steady rather than freshly upgraded.
Earnings remain volatile, with a 2-for-7 beat rate and mixed recent results, including two beats and several misses. Next-year EPS is still expected to improve to -0.57 from a TTM loss of -0.82, so shareholders should watch whether margin discipline can narrow losses.
No notable insider activity. The recent transactions table is unavailable, so there is no evidence here of discretionary buying or selling to frame sentiment.
Profitability is still deeply negative, with gross margin at -104.9% and ROE at -77.87%, while operating margin sits at -17.52%. Revenue growth is slightly negative at -4.3%, and the balance sheet carries $288.6 million of debt against $152.1 million of cash, leaving net debt of $136.5 million.
NextNav is a niche PNT software name, so the setup is more about product differentiation than broad enterprise software scale. Versus the sector, the valuation case is still growth-option driven rather than earnings-based, given negative margins and cash burn.
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- Market Cap
- $1.82B
- P/E
- -16.35
- PEG
- -0.45
- P/S
- 456.96
- P/B
- 5.64
- EV/EBITDA
- -17.45
- Div Yield
- 0.00%
- Gross Margin
- -178.73%
- Op Margin
- -1900.43%
- Net Margin
- -2812.55%
- ROE
- -328.55%
- ROIC
- -19.91%
Latest fiscal year · YoY change
- Revenue
- $4.57M-19.3%
- Gross Profit
- $-11,717,000-129.4%
- Op Income
- $-70,232,000
- Net Income
- $-189,253,000-85.8%
- EPS
- $-1.42-69.0%
- OCF Growth
- -33.5%
- FCF Growth
- -32.4%
- 52W High
- $24.42
- 52W Low
- $10.87
- 50D MA
- $15.39
- 200D MA
- $16.92
- Beta
- 1.13
- RSI (14)
- 38
- Avg Volume
- 2.55M
Earnings call summaries
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NextNav said the quarter was transformational, highlighted a stronger balance sheet and new partnerships, and emphasized continued progress toward FCC approval for its 900 MHz PNT strategy.· August 11, 2026
- Available liquidity rose to about $300 million after debt was converted and public SPAC warrants were exercised.
- The company said it has ongoing momentum at the FCC, including a draft NPRM now in interagency review and a SpaceX filing that referenced NextNav’s 900 MHz proposal.
- Management announced several commercial/technical milestones, including Safran, Tiami Networks, a device-based Z-axis partnership, and about 20 nanoseconds of timing accuracy in real-world environments.
- The company said testing with rail stakeholders in Colorado was completed with “great” results, and further coexistence testing may happen as needed.
- Management framed the opportunity around resilient GPS backup, 3D PNT, counter-UAS sensing, and 911 vertical location services.
NextNav did not report revenue or EPS on this call. For Q2 2026, it said it recognized a loss of approximately $32 million from changes in fair value of derivative and warrant liabilities, partially offset by a gain on debt extinguishment of roughly $21 million, resulting in a net loss of approximately $33.8 million. The company said it became debt-free, eliminated its public SPAC warrants, and ended with approximately $230 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of June 30, 2026; plus $70 million of warrant exercise proceeds collected on July 1, 2026, bringing available liquidity to roughly $300 million. No next-quarter or full-year financial guidance was provided on the call.
Mariam Sorond’s tone was highly constructive and confident. She said the company has strengthened “across every dimension” of the business and repeatedly emphasized progress on regulatory, operational, commercial and financial fronts. Strategically, she focused on NextNav’s role as a resilient terrestrial complement and backup to GPS, stressing that the FCC process is moving forward and that stakeholder support is broadening, including public safety groups and now SpaceX.
Tim Gray said the quarter was “transformational financially,” highlighting that the company went debt-free, eliminated public SPAC warrants, and increased liquidity to about $300 million. He broke that down as about $230 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at June 30, 2026, plus $70 million of warrant proceeds received on July 1. He also noted that all debt holders converted to 15.2 million shares and that 14.8 million public warrants were exercised, bringing nearly $170 million to NextNav by July 1.
Analysts focused on why SpaceX filed supporting comments, whether it could signal a lease/partnership/buyout angle, and how NextNav should interpret the attachment’s deployment commitments. Management said SpaceX appears motivated by the scarcity of low-band spectrum and its own terrestrial plus D2D ambitions, and viewed the filing as validation of demand for NextNav’s proposal. Questions also centered on testing and opposition from rails/tolling/unlicensed users; management said Colorado rail testing was completed with great results and that further testing will be done if it helps the proceeding. On timing, management said the FCC typically acts through scheduled public meetings while OIRA and other agencies are part of the interagency process, and stakeholders can also engage OIRA directly.
The bull case from this call is that NextNav appears better funded, with about $300 million of available liquidity and no debt, giving it more room to pursue its FCC strategy. Management also pointed to tangible external validation: SpaceX’s filing, a Safran partnership, new sensing and device-based agreements, and technical results showing about 20 nanoseconds of timing accuracy. If the FCC process continues to advance, NextNav believes it is uniquely positioned to provide a resilient GPS backup without taxpayer funding.
The main risk is still regulatory: the timing of the FCC’s NPRM and eventual approval remains uncertain because the draft is in interagency review and subject to ongoing stakeholder objections. Management acknowledged questions from unlicensed users and said it is still working through coexistence issues with railroads, tolling stakeholders and utilities. The company also remains dependent on future regulatory progress in Japan for the MetCom-related warrant conversion, and it did not provide operating revenue or earnings guidance on the call.
AI summary of the company's earnings call · Paraphrased · Not investment advice
- Free Float
- 55.3%
- Shares Outstanding
- 136.44M
- Float Shares
- 75.41M
of shares held by institutions
220 13F filers
Buy/sell ratio 0.00. Sells can include pre-scheduled 10b5-1 plan sales, not just discretionary selling.
Top institutional holders
Largest 13F positions, with quarter-over-quarter change.
| Holder | Shares | Δ Quarter |
|---|---|---|
| Fortress Investment Group LLC | 18.17M | ▲ 3.99M |
| Clutterbuck Capital Management LLC | 8.96M | ▼ 336.51K |
| Blackrock, Inc. | 8.35M | ▲ 868.35K |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 6.93M | ▲ 573.21K |
| Susquehanna Advisors Group, Inc. | 5.55M | 0 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.93M | ▲ 31.80K |
| Milfam LLC | 3.27M | ▲ 752.71K |
| Pointstate Capital LP | 3.11M | ▲ 3.11M |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP | 2.74M | ▼ 4.30M |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 2.73M | ▲ 804.87K |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.57M | ▲ 218.62K |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.55M | ▲ 212.06K |
Held by 249 ETFs
Biggest fund positions in NN by dollar value.
Recent insider transactions
Who's buying, who's selling, and how much.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 26 | Gray Timothy | sell | 11,099 |
| Sep 24, 26 | Insley Susan Brasse | sell | 2,370 |
| Sep 17, 26 | Shams Sammaad | sell | 1,576 |
| Sep 3, 26 | Sorond Mariam | sell | 2,831 |
| Sep 15, 26 | Insley Susan Brasse | sell | 849 |
| Sep 16, 26 | Shams Sammaad | sell | 430 |
| Sep 14, 26 | Black James S | sell | 1,878 |
| Sep 3, 26 | Sorond Mariam | sell | 69,853 |
| Jun 29, 26 | Shams Sammaad | sell | 2,006 |
| Jun 24, 26 | Insley Susan Brasse | sell | 2,370 |
A “Sell” may be a pre-scheduled 10b5-1 plan sale rather than a discretionary decision — read insider selling with that in mind.
Our NN coverage
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businesswire.com · Oct 5
NextNav Eyes GPS Backup Network as FCC Review, SpaceX Support Build Momentum
defenseworld.net · Oct 4
NextNav Eyes GPS Backup Network as FCC Review, SpaceX Support Build Momentum
marketbeat.com · Oct 4
NextNav Expands Leadership Team with Two Key Hires
businesswire.com · Sep 22
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businesswire.com · Sep 15
NextNav to Participate in HC Wainwright Global Investor Conference
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AI analysis · Last refreshed October 4, 2026 · Live quote · Not investment advice