BUTLER NATIONAL CORP (BUKS)

About BUTLER NATIONAL CORP

Butler National Corporation designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services aerospace products including aerostructures, aircraft components, avionics, and systems for private, commercial, business, and government aircraft. The company also provides professional management services for the gaming industry, operating the Boot Hill Casino and Resort in Dodge City, Kansas. Its aerospace segment focuses on modifications and special mission electronics for aircraft such as Learjet and Textron models, while its professional services segment manages gaming and sports wagering operations.

Snapshot

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended April 30, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

Peer comparison

Where Butler National’s fundamentals sit among the 216 Communication Services companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Butler National’s operating margin of 29.0% ranks in the 98th percentile of the 185 Communication Services companies reporting it. Butler National’s net margin of 22.4% ranks in the 95th percentile of the 191 Communication Services companies reporting it. Butler National’s return on equity of 26.8% ranks in the 93rd percentile of the 165 Communication Services companies reporting it.

8 reported insider purchases (code P) totaling $157,203 in the last 90 days, against 3 sales totaling $238,624. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4. Multiple insiders have bought recently (a cluster buy).

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

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Quarterly trend (as reported)

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

Selected SEC filings

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