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Aeluma, Inc.

$ALMU·$154M·Semiconductors·Technology
$7.95-10.2%YTD-48.8%1Y-57.6%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
ALALMU
$ALMUAeluma, Inc.
$7.95-10.17%17 posts
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On X

The complete picture of $ALMU on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

17X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-09

The small crowd around Aeluma is bullish, latching onto IQE's fresh purchase agreement with Quintessent as validation that quantum-dot lasers are moving to customer sampling — good for the whole QD pack including $ALMU. Bulls remind holders the U.S. government has a vested interest in seeing Aeluma succeed.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $ALMU — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Too early to tellStalledAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

The move has stalled — likely just drifts unless something new shows up.

A quantum-dot photonics R&D company priced on narrative, with the CEO just taking $1.3M off the table at $13.35.

Aeluma is a $240M micro-cap photonics house building compound-semiconductor devices on silicon wafers — a legitimate research story that is still a long way from commercial revenue.

  • Trailing twelve-month revenue is roughly $4.5M against sell-side 2027 revenue of $3.5M and 2028 of $19M — the step function is 2028-2029, not now, and that is before considering slip risk on development programs.
  • The Q4 2026 print missed the already-tiny bar ($0.15 loss vs $0.075 estimate) and the stock sold off into CEO Klamkin's $1.3M sale at $13.35 on September 21, which is the signal insiders give when the fundamentals do not justify the valuation.
  • At 61x price-to-sales with operating margin of -131% and ROIC of -16%, there is no fundamental anchor — the stock trades on the quantum-dot and photonic-interconnect narrative and on IQE's Quintessent deal readthrough.

For investors wanting exposure to QD laser integration this is one of the few pure-play names, but patience is the operative word — the November 11 fiscal Q1 2027 print and the quorum-reducing bylaw change (adopted September 29) hint management is preparing for a shareholder action.

Agrees with X sentimentX is bullish framing ALMU as a QD-laser proxy with government interest; the TickerTalks read agrees the strategic story has merit but is more cautious — the CEO's $1.3M sale and the stalled operating revenue say the market timing is not yet favorable.

What to watch: November 11 fiscal Q1 2027 earnings and any commercial contract or Phase-II program award; follow-on insider activity after Klamkin's sale; any update on QD-laser customer sampling or qualification wins.

On the calendar: Q1 earnings scheduled 2026-11-11

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What it does

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

Makes compound semiconductor optoelectronic sensors on silicon wafers for sensing and communications applications.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $ALMU.

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — hyperscaler AI capex remains the structural driver with Blackwell supply still packaging-constrained. Jensen Huang publicly named memory bandwidth as AI's next bottleneck, reinforcing HBM3e pricing power. AVGO custom ASIC demand broadens AI beneficiaries beyond NVDA's GPU allocation.

What this means for $ALMU

Direct beneficiary — Makes compound semiconductor optoelectronic sensors on silicon wafers for sensing and communications applications.; wafer fabrication capacity is the upstream constraint for all AI chip supply.

Top industry ETF

$SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF
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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
-65.3How 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
-16.5%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
-131%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
-0.7%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
61.6Same 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
-17.2%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
41.7%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
0.0Total 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 2026Sep 16, 2026$-0.15$-0.07-100.0%
Q1 2026May 13, 2026$-0.04$-0.04-14.3%
Q4 2025Feb 11, 2026$-0.04$-0.05+20.0%
Q3 2025Nov 12, 2025$-0.03$-0.03-20.0%
Next earningsWed, Nov 11·consensus EPS $-0.13

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$1.2M-2.6%31.6%-174%$-0.10$-775K
Q2 FY26$1.3M-21.1%27.8%-164%$-0.10$-282K
Q1 FY26$1.4M+187.9%49.4%-116%$-0.09$-1.0M
Q4 FY25$1.3M+371.5%56.6%-73.6%$-0.05$-141K

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$4.5M$4.4M – $4.5M-$0.18-$0.19 – -$0.182
FY27$3.5M$3.0M – $4.0M-$0.59-$0.65 – -$0.542
FY28$19.0M$16.9M – $21.0M-$0.58-$0.63 – -$0.532
FY29$69.3M$61.5M – $77.2M$0.29$0.25 – $0.331

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.3.1×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.1%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.-41.2%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.-54.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 14.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today13.6% 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.β-0.075-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

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

Recent transactions

SellOct 12Jonathan KlamkinCEO100.0K sh$1.1MSellSep 21Jonathan KlamkinCEO100.0K sh$1.3MSellAug 27Steven DenbaarsDirector25.0K sh$345KSellAug 26Steven DenbaarsDirector25.0K sh$346KSellAug 3Jonathan KlamkinCEO20.0K sh$335KSellJul 1Jonathan KlamkinCEO20.0K sh$422KSellMay 20Steven DenbaarsDirector12.5K sh$256KSellMay 19Steven DenbaarsDirector12.5K sh$250KSellMay 1Jonathan KlamkinCEO20.0K sh$499K
+ 9 other (3 inkinds · 3 gifts · 2 awards · 1 exempt) 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-KCharter amendmentSep 308-K — Item 5.03: Charter amendment
AI summary

Aeluma, Inc. (ALMU) disclosed on September 29, 2026 that its board adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws reducing the required stockholder meeting quorum from a majority of outstanding voting stock to one-third. No financial terms are involved. This governance change makes it easier to hold valid stockholder meetings and is a common adjustment for smaller public companies; it is administrative in nature with no material operational or financial impact.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 308-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Aeluma, Inc (ALMU) furnished Reg FD materials under Item 7.01 (Reg FD), filed 2026-07-30. On July 29, 2026, Aeluma, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its entry into a CHIPS and Science Act Letter of Intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce. The text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Reg FD disclosures are furnished (not filed) — commonly investor slides, strategy updates, or guidance. Review the exhibit for material new information about business outlook.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 198-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Aeluma, Inc. (ALMU) filed an 8-K on May 19, 2026 under Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure). Aeluma is a Goleta, California-based developer of high-performance photodetector arrays for LiDAR and sensing applications listed on Nasdaq. Reg FD disclosures for a small-cap sensor technology company may contain material updates on customer engagements, product milestones, or funding.

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Recent news

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

Aeluma (NASDAQ:ALMU) CEO Jonathan Klamkin Sells 100,000 Shares of Stockdefenseworld.net·23d agoAeluma: The Earnings Crash Is Hiding A Bigger AI Photonics Transitionseekingalpha.com·29d agoAeluma's Selloff Could Be Setting Up Its Next Big Movemarketbeat.com·30d agoAeluma, Inc. (ALMU) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·30d agoAeluma Q4 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·30d ago

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