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IQE plc

$IQEPF·$758M·Semiconductors·Technology
$0.57+4.3%YTD+780.6%1Y+394.4%
Price updated 9d ago·X counts updated 14d ago
IQIQEPF
$IQEPFIQE plc
$0.57+4.27%8 posts
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On X

The complete picture of $IQEPF 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.

8X posts · last 7 days
Sep 10Sep 14
Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-28

IQE plc is tracking to first-half revenue of $64M, per bulls, and topped Memely Thematic Ranking YTD 2026/07/25 at +700%. The trustiest-penny-bet framing is popular alongside SIVEF, TRT, and ONDS as small-cap defense/optics/photonics comps. Momentum-driven small-cap sentiment dominates.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-18

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

A specialty compound-semiconductor foundry has seen its stock go parabolic on artificial-intelligence-infrastructure demand.

IQE plc supplies advanced compound-semiconductor wafers used in radio-frequency, photonics and specialised electronic devices — the enabling materials behind consumer connectivity, laser-based sensing and data-centre optical modules. The equity has re-rated dramatically on the artificial-intelligence-infrastructure theme, but the underlying business is still catching up.

  • The tape is extraordinary: shares are up roughly eight-fold year-to-date and roughly four-fold over twelve months, tracking the enthusiasm that has washed over anything materially exposed to data-centre optics.
  • The operational picture has genuinely turned: management has flagged a return to profitability on a half-year basis, driven by artificial-intelligence-infrastructure demand from customers building high-speed optical connectivity — a real underlying reason for the rerating.
  • The financial screen still shows the early phase: gross margins are around break-even, free-cash-flow yield is slightly negative and reported earnings-per-share is still a small loss — the operating leverage needs to arrive before the current price makes sense in traditional terms.

The next earnings print is where the market gets its first proper read on whether the artificial-intelligence-infrastructure-related order flow is durable; anything short of a large sequential revenue step-up would test the parabolic tape hard.

Agrees with X sentimentX sentiment is bullish and specifically frames the ticker as one of the strongest year-to-date momentum names, grouping it with other small-cap defence, optics and photonics comparables. That matches the price action, but the crowd read is running well ahead of the reported numbers — the operational recovery is real, the valuation is not yet supported by earnings.

What to watch: The next half-year earnings print for whether artificial-intelligence-infrastructure order flow drives a large sequential revenue step-up, and any capacity-expansion or customer-agreement announcements. A meaningful capital raise into strength would be the specific dilution risk to watch.

On the calendar: Half-year earnings — date pending

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What it does

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

Manufactures compound semiconductor wafers (GaAs, InP, GaN) for 5G, photonics, and power electronics; key upstream materials supplier.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

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 $IQEPF

Partial — GaN and InP compound semiconductor wafers for 5G RF and data center optical interconnect benefit from AI networking investment; upstream materials play with indirect AI tailwind.

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
-12.0How 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
-13.4%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
-25.4%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
-1.1%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
4.5Same 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
-37.5%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
-3.3%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
1.0Total 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 7, 2026$-0.01——
Q1 2026May 28, 2026$-0.01——
Q2 2025Sep 12, 2025$-0.02——
Q1 2025May 13, 2025$-0.03$-0.00-2890.0%
Next earningsWed, May 19

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY25$52.0M-17.7%-2.4%-19.9%$-0.01$-4.1M
Q2 FY25$45.3M-13.0%1.2%-51.8%$-0.03$166K
Q4 FY24$52.0M-36.0%-1.0%-40.0%$-0.02$-4.5M
Q2 FY24$66.0M-23.4%7.6%-18.4%$-0.02$-9.7M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$128.6M$127.4M – $130.1M-$0.01-$0.01 – -$0.013
FY27$151.4M$144.4M – $156.2M-$0.00-$0.00 – -$0.003
FY28$179.8M$174.5M – $183.8M$0.01$0.01 – $0.011
FY29$202.1M$196.2M – $206.6M$0.02$0.02 – $0.021
FY30$223.7M$217.1M – $228.7M$0.02$0.02 – $0.032

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.0.5×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.57%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.-4.6%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.+33.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 925.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.0% 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.β2.145-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.ListedOTCListed on an over-the-counter market (PNK / OTCQB / OTCQX), not a major exchange. Lower disclosure requirements and thinner liquidity.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

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Recent news

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

IQE plc (IQEPY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·22d agoUK's IQE posts half-year profit on AI infrastructure demandreuters.com·22d agoIQE: Why Customers Are Suddenly Betting On Its Futureseekingalpha.com·42d agoIQE (OTCMKTS:IQEPF) Shares Gap Up – Time to Buy?defenseworld.net·51d ago

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