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Kopin Corp.

$KOPN·$826M·Semiconductors·Technology
$3.29-13.5%YTD+76.6%1Y-9.9%
Price updated 5h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
KOKOPN
$KOPNKopin Corp.
$3.29-13.53%133 posts1×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $KOPN 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.

133X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $KOPN's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 62% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data14 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-15

A $2.4M OLED microdisplay order for an international thermal-weapon-sight program anchors an upbeat stream on Kopin's defense traction. Posters cite a clean balance sheet, four-year CEO milestone, and China-free supply-chain positioning as reasons to stay long.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

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

Kopin up 93% YTD on defense-OLED-microdisplay traction — $2.4M order plus China-free supply chain is the thesis.

Kopin Corporation makes microdisplays, subassemblies, and related components for defense, enterprise, industrial, and consumer applications. The stock is up 93% YTD and 58% of its 52-week range on specific defense-contract traction.

  • The P&L is small: revenue grew 0.1% YoY to $10.6M last quarter at a -43% operating margin and 34% gross margin — the business is pre-scale commercially; FY27 EPS estimate at -$0.01 suggests a path toward break-even.
  • The $2.4M OLED microdisplay order for an international thermal weapon-sight program is the specific commercial anchor — plus the four-year CEO milestone and China-free supply chain positioning as defense-industry tailwinds.
  • No insider selling in the window; the pending FabricAI patent applications on fiber-coupled and connected systems extend the IP portfolio.

Accelerating holds while defense-microdisplay orders extend and the data-center pivot shows commercial traction. A soft Nov 11 earnings print, or any specific commentary on defense-program timing slippage, is what cools the move; a signed major military prime contract or data-center microdisplay deal is what extends the breakout toward prior cycle highs.

Agrees with X sentimentX bulls on the $2.4M OLED microdisplay order anchor, four-year CEO milestone, China-free supply-chain positioning, and defense-traction framing have the specific setup right — this is a legitimate small-cap defense-microdisplay play.

What to watch: Nov 11 earnings — defense microdisplay revenue trajectory, any new signed defense-prime contracts, data-center positioning progress, FY27 revenue guide. A soft defense-microdisplay print is what cools the breakout.

On the calendar: 2026-11-11 — Q3 FY26 earnings

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What it does

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

Designs high-resolution microdisplays and wearable display systems for defense headsets, AR/VR, and medical applications.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

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 $KOPN

Direct beneficiary — Designs high-resolution microdisplays and wearable display systems for defense headsets, AR/VR, and medical applications.; AI cluster networking demand is the secondary semi capex wave after GPU silicon.

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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
534.0How 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
-21.5%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
-43.3%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
-1.5%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
25.4Same 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
4.3%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
34.4%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 2026Aug 11, 2026$0.00$-0.01+135.2%
Q1 2026May 12, 2026$-0.02$-0.01-100.0%
Q1 2026Apr 13, 2026$0.04$-0.02+301.7%
Q3 2025Nov 12, 2025$0.02$-0.01+300.0%
Next earningsWed, Nov 11·consensus EPS $-0.01

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$10.6M+0.1%46.8%-56.7%$-0.02$-2.1M
Q4 FY25$8.4M-42.9%43.4%-60.0%$0.04$-8.0M
Q3 FY25$12.0M-10.2%29.8%-4.7%$0.02$-217K
Q2 FY25$8.5M-31.5%16.4%-64.6%$-0.03$-4.9M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$60.6M$60.3M – $60.9M-$0.02-$0.03 – -$0.015
FY27$79.5M$79.3M – $79.7M$0.00-$0.03 – $0.025
FY28$92.5M$91.2M – $94.3M$0.01-$0.03 – $0.063
FY29$109.1M$105.6M – $114.8M$0.11$0.11 – $0.121
FY30$119.5M$115.7M – $125.7M$0.00$0.00 – $0.001

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.1.1×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.42%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.-17.5%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.+1.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 170.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.2% 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.β3.595-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

SellMay 6Baker Paul ChristopherCOO58.9K sh$289KSellMay 5Baker Paul ChristopherCOO1.0K sh$5KSellApr 28Baker Paul ChristopherCOO116.9K sh$462K
+ 4 other (4 awards) 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-KPress release / Reg FDJun 188-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Kopin Corporation (KOPN) filed an 8-K on June 15, 2026 under Item 7.01 (Reg FD) to furnish investor-related materials. The body excerpt was truncated before the substantive disclosure content; no further detail on the nature of the Reg FD materials is available from the excerpt.

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 288-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Kopin Corporation's 2026 Annual Meeting on May 21, 2026 approved an amendment and restatement of its 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing available shares and extending the plan term; Board had approved the amendment on April 16, 2026. Equity plan expansion; modestly dilutive.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 43
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for KOPN on 2026-05-04, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Beneficial ownership covers 1999 shares. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

8-KMaterial agreementApr 298-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

KOPN entered into a license agreement (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-04-29). Counterparty: Fabric AI, Inc., pursuant to which Kopin and Fabric AI, Inc. agreed to collabora. Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

+ 14 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 POS AMs) in window

Recent news

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

Kopin to Host Live YouTube "Ask Me Anything" Panel from Nasdaq MarketSite on the Future of AI Infrastructurebusinesswire.com·10h agoKopin Secures Additional $18.6 Million U.S. Army IBAS Award for Color MicroLED Technologybusinesswire.com·8d agoKopin to Introduce Expanded First‑Person Viewer Evaluation Kit Lineup at AUSA 2026gurufocus.com·9d agoKopin to Introduce Expanded First‑Person Viewer Evaluation Kit Lineup at AUSA 2026businesswire.com·9d agoCritical Review: Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) versus Celestica (NYSE:CLS)defenseworld.net·11d ago

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