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Vuzix Corp.

$VUZI·$194M·Consumer Electronics·Technology
$2.59-1.1%YTD-30.5%1Y+20.5%
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VUVUZI
$VUZIVuzix Corp.
$2.59-1.15%32 posts+7%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $VUZI, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-21

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Micro-cap AR glasses maker chasing an AI-datacenter pivot — the story is fresh, the dilution pipe is bigger.

Vuzix makes smart glasses and, more recently, the optical waveguide components inside them. The pitch this summer is a pivot into AI-data-center optical interconnects — a much bigger addressable market than enterprise wearables, but one where Vuzix is a $200M no-name up against entrenched incumbents.

  • Q1 revenue was $1.4M, actually down 12% year-on-year and down 38% sequentially — the core smart-glasses business is shrinking, so the entire bull case rests on a business line that has yet to book meaningful revenue.
  • Gross margin ran negative in Q1 (-57%) — the company is losing money on every unit it ships before overhead, meaning higher volume alone doesn't fix the P&L.
  • On Aug 14 the company priced a fresh $100M at-the-market share-sales facility through Jefferies — that's roughly 52% of today's market cap in potential dilution, with shares dripped into the tape at prevailing prices whenever management chooses.
  • Stock is +54% over 12 months but -30% year-to-date and sits at the 31st percentile of its 52-week range — the pop faded before the AI-datacenter press release even landed.

What restarts the move is a real customer name and dollar figure attached to the optical interconnect line — a signed OEM supply agreement, not another press release. What seals the cooling is another ATM draw showing up in the next 10-Q, which would confirm the equity is the funding source for the pivot itself.

Differs from X sentimentThe May X chatter framed VUZI as a wedge breakout with a $6 target on an AR-future thesis and an Amazon shipment. Fundamentals since then look the other way — revenue actually contracted, gross margin flipped deeply negative, and a $100M ATM was signed. The tape has followed the fundamentals, not the thesis.

What to watch: Any named OEM contract for the optical-interconnect line with a dollar figure attached — that's the number that would validate the pivot. Absent that, watch the next 10-Q for how fast the $100M ATM is being drawn.

On the calendar: 2026-11-12 — Q3 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-05-29

Discussion on Vuzix is bullish following a massive weekly wedge breakout with $6 framed as the next target. Posters cite the company shipping new smart glasses to Amazon this quarter, an AR-future thesis, and a trending watchlist position. Some skeptics flag the trending move alongside HYLN as a 'back to 2021' reminder.

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What it does

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

Designs and sells AR smart glasses and waveguide optics for enterprise industrial, healthcare, and military applications.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Consumer Electronics sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $VUZI.

Consumer Electronics · Technology

No material change from last week — Apple Intelligence on-device AI and spatial computing remain the durable structural upgrade catalysts driving the first hardware-differentiated cycle in years; pullback is noise, not a thesis change.

What this means for $VUZI

Neutral — Designs and sells AR smart glasses and waveguide optics for enterprise industrial, healthcare, and military applications; limited read-through from consumer electronics macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

Industry benchmark

4-name peer basket
+25.5%YTD
+55.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-9.7How 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
-88.4%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
-5.1%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
-7.8%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
49.8Same 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
-87.5%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
-26.0%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 13, 2026$-0.09$-0.11+18.2%
Q1 2026May 14, 2026$-0.09$-0.10+10.0%
Q4 2025Mar 12, 2026$-0.12$-0.09-33.3%
Q3 2025Nov 13, 2025$-0.09$-0.10+10.0%
Next earningsThu, Nov 12·consensus EPS $-0.08

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$1.4M-12.0%-56.6%-518%$-0.09$-6.6M
Q4 FY25$2.2M+76.3%16.7%-369%$-0.11$-5.9M
Q3 FY25$1.2M-16.2%-35.4%-645%$-0.10$-5.5M
Q2 FY25$1.3M+18.6%-58.8%-606%$-0.10$-5.7M

Forward consensus

1-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$11.5M$11.5M – $11.5M-$0.42-$0.42 – -$0.421

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.0.4×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.17%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.-1.4%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.-8.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 70.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.7% 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.β1.805-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.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

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

Recent transactions

SellMay 26Whitten-doolin Paula BeckDirector32.0K sh$150KSellMay 21Harned Timothy HeydenreichDirector10.0K sh$47KSellMar 4Parkinson Christopher IainSee remarks11.7K sh$31K
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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-KMaterial agreementAug 148-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
AI summary

Vuzix Corporation entered into a new Open Market Sales Agreement (ATM) with Jefferies LLC on August 14, 2026, replacing a prior ATM dated February 9, 2024. Under the new agreement, Vuzix may sell up to $100 million of common stock at its discretion, with Jefferies earning a 3% commission on gross proceeds, under its effective Form S-3 shelf. Sales will occur as at-the-market offerings on Nasdaq. This is ongoing equity dilution risk for VUZI shareholders with shares trading near $2.62.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Aug 14424B5
AI summary

Vuzix Corporation priced a new at-the-market prospectus supplement on August 14, 2026 enabling sales of up to $100 million in common stock through Jefferies LLC (3% commission), replacing the prior ATM agreement from February 2024. VUZI shares last traded at $2.62 on August 12, 2026. No sales are guaranteed; shares may be sold on Nasdaq at prevailing market prices. This is live dilution risk now in effect — investors should expect incremental supply pressure as Vuzix funds ongoing operations.

8-KShareholder voteJun 178-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Vuzix Corporation held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 16, 2026; five directors were elected — Paul Travers (25.17M for), Grant Russell, Timothy Harned, Paula Whitten-Doolin, and Alasdair MacKinnon; Withum Smith+Brown PC was ratified as independent auditor; advisory executive compensation vote was approved. Routine annual meeting for this augmented reality wearable technology company; founder-CEO Paul Travers retained strong board support.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 308-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Vuzix Corporation (VUZI) disclosed RSU grants on April 29, 2026 to CEO Paul Travers (477,178 RSUs) and CFO Grant Russell (193,258 RSUs) under the existing 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. The grants are split 50% time-based (vesting 1/3 each in December 2026, 2027, and 2028) and 50% performance-based (vesting on milestones through December 31, 2028, with up to 150% of the performance tranche achievable). This is routine annual executive equity compensation with moderate dilutive impact.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 248-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Vuzix Corporation (VUZI) disclosed that Chris Parkinson, PhD, President of Enterprise Solutions, departed by mutual agreement on April 22, 2026. Upon departure, 75,000 previously unvested restricted shares accelerated and vested, while Parkinson forfeited 1,000,000 unvested performance stock units. This is a routine executive separation with partial vesting acceleration and a significant PSU forfeiture, net-net favorable to non-departing shareholders.

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Recent news

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

Vuzix Ships High-Bandwidth Optical Interconnect Solution for AI Data Centersprnewswire.com·12d agoVuzix Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·16d agoVuzix Corporation (VUZI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·16d agoVuzix Reports Second Quarter 2026 Resultsprnewswire.com·17d agoVuzix Receives Follow-On Smart Glasses Order from Augmex to Support Its U.S. Market Launchprnewswire.com·19d ago

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