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Wolfspeed Inc.

$WOLF·$1.2B·Semiconductors·Technology
$31.79+0.9%YTD+50.8%1Y+43.8%
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WOWOLF
$WOLFWolfspeed Inc.
$31.79+0.89%587 posts+14%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $WOLF, 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.

Broken storyWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-15

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

The AI-DC 800V power pivot is the only life-line for a semi that's burning cash at a $122M-quarter clip — and the X chatter is about a Base-chain memecoin.

Wolfspeed makes silicon-carbide power semiconductors — wide-bandgap chips for EV powertrain, high-voltage industrial equipment, and increasingly AI-DC power delivery. The core business has been under severe pressure with revenue declining year-over-year and negative gross margins. The X chatter under $WOLF is entirely about a Base-chain 'White Wolf' memecoin.

Where the actual equity stands:

  • The operating story is a slow-motion breakdown: Q3 revenue of $150M declined 19% year-over-year with gross margin at -27% and operating margin at -69% — auto-EV silicon-carbide demand hasn't materialized to plan while capacity is already built, so operating leverage is running the wrong way.
  • The AI-DC pivot is the wildcard: the LITEON partnership announced August 6 for 800V DC power solutions could reposition Wolfspeed as an AI-infrastructure play — if it converts into named hyperscaler design wins, the operating math changes materially.
  • The balance-sheet reset is expensive: capital raises continue, a new 10%+ beneficial owner filed a Form 3 on August 6, and the recent officer/director shakeup signals restructuring — the company has raised significantly since IPO and cost of capital keeps rising.

The story only extends if a named hyperscaler design win for the 800V DC AI product materializes — the specific catalyst to re-rate the equity from broken-EV-story to AI-power play. Absent that, August 19 earnings resets expectations lower. Ignore the memecoin chatter.

Differs from X sentimentDisagree — the euphoric chatter about White Wolf 'awoo' meme culture, 24 buybacks of 36M tokens, and Base trenches revival is about a Base-chain memecoin, not Wolfspeed the semiconductor company. The actual equity is a broken-story silicon-carbide vendor with -27% gross margins and a fresh 10%+ owner that's likely an activist or restructuring investor; the X signal is pure ticker collision.

What to watch: August 19 Q4 FY26 earnings and any named hyperscaler design win for the 800V DC AI-DC product: a real customer name for that product resets the story from 'broken EV semi' to 'AI-power play.' Absent that, the balance-sheet re-stress continues and the 10%+ owner disclosure hints at a restructuring path.

On the calendar: 2026-08-19 — Q4 FY26 earnings

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X sentiment

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

Bullish sentiment84 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-14

WOLF ticker chatter is entirely Base-chain 'White Wolf' memecoin community — a coordinated buyback loop (24th buyback of 36M tokens at $9k), 'awoo' meme culture, +30x to +300% gains being celebrated. The community frames itself as 'reviving the Base trenches' with organic conviction, no team socials, buybacks routed through Bankrbot. No fundamental analysis, no bear voices; this is a pure memecoin rally with the daily EMA structure being watched for continuation.

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What it does

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

Manufactures silicon carbide wafers and MOSFETs for EV powertrains and industrial power, plus GaN RF devices for 5G and defense.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — structural AI capex engine unchanged: hyperscaler Blackwell allocation stays tight through 2H26 and HBM3e pricing holds as LLM context-window expansion drives 5-8x per-server memory demand uplift.

What this means for $WOLF

Neutral — Manufactures silicon carbide wafers and MOSFETs for EV powertrains and industrial power, plus GaN RF devices for 5G and defense; limited read-through from semiconductors macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

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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
-1.8How 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
-34.4%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
-141%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
-28.2%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
3.7Same 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
-52.1%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
-31.0%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
1.8Total 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
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$-3.26$-3.78+13.8%
Q4 2025Feb 4, 2026$-6.11$-0.61-893.5%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$-0.55$-0.71+22.9%
Q2 2025Aug 25, 2025$-0.77$-0.72-6.9%
Next earningsWed, Aug 19·consensus EPS $-2.45

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$150.2M-19.0%-26.6%-69.4%$-2.30$-121.6M
Q2 FY26$168.5M-6.6%-46.5%-94.0%$-2.90$-73.2M
Q1 FY26$196.8M+1.1%-39.2%-82.0%$-12.36$-99.7M
Q4 FY25$197.0M-1.8%-13.0%-295%$-12.90$-455.8M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$757.8M$673.4M – $842.1M-$12.37-$14.16 – -$10.582
FY27$645.7M$573.8M – $717.6M-$8.65-$9.90 – -$7.401
FY28$801.5M$712.3M – $890.7M-$7.63-$8.73 – -$6.531
FY29$1.4B$1.3B – $1.6B$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.0.6×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.33%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.-15.0%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.+11.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatTiny float · 6.0M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today39.1% 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.β8.635-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

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

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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

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 63
AI summary

A new 10%+ beneficial owner filed a Form 3 initial statement of ownership for WOLF (WOLF) dated 2026-08-06. The filing reports initial beneficial ownership of shares, representing approximately a 10%+ stake of outstanding shares. Form 3 is required within 10 days of crossing the 10% ownership threshold and is an administrative disclosure. This indicates significant insider or institutional accumulation and may precede further Schedule 13D/G activity.

8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Jul 298-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

WOLF (WOLF) disclosed an officer or director change (Item 5.02) on 2026-07-29. This is an amended 8-K filing. Details: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Executive transitions are administrative disclosures; materiality depends on the seniority of the affected position. No new financial terms were disclosed in this filing.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 298-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

WOLF (WOLF) disclosed an officer or director change (Item 5.02) on 2026-07-29. Also disclosed: Item 8.01. Details: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Executive transitions are administrative disclosures; materiality depends on the seniority of the affected position. No new financial terms were disclosed in this filing.

S-1Initial registrationJun 9S-1
AI summary

Wolfspeed, Inc. (WOLF), a Delaware semiconductor company (SIC 3674), filed a new Form S-1 registration statement on June 9, 2026, to register 24,072,041 shares of common stock for resale by selling stockholders on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415. No new capital is being raised by the company — this is a resale registration for existing holders, not a primary offering. The filing is significant given Wolfspeed's ongoing financial pressures; registering ~24M shares for immediate resale by existing holders signals potential near-term secondary market selling pressure.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 143
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for WOLF on 2026-05-14, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. 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 agreementMar 268-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

WOLF entered into a indenture (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-03-26). Counterparty: Company, Wolfspeed Texas LLC (“Wolfspeed Texas”). Size: approximately $379,000,000. Rate: 3.5%. Due 2031. Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

8-KMaterial agreementMar 198-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

WOLF entered into a purchase agreement (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-03-19). Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

S-1Initial registrationMar 9S-1
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Recent news

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

Wolfspeed and LITEON Partner to Support Hyperscale AI Data Center Deployments with 800 VDC Power Solutionsbusinesswire.com·10d ago10 Stock Picks to Celebrate 45 Years of Schaeffer'sschaeffersresearch.com·17d agoWolfspeed Strengthens Board with Appointment of Semiconductor and Technology Executive Andy W. Mattesbusinesswire.com·18d agoIf The Stock Market Bottomed Last Week: These 3 Stocks Could Triple From Today's Prices247wallst.com·24d agoWolfspeed: The Best Bet On The Return Of The AI Tradeseekingalpha.com·27d ago

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