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Wolfspeed Inc.

$WOLF·$2.1B·Semiconductors·Technology
$35.29-5.3%YTD+107.5%1Y+68.6%
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WOWOLF
$WOLFWolfspeed Inc.
$35.29-5.26%1.5k posts+22%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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.

Comeback attemptWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-10

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

Silicon-carbide chipmaker back from Chapter 11 pivoting from EV to defense — up 108% YTD on a post-bankruptcy relaunch bet.

Wolfspeed emerged from Chapter 11 in September 2025 as a reorganized silicon-carbide semiconductor company — the same underlying business (SiC wafers and power devices for EV and industrial applications) but with fresh-start accounting and a clean balance sheet. The stock is up 108% YTD as the market prices the post-bankruptcy relaunch.

Where this actually stands:

  • Revenue is still declining — Q3 revenue fell 19% YoY to $150.2M — and gross margin remains negative at -27% with operating margin at -69%. The turnaround thesis is on a promise of demand mix shift, not yet on visible mechanics.
  • The strategic pivot is real: Wolfspeed just filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Navitas Semiconductor, and management has explicitly redirected commercial focus from 800V EV toward higher-margin defense/aerospace SiC applications — a specific, contrarian bet on where SiC demand actually resides.
  • Beta 8.18 says everything you need to know about the current tape — this is a small-float post-restructuring story stock with retail-driven volatility; the S-1 resale registration of 24M shares on June 9 is the fresh-supply overhang the multiple has to absorb.

The August 19 Q4 print is the first fresh-start-accounting quarter that actually starts to matter — a revenue print in-line or better with defense/aerospace mix commentary above 20% starts the credibility rebuild; another double-digit YoY decline combined with any auto-OEM order cancellation language sends WOLF back to $25 fast at an 8x beta.

Agrees with X sentimentSplitting the difference on X's mixed frame — the second-chance turnaround narrative and defense-pivot story are the real setup, but the 800V EV exposure concerns X flags are legitimate given Q3 revenue was still down 19%. The Base-chain WOLF memecoin noise in the sample skews the sentiment read; the underlying equity thesis needs the August 19 print to actually deliver.

What to watch: August 19 Q4 earnings. Revenue in-line with defense/aerospace mix above 20% starts the credibility rebuild; another double-digit YoY decline with auto-OEM cancellation language sends WOLF back to $25 fast at an 8x beta.

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

X sentiment

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

Mixed sentiment63 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-09

Chatter is split between Wolfspeed the silicon carbide semiconductor and a Base-chain WOLF memecoin driving most of the volume. Wolfspeed posts frame the recent rally as a second-chance turnaround story with some 800V EV exposure concerns. Memecoin discussion dominates the sample and skews the readout.

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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

SMH -4.5% today on profit rotation after a 60% YTD run — 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

Direct beneficiary — Wolfspeed, Inc.

Top industry ETF

$SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF
+64.7%YTD
+112.9%1Y

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$672.9M – $842.6M-$12.37-$14.17 – -$10.572
FY27$654.9M$581.5M – $728.3M-$8.50-$9.74 – -$7.261
FY28$819.0M$727.3M – $910.7M-$7.39-$8.47 – -$6.311
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.0.4×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.—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.-25.6%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.—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 today53.0% 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.β8.185-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

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
3New insider — initial holdingsFeb 93
8-KOfficer or director changeJan 308-K — Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 8.01: Other event
8-KOfficer or director changeJan 158-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
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Recent news

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

Wolfspeed in the Spotlight After Filing Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Navitas Semiconductorbenzinga.com·2d agoNavitas Semiconductor Responds to Patent Infringement Complaint Filed by Wolfspeedglobenewswire.com·3d agoWolfspeed Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Navitas Semiconductorbusinesswire.com·3d agoWolfspeed Appoints Seasoned Investor Relations Leader to Enhance Engagement with the Investment Communitybusinesswire.com·26d agoWolfspeed Ditches EV Woes for High-Margin Defense Jetsmarketbeat.com·30d ago

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