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Zentek Ltd.

$ZTEK·$62M·Other Precious Metals·Basic Materials
$0.49-12.5%YTD-25.3%1Y-42.1%
Price updated 20d ago·X counts updated 32d ago
ZTZTEK
$ZTEKZentek Ltd.
$0.49-12.46%2 posts
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The complete picture of $ZTEK 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.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Too early to tellWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-09-25

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

Sub-$65M graphite explorer with a fresh PEA carrying a US$3.85B NPV and defence marketplace access

Zentek is a Canadian critical-materials developer with a graphite deposit in Albany and defence-adjacent product plans, and the story is a pre-revenue explorer building milestone credibility.

  • Market cap is $62M with the stock down 25% year-to-date and 43% over twelve months; revenue was $65K last quarter with a -42x operating margin.
  • The Albany Graphite PEA carries a US$3.85B after-tax NPV at a 5% discount rate and 27.4% after-tax IRR on an acid-free route to ultra-high-purity graphite.
  • The company pre-qualified under Canada's Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace and began trading on OTCQX Best Market, expanding investor reach.

Any durable rerate needs strategic partnership or offtake to convert the PEA math into cash.

Nothing here is investment advice.

What to watch: Any offtake or strategic partnership for Albany graphite, defence drone marketplace revenue, cash runway math, and additional milestone permits.

On the calendar: 2026-11-14 — Q4 fiscal 2026 earnings (approximate; company confirms)

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What it does

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

Researches and licenses graphene-based antimicrobial coatings and nanomaterial technologies for filtration, medical, and packaging applications.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Other Precious Metals sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $ZTEK.

Other Precious Metals · Basic Materials

No material change from last week — silver's dual role in solar cells/electronics and safe-haven demand anchors the industrial base.

What this means for $ZTEK

Neutral — graphene-based antimicrobial and filtration tech is unrelated to precious metals price cycle; categorization appears incidental to industry grouping.

Industry benchmark

5-name peer basket
-25.4%YTD
-25.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
-9.2How 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
-61.5%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
-9.3%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
-8.0%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
79.8Same 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
-61.3%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
-74.8%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
0.2Total 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 14, 2026$-0.01$-0.02+58.3%
Q1 2026Jun 25, 2026$-0.01$-0.02+37.4%
Q4 2025Feb 17, 2026$-0.02$-0.02+22.4%
Q3 2025Nov 13, 2025$-0.01$-0.02+33.3%
Next earningsThu, Nov 12·consensus EPS $-0.02

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY25$65K+72.9%-1957%-4245%$-0.02$-2.0M
Q2 FY25$6K-60.5%-12.4%-33539%$-0.02$-1.5M
Q1 FY25$58K+953.0%47.1%-3119%$-0.01$-1.2M
Q4 FY24$814K+14032.3%67.1%-258%$-0.02$-1.3M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY27$117K$117K – $117K-$0.04-$0.04 – -$0.041
FY28$82K$82K – $82K-$0.04-$0.04 – -$0.041
FY29$1.1M$1.1M – $1.1M-$0.11-$0.11 – -$0.111
FY30$3.7M$3.7M – $3.7M-$0.16-$0.16 – -$0.161
FY31$14.7M$14.7M – $14.7M-$0.10-$0.10 – -$0.101

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.0.0×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.21%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.-5.6%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.-15.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 121.1M 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.β0.295-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.

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.

+ 31 other (24 6-Ks · 4 6-K/As · 1 40-F/A · 1 40-F) in window

Recent news

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

Zentek Files Technical Report for the Albany Graphite PEA: US$3.85 Billion After-Tax NPV at a 5% Discount Rate, 27.4% After-Tax IRR, on an Acid-Free Route to Ultra-High-Purity Graphitenewsfilecorp.com·22d agoZentek Pre-Qualifies Under Canada's Defence Drone Initiative Marketplacenewsfilecorp.com·30d agoZentek Provides Corporate Updatenewsfilecorp.com·32d agoZentek Ltd. Begins Trading on OTCQX Best Marketglobenewswire.com·44d agoZentek Approved for Trading on the OTCQX Best Marketnewsfilecorp.com·44d ago

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