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IQE (LON:IQE) Shares Down 8.5% - Here's Why

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Key Points

  • IQE plc shares dropped 8.5% on Monday, trading as low as GBX 7.55 ($0.10) before closing at GBX 7.87 ($0.11).
  • Trading volume surged to approximately 37 million shares, marking a 1,131% increase from the average daily volume.
  • The company's market cap stands at £76.49 million with a negative price-to-earnings ratio of -198.86.
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IQE plc (LON:IQE - Get Free Report)'s share price traded down 8.5% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 7.55 ($0.10) and last traded at GBX 7.87 ($0.11). 42,527,238 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 1,294% from the average session volume of 3,051,499 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 8.60 ($0.12).

IQE Trading Down 2.6%

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 9.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 10.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.21. The stock has a market capitalization of £71.87 million, a P/E ratio of -186.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.86.

IQE Company Profile

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IQE is the leading supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions to the global semiconductor industry.

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