Free Trial
→ October 16 Changes the Microchip Game — and Investing (From Banyan Hill Publishing) (Ad)tc pixel

IQE (LON:IQE) Shares Down 8.5% - Time to Sell?

Written by MarketBeat
Updated September 11, 2025
IQE logo with Computer and Technology background

Key Points

  • IQE plc shares fell by 8.5%, trading as low as GBX 7.55 ($0.10) before closing at GBX 7.87 ($0.11).
  • The trading volume spiked to approximately 34.5 million shares, significantly higher than the average daily volume of around 3 million shares.
  • The company, a leading supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products, has a market capitalization of £76.36 million and a negative PE ratio of -198.54.
  • Interested in IQE? Here are five stocks we like better.

IQE plc (LON:IQE - Get Free Report) fell 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). 34,511,254 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 1,048% from the average session volume of 3,005,164 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 8.60 ($0.12).

IQE Price Performance

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 firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 9.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 10.31. The company has a market capitalization of £71.87 million, a PE ratio of -186.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.86.

About IQE

(Get Free Report)

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

Recommended Stories

Should You Invest $1,000 in IQE Right Now?

Before you consider IQE, you'll want to hear this.

MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and IQE wasn't on the list.

While IQE currently has a Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.

View The Five Stocks Here

The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth Investors Cover
The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth Investors

Wondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? Enter your email address to see which stocks MarketBeat analysts could become the next blockbuster growth stocks.

Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.