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IQE (LON:IQE) Shares Up 12% - Here's What Happened

Written by MarketBeat
October 23, 2025
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Key Points

  • Shares of IQE plc surged by 12% on Wednesday, trading as high as GBX 7.50 ($0.10), indicating strong investor interest with a trading volume increase of 554% from the average session.
  • The company's recent quarterly earnings report showed a loss of GBX (1.60) per share, with a negative net margin of 17.89% and a negative return on equity of 14.21%.
  • IQE is recognized as a leading supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products, essential for the global semiconductor industry.
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Shares of IQE plc (LON:IQE - Get Free Report) shot up 12% on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 7.50 ($0.10) and last traded at GBX 6.90 ($0.09). 23,545,375 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 554% from the average session volume of 3,598,510 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 6.16 ($0.08).

IQE Trading Up 12.0%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.21, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.37. The stock has a market capitalization of £67.45 million, a PE ratio of -1.36, a PEG ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.86. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 7.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 9.19.

IQE (LON:IQE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 23rd. The company reported GBX (1.60) earnings per share for the quarter. IQE had a negative net margin of 17.89% and a negative return on equity of 14.21%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that IQE plc will post 0.37 earnings per share for the current year.

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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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