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IQE (LON:IQE) Stock Price Down 8.9% - Here's Why

Written by MarketBeat
October 16, 2025
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Key Points

  • IQE plc's stock price dropped 8.9% during mid-day trading, with shares trading as low as GBX 5.40 ($0.07) and experiencing a significant increase in trading volume.
  • The company reported a loss of GBX (1.60) earnings per share for the last quarter, along with a negative return on equity of 14.21% and a negative net margin of 17.89%.
  • Despite the recent downturn, analysts project that IQE plc will post earnings of 0.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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IQE plc (LON:IQE - Get Free Report)'s stock price traded down 8.9% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 5.40 ($0.07) and last traded at GBX 5.41 ($0.07). 13,212,298 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 292% from the average session volume of 3,372,573 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 5.94 ($0.08).

IQE Stock Performance

The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 8.11 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 9.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.21. The company has a market cap of £52.89 million, a PE ratio of -106.50, a P/E/G ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.86.

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

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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