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IQE (LON:IQE) Stock Price Up 12% - Time to Buy?

Written by MarketBeat
October 23, 2025
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Key Points

  • IQE plc's share price increased by 12% during trading, reaching a high of GBX 7.50, with a significant trading volume of over 23.5 million shares.
  • Despite the stock's surge, IQE reported a negative earnings per share of GBX (1.60) and forecasts a loss for the current fiscal year.
  • The company is recognized as the leading supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products to the global semiconductor industry, but it has a high debt-to-equity ratio of 49.21.
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IQE plc (LON:IQE - Get Free Report)'s share price shot up 12% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 7.50 ($0.10) and last traded at GBX 6.90 ($0.09). 23,545,375 shares changed hands during mid-day 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 Stock Performance

The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 7.73 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 9.19. The stock has a market capitalization of £67.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.36, a PEG ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.21, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.37.

IQE (LON:IQE - Get Free Report) last released 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%. Analysts forecast that IQE plc will post 0.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About IQE

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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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