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IQE (LON:IQE) Stock Price Up 14.6% - Still a Buy?

Written by MarketBeat
October 22, 2025
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Key Points

  • IQE plc's stock price increased by 14.6% during trading, reaching a last traded value of GBX 7.06 ($0.09) after previously closing at GBX 6.16 ($0.08).
  • The trading volume saw a significant rise, with approximately 21.5 million shares changing hands, an increase of 499% compared to the average daily volume.
  • IQE reported a negative earnings per share of GBX (1.60) in its last quarterly results, with a negative return on equity of 14.21% and a negative net margin of 17.89%.
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IQE plc (LON:IQE - Get Free Report)'s stock price was up 14.6% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 7.50 ($0.10) and last traded at GBX 7.06 ($0.09). Approximately 21,509,064 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 499% from the average daily volume of 3,588,309 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 6.16 ($0.08).

IQE Trading Up 12.0%

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 firm has a market cap of £67.45 million, a PE ratio of -1.36, a PEG ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.86. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 7.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 9.20.

IQE (LON:IQE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 analysts forecast that IQE plc will post 0.37 EPS for the current 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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