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

Written by MarketBeat
October 23, 2025
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Key Points

  • IQE plc shares surged by 12% during trading, peaking at GBX 7.50 ($0.10) before settling at GBX 6.90 ($0.09), with trading volume up by 554% compared to its average.
  • The company's latest financial report revealed a loss of GBX (1.60) earnings per share, with a negative return on equity of 14.21% and a negative net margin of 17.89%.
  • IQE is recognized as the leading supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced materials to the global semiconductor industry.
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Shares of IQE plc (LON:IQE - Get Free Report) traded up 12% during trading 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 changed 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 Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £67.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.36, a P/E/G ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.21, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 7.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 9.19.

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