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IQE (LON:IQE) Trading Up 12.1% - Time to Buy?

Written by MarketBeat
October 21, 2025
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Key Points

  • IQE plc's stock surged by 12.1% during trading, with approximately 11.6 million shares exchanged, marking a significant increase in trading volume.
  • The company's current financial metrics include a market capitalization of £63.44 million and a P/E ratio of -1.28, indicating negative earnings relative to share price.
  • IQE reported a negative earnings per share (EPS) of GBX (1.60) for the quarter, with analysts forecasting a positive EPS of 0.37 for the current year.
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IQE plc (LON:IQE - Get Free Report) was up 12.1% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 6.08 ($0.08) and last traded at GBX 5.93 ($0.08). Approximately 11,606,038 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 235% from the average daily volume of 3,462,637 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 5.29 ($0.07).

IQE Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.21. The firm has a market capitalization of £63.44 million, a P/E ratio of -1.28, a PEG ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.86. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 7.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 9.22.

IQE (LON:IQE - Get Free Report) last issued its 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%. Sell-side analysts forecast that IQE plc will post 0.37 earnings per share for the current 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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