Netlist (NLST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Netlist, Inc. is a technology company specializing in the design and development of high-performance memory and storage subsystems for enterprise and data center applications. The company’s product portfolio encompasses advanced memory modules, nonvolatile memory express (NVMe) solid-state drives and intelligent memory expansion systems. These solutions are engineered to boost memory density, bandwidth and overall system performance in hyperscale, cloud computing and high-performance computing environments.

Headquartered in Irvine, California, Netlist serves customers across the Americas and Asia through a combination of direct sales and channel distribution partners. The company markets its offerings under brands such as HyperCloud memory subsystems and HyperVault storage SSDs, delivering plug-and-play modules that integrate with leading server and storage platforms. Netlist’s engineered memory architectures aim to address growing demands for faster data access, reduced latency and improved system utilization in modern IT infrastructures.

Founded in 2000, Netlist has built a portfolio of issued and pending patents covering its proprietary memory interconnects and module designs. Over the years, the company has pursued strategic agreements and legal actions to protect its intellectual property and support technology licensing opportunities. In late 2016, Netlist initiated a Chapter 11 restructuring to realign its balance sheet and emerged in 2017 with a renewed focus on operational efficiency and growth in target markets.

Led by founder and Chief Executive Officer Charles Liang, Netlist’s management team combines backgrounds in semiconductor design, system architecture and enterprise computing. The company continues to invest in research and development to evolve its memory and storage offerings, collaborating with original equipment manufacturers and system integrators to integrate its solutions into next-generation server and storage platforms.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.44 to $2.82
• 50-Day Range: $1.20 to $3.45
• 52-Week Range: $0.45 to $3.97
• Volume: 3.83 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $831.63 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $5.00
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Netlist Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Netlist scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Netlist has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Netlist has a consensus price target of $5.00, representing about 100.4% upside from its current price of $2.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Netlist has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Netlist is -124.75, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Netlist is -124.75, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Netlist has a P/B Ratio of 83.17. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.38% of the float of Netlist has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Netlist has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.05, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Netlist has recently increased by 3.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Netlist does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Netlist does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

Netlist has a news sentiment score of 0.99. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Netlist this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for NLST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added Netlist to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 950% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Netlist insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.00% of the stock of Netlist is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.01% of the stock of Netlist is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/12/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - STORAGE DE
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:NLST
• CIK: 1282631
• Web: www.netlist.com
• Phone: (949) 435-0025
• Fax: 949-435-0031
• Employees: 100
• Year Founded: 2000

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Netlist: $5.00
• High Price Target: $5.00
• Low Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +100.4%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.02)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 83.17
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$24.82 million
• Net Margins: -2.53%
• Pretax Margin: -2.53%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -11.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $188.63 million
• Price / Sales: 4.41
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.03 per share
• Price / Book: 83.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 333,320,000
• Free Float: 319,984,000
• Market Cap: $831.63 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.33