Netlist (NLST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Netlist, Inc. is a provider of high-performance memory and storage solutions for enterprise and hyperscale computing environments. The company designs, develops and markets a range of advanced memory subsystems, including DDR4 and DDR5 buffered and discrete memory modules, NVMe solid-state drives and proprietary hyper-accelerator memory products. Netlist’s offerings are engineered to enhance system-level performance, reliability and power efficiency in data centers, cloud computing platforms and high-performance computing clusters.

Central to Netlist’s product portfolio is its patented HyperCloud and HyperVault architectures, which leverage innovative memory channeling and high-speed interconnects to deliver low-latency, high-bandwidth performance. The company also licenses key memory interface technologies and collaborates with semiconductor partners to integrate its designs into server motherboards, storage arrays and networking equipment. Netlist’s SSD solutions utilize enterprise-grade flash memory and custom controller firmware to address demanding workloads in virtualization, AI/ML and real-time analytics.

Founded in 2000, Netlist is headquartered in Irvine, California, with research and development facilities in Milpitas and strategic relationships across North America, Asia and Europe. Over its history, the company has secured a robust patent portfolio covering memory module architectures, storage system designs and innovative packaging techniques. Netlist’s global customer base includes leading original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers and systems integrators seeking tailored memory and storage configurations.

Netlist’s leadership team combines expertise in semiconductor engineering, product design and corporate development. Under its current executive management, the company is focused on expanding its memory-as-a-service initiatives, advancing next-generation CXL memory solutions and scaling production capacity to support the growing demands of artificial intelligence and 5G network infrastructures.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.62 to $0.65
• 50-Day Range: $0.62 to $1.03
• 52-Week Range: $0.61 to $1.50
• Volume: 524,948 shs
• Average Volume: 2.37 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $186.88 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $2.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Netlist Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Netlist scored higher than 34% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Netlist has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Netlist has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Netlist are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.17) to ($0.07) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Netlist is -3.55, 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 -3.55, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.81% 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 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Netlist has recently increased by 15.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.81% 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 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Netlist has recently increased by 15.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

2 people have searched for NLST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 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

Only 2.70% of the stock of Netlist is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

NLST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NLST shares performed this year?

Netlist's stock was trading at $0.8005 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, NLST shares have decreased by 20.2% and is now trading at $0.6390.

How were Netlist's earnings last quarter?

Netlist, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NLST) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 6th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.01. The semiconductor company earned $28.98 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $30 million.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Netlist have any subsidiaries?

Netlist subsidiaries include Naixu Information Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd., Netlist Electronics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd, and Netlist Luxembourg S.a r.l..

How do I buy shares of Netlist?

Shares of NLST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Netlist own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Netlist investors own include Biopharmx (BPMX), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), NIO (NIO), Riot Platforms (RIOT) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/06/2025
• Today: 7/20/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

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: $2.00
• High Price Target: $2.00
• Low Price Target: $2.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +213.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.18)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$53.87 million
• Net Margins: -33.07%
• Pretax Margin: -33.07%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -110.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.67
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $147.10 million
• Price / Sales: 1.27
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($0.02) per share
• Price / Book: -31.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 292,450,000
• Free Float: 284,556,000
• Market Cap: $186.88 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.03