IQE (LON:IQE) Shares Down 9.5% – Time to Sell?

Posted by Grant Hamersma on Jun 5th, 2026

Shares of IQE plc (LON:IQE – Get Free Report) were down 9.5% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 50.50 and last traded at GBX 50.60. Approximately 27,686,277 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 24% from the average daily volume of 36,531,391 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 55.90.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 60 target price on shares of IQE in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, IQE currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 60.

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IQE Trading Down 2.3%

The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.23. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 43.05 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 21.83. The stock has a market cap of £472.26 million, a PE ratio of -12.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 4.18.

IQE (LON:IQE – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported GBX (2.82) earnings per share for the quarter. IQE had a negative return on equity of 37.49% and a negative net margin of 37.71%.The business had revenue of GBX 9,730 million for the quarter. On average, analysts anticipate that IQE plc will post 0.37 EPS for the current year.