POET Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: POET)’s stock price has plunge by -3.46relation to previous closing price of 4.05. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 5.96% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-10 that POET is expected to generate its first meaningful revenues this year from its partnerships with several leading optical module makers. POET is well-funded until it starts mass producing its engines, minimizing the risk of dilution in the medium-term. POET has the manufacturing capacity to meet around 8% of current demand for 800G and 1.6T transceivers.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for POET is 0.46. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for POET is 77.25M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.50% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of POET on March 19, 2025 was 2.04M shares.
POET’s Market Performance
POET’s stock has seen a 5.96% increase for the week, with a -17.51% drop in the past month and a -8.00% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 9.00% for POET Technologies Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.86% for POET’s stock, with a 2.89% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of POET
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for POET stocks, with Northland Capital repeating the rating for POET by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for POET in the upcoming period, according to Northland Capital is $6 based on the research report published on November 18, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
POET Trading at -14.01% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought POET to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -49.81% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.80%, as shares sank -20.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -42.74% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, POET rose by +4.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +112.36% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.84. In addition, POET Technologies Inc saw -34.29% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for POET
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -197.25 for the present operating margin
- -11.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for POET Technologies Inc stands at -260.69. The total capital return value is set at -0.79. Equity return is now at value -161.80, with -104.23 for asset returns.
Based on POET Technologies Inc (POET), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -47.96. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -286.45.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -18.28 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.39. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2171.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.27for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.0. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.20.
Conclusion
In conclusion, POET Technologies Inc (POET) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
