The stock of POET Technologies Inc (POET) has gone up by 6.57% for the week, with a 13.47% rise in the past month and a -8.17% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.74%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 8.73% for POET. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 13.44% for POET stock, with a simple moving average of 8.02% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in POET Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: POET) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.25. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for POET is 77.28M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.98% of that float. On May 02, 2025, the average trading volume of POET was 1.16M shares.
POET) stock’s latest price update
POET Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: POET) has seen a rise in its stock price by 5.54 in relation to its previous close of 4.15. However, the company has experienced a 6.57% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-28 that TORONTO, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — POET Technologies Inc. (“POET” or the “Corporation”) (TSXV: PTK; NASDAQ: POET), a leader in the design and implementation of highly-integrated optical engines and light sources for artificial intelligence networks today announces its intention to complete a non-brokered public offering of 5,000,000 units of the Corporation (the “Units”) at a price of US$5.00 per Unit (the “Issue Price”) for aggregate gross proceeds to the Corporation of US$25 million (the “Offering”). Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Corporation (each, a “Common Share”) and one common share purchase warrant of the Corporation (each, a “Warrant”), with each Warrant being exercisable to acquire one Common Share at a price of C$8.32 for a period of five years from the date of issuance.
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 13.08% 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 -43.77% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.73%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.74%, as shares surge +7.56% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.36% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, POET rose by +6.38%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.86. In addition, POET Technologies Inc saw -26.38% 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:
- -725.86 for the present operating margin
- -34.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for POET Technologies Inc stands at -1369.24. The total capital return value is set at -1.41. Equity return is now at value -442.59, with -144.58 for asset returns.
Based on POET Technologies Inc (POET), the company’s capital structure generated 0.26 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -3.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.35. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -292.6.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -51.95 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.56. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7624.36. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.71for 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 1.15.
Conclusion
To sum up, POET Technologies Inc (POET) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others 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.
