IQE (LON:IQE) Trading Down 5.7% – What’s Next?

IQE plc (LON:IQE)’s share price traded down 5.7% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 14.60 ($0.18) and last traded at GBX 14.64 ($0.18). 2,734,056 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 19% from the average session volume of 3,388,092 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 15.52 ($0.20).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 20 ($0.25) price target on shares of IQE in a research note on Thursday.

IQE Stock Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 12.61 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 16.86. The firm has a market cap of £146.12 million, a PE ratio of -6.27, a P/E/G ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.21, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

About IQE

IQE is the leading supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions to the global semiconductor industry.