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POETPOET Technologies Inc.Sell4.7·$14.51+15.80%
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POET Technologies Inc. (POET) Stock Analysis

SellModerate Confidence

Technology · Semiconductors

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $14.51: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 13%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.64; Below-average business quality.

POET Technologies Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products and services for commercial applications in the United States, Canada, the rest of North and South America, Europe, Malaysia, Singapore, China, and the rest... Read more

$14.51+2.4% A.UpsideScore 4.7/10#33 of 45 Semiconductors
QualityF-score4 / 9FCF yield-1.96%
Stop $13.52Target $14.88(analyst − 15%)A.R:R 0.2:1
Analyst target$17.50+20.6%1 analysts
Range unavailable (1 analysts)

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $14.51: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 13%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.64; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 57d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.

TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Tue, Aug 11, 202657d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Target reached (2.3% upside)
Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)
P/E (Fwd)-73.7
Mkt Cap$2.2B
EV/EBITDA-32.1
Profit Mgn0.0%
ROE-33.9%
Rev Growth201.9%
Beta0.73
DividendNone
Rating analysts7

Quality Signals

Piotroski F4/9MoatNarrow

Options Flow

P/C2.64bearish
IV167%elevated
Max Pain$1-93.1% vs spot

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Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers

No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static

Earnings History
0.0
Surprise Avg
0.0
Erm
5.0
Earnings Timing
5.0
Earnings concerns: 0B/3M

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Roe
0.0
Roa
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Fcf Quality
0.0
Rule Of 40
3.0
Piotroski F
4.4
Current Ratio
5.0
Moat
5.8
Gross Margin
10.0
Cash-burning: FCF -3002% of revenueRule of 40: -2800 (fail)

Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Bollinger
2.9
Support Resistance
3.7
52w Position
4.0
Gap
4.0
GatesA.R:R 0.2 < 1.5@spotMomentum 5.3<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)Momentum 5.3>=4.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 57d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
54 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $10.11Resistance $17.17

Price Targets

$14
$15
A.Upside+2.5%
A.R:R0.2:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (2.3% upside)
! Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0)
! asymmetry at 0.2 (below the engine's 1.5 threshold)@spot

Earnings

M
M
M
M
0/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-08-11 (57d)

Verdict History

reverse chrono — latest first
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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is POET stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $14.51: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 13%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.64; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $13.52. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.

What is the POET stock price target?

Take-profit target: $14.88 (+2.4% upside). Prior stop was $13.52. Stop-loss: $13.52.

What are the risks of investing in POET?

Target reached (2.3% upside); Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0).

Is POET overvalued or undervalued?

POET Technologies Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -73.7). TrendMatrix value score: 5.0/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about POET?

7 analysts cover POET with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $18.

What does POET Technologies Inc. do?POET Technologies Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor...

POET Technologies Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products and services for commercial applications in the United States, Canada, the rest of North and South America, Europe, Malaysia, Singapore, China, and the rest of Asia. The company offers photonic integrated packaging solutions based on the POET Optical Interposer, a platform that allows the integration of electronic and photonic devices onto a single chip using advanced wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques. Its products include photonic integrated circuits, optical engines, optical transceiver modules, and light source products. The company serves the data center AI, light source, and telecommunications markets; 5G interconnect markets, such as PON and GPON, as well as edge computing for machine-to-machine communications; and sensing markets, including LIDAR, Optical Coherence Tomography for medical devices, and virtual reality systems. The company has a strategic collaboration with Lumilens Inc. for the development of wafer-level photonic integration for AI optical networks. The company was formerly known as Opel Technologies Inc. and changed its name to POET Technologies Inc. in June 2013. POET Technologies Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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