IQE plc (LON:IQE - Get Free Report) shares rose 19.9% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 16 ($0.20) and last traded at GBX 15.82 ($0.20). Approximately 18,181,945 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 457% from the average daily volume of 3,262,582 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 13.20 ($0.16).
The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.21. The firm has a market cap of £148.90 million, a PE ratio of -770.00, a P/E/G ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.86. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 11.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 18.65.
IQE is the leading supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions to the global semiconductor industry.
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