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Sequans Communications S.A. (SQNS)



$1.6
52 Week Low
$3.4
2017-04-28 14:31:25 MDT
$3.47
52 Week High

Basic Info

Technology
Sector
Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits
Industry
NYSE
Stock Exchange
France
Country

Market Cap: $251,660,000Small Cap (Between $200M and $2B)
Analyst Recommendation:1.8Analysts say: Buy+. (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
Beta: 3.77 Higher Volatility Stock (beta over 1). Stock will go up more when the market goes up, and go down more when the market goes down. Beta of 1 means stock would match the S&P 500 Index.

Fundamentals

ForwardPE: 55.83
5 Yr Est Growth: 0.35%
Yield: 0.00%
PEG-Y Ratio: 159.51
Expensive Growth. A PEGY Ratio of less than 1 is ideal. A PEGY Ratio of 2 or less is acceptable.

Technicals

% Above 50 DayMA: 20.14%
% Above 200 DayMA: 49.78%
SQNS Performance 52 Weeks: 42.13%
S&P 500 Performance 52 Weeks: 12.50%
Uptrend is still intact: SQNS is above both 50 and 200 day Moving Averages. There is hope because 50 Day MA is still above 200 Day MA. Stock is closer to 52 Week High than 52 Week Low.
SQNS outperforming S&P 500 by 29.63% the last 52 Weeks.

Profile


More Valuation

Price To Book: 28.31
Not so great value. Low Price to Book means better value. A P/B value of 5 or less is great. But consider other metrics and maybe the growth and yield makes it worth it.
EV to EBITDA: -17.73
Unknown EV to EBITDA ratio

More Info

Field Value Average Comments
% Held By Insiders5.25% 17.28%Held by fewer than average Insiders.
% Held By Institutions20.00% 62.07%Institutional percentage lower than average. Institutions may not have conviction in stock. Or is this a chance for institutions to invest more and boost price?
Short % Of FloatN/A 07.02%Unknown.
Debt to Equity2.92 1.08 More Aggressive Financing. Each industry has different Debt/Equity standard. Higher than 1 means company is taking on more leverage.
Profit Margin %-54.38%-00.18% Profit Margin is less than average.
Operating Margin %-43.32%-05.28% Operating Margin less than average percent. Stock can do better than this?
Return on Equity %-651.26%-08.79% Return on Equity less than average percent. Stock can do better than this?
Return on Assets %-21.66%-01.29% Return on Assets less than average percent. Stock can do better than this?
Revenue Per Employee $213,990.61 $883,096.70 Less than average Revenue Per Employee. This stock (or industry) might not be as efficient as others? Each industry might have a different standard.
Price to Cash 12.59 5.52 Higher than average Price to Cash. Meaning that the company has a lower percentage of cash as a percent of price. Cash can be good to cushion company during hard times, and as a potential source for buyouts or investments. However, some activists want the cash to be used by a company to buy its own stock, or to increase their dividend, or to invest the money.
CPEGY Ratio 146.67 2.26 Higher than average CPEGY Ratio. Ideally, a CPEGY should be less than 1 or less than 1.5. CPEGY is the PEG Ratio but incorporating the yield and subtracting Cash Per Share.

Quick Thoughts

PROS:
  1. Analysts like this stock: 1.8 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)

  2. Stock is Above Short Term 50DMA: 20.14%

  3. Stock is Above Long Term 200DMA: 49.78%

  4. Stock outperforming S&P 500 over last 52 weeks: 29.63%

CONS:
  1. PEGY Ratio not ideal (greater than 2): 159.51

  2. High Forward PE: 55.83

  3. Less than Average 5 Yr Est Growth: 0.35%

  4. Price to Cash Ratio (12.59) is greater than average. Company has less cash as a percent of price than the average.

  5. Price to Book is over 10: 28.31

  6. Profit Margin is negative: -54.38%

  7. Operating Margin is negative: -43.32%

  8. Return on Equity is negative: -651.26%

  9. Return on Assets is negative: -21.66%

  10. Debt To Equity is greater than 2. But might be industry standard? 2.92


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This page updated Thu Feb 1 22:00:01 MST 2018.