Arteris, Inc. (AIP)Technology | Semiconductors | Campbell, United States | NasdaqGM
18.76 USD
-1.16
(-5.823%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 18.77 +0.01 (0.053%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 6:16 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:52 a.m. EDT
Arteris presents a classic 'growth at a discount' dilemma where the business story is compelling but the financials are currently broken. The company boasts a remarkable 46% revenue growth and a gross margin of 87%, proving its technology is sticky and valuable. However, the bottom line is bleeding, with negative operating margins and a forward P/E of 180x, meaning investors are paying a premium for future profitability that hasn't materialized yet. The balance sheet is clean with minimal debt, which prevents a bankruptcy scenario, but the lack of free cash flow conversion keeps the risk profile elevated. The short-term outlook is neutral to slightly cautious. While the stock recently hit record highs, it is trading below its 50-day moving average, indicating some profit-taking pressure. The statistical forecast model offers no directional bias, reflecting the uncertainty surrounding the next earnings report. Options activity suggests a split personality: traders are buying protection for the near term but are aggressively betting on a massive upside move by early 2027. Long-term, the investment case rests entirely on the assumption that Arteris can transition from a high-growth, loss-making startup to a profitable powerhouse. The multi-year price trajectory has been stellar (+110%), but the current fundamentals do not yet support a 'buy and hold' rating of 4 or 5 stars due to the persistent losses and high valuation multiple. It remains a high-risk, high-reward speculative play suitable only for investors comfortable with significant volatility and the possibility of further downside if profitability is delayed. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.088279 |
| MSTL | 0.171387 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.192612 |
| AutoETS | 0.192614 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 0.21 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.201 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.31 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 12.835 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.888 |
| Market Cap | 922,093,504 |
| Forward P/E | 150.94 |
| Beta | 1.90 |
| Profit Margins | -46.70% |
| Website | https://www.arteris.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional bet. The October expiration shows heavy put volume at the money, suggesting a hedge against a drop to the $20 level, while call interest is concentrated at $25 and $30 strikes. However, the January 2027 data reveals a stark divergence: massive call volume and open interest at deep out-of-the-money strikes ($40, $55) compared to negligible put activity. This indicates a speculative thesis that the stock could rally significantly toward $40-$55 within the year, despite the immediate-term hedging activity.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.3683443 |
| Address1 | 900 E. Hamilton Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 50.26 |
| All Time Low | 3.27 |
| Ask | 40.93 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 628,140 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 677,421 |
| Average Volume | 677,421 |
| Average Volume10Days | 628,140 |
| Beta | 1.904 |
| Bid | 22.68 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 1.38 |
| City | Campbell |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 18.76 |
| Current Ratio | 1.568 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 19.725 |
| Day Low | 18.52 |
| Debt To Equity | 12.835 |
| Display Name | Arteris |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,048,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,048,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Ebitda | -33,042,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.39049998 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -24.475 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 9.558 |
| Enterprise Value | 808,715,456 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.17571 |
| Eps Forward | 0.12429 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.87 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 23.3849 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -4.624899 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.19777288 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 36.83443 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 50.26 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -31.499998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.62674093 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.06 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.7 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5555555 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.06 - 50.26 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,635,341,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 40,338,639 |
| Forward Eps | 0.12429 |
| Forward P E | 150.93733 |
| Free Cashflow | 31,020,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 364 |
| Fullday Change | -1.1499996 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -5.7730904 |
| Fullday Price | 18.76 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.8761 |
| Gross Profits | 74,131,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.19945 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.65721 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 49,152,102 |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductors |
| Industry Key | semiconductors |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-10-27 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Arteris, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor system intellectual property (IP) solutions in the United States, rest of the Americas, China, Korea, the rest of the Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. It manages on-chip communications and IP block deployments in System-on-Chip (SoC) semiconductors and systems of chiplets. The company offers Network-on-Chip (NoC) IP Products, such as FlexGen, FlexNoC, and FlexWay, a non-coherent NoC IP; Ncore, a cache-coherent NoC IP; and CodaCache, a last-level cache. It also provides hardware security verification software products, such as Cycuity Radix-S to detect and remediate security issues in IP blocks and subsystems of an SoC; Cycuity Radix-M for hardware security verification emulation for system-level SoC and firmware; and Cycuity Radix-ST, a static security analyzer that identifies potential design weaknesses early in the development lifecycle, as well as SoC integration automation software solutions products, including Magillem Connectivity and Registers, and CSRCompiler. In addition, the company offers professional services, such as training, design assistance, and consulting; licensing services for software and intellectual properties; IP support and maintenance; and on-site support services. It serves the automotive, communications, enterprise computing, consumer electronics, and industrial markets. Arteris, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Campbell, California. |
| Long Name | Arteris, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 922,093,504 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4639940 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -39,519,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,188,252,065 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 19.725 |
| Operating Cashflow | 8,506,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.48450002 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 408 470 7300 |
| Post Market Change | 0.010000229 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.053306125 |
| Post Market Price | 18.77 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,189,003 |
| Previous Close | 19.92 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -106.76684 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 13.594203 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 10.897518 |
| Profit Margins | -0.46703997 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.48 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.16 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -5.82329 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.725 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.52 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.52 - 19.725 |
| Regular Market Open | 19.725 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 19.92 |
| Regular Market Price | 18.76 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 688,104 |
| Return On Assets | -0.1417 |
| Return On Equity | -1.31412 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.462 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.888 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 49,152,102 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.056999996 |
| Shares Short | 2,799,294 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,437,929 |
| Short Name | Arteris, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0721 |
| Short Ratio | 3.82 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | AIP |
| Target High Price | 50.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 39.42857 |
| Target Median Price | 40.0 |
| Total Cash | 122,064,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.483 |
| Total Debt | 8,686,000 |
| Total Revenue | 84,615,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.87 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 24.895075 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -6.1350746 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.24643728 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 688,104 |
| Website | https://www.arteris.com |
| Zip | 95,008 |