Daqo New Energy Corp. (DQ)Technology | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | Shanghai, China | NYSE
20.17 USD
-2.01
(-9.062%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | April 18, 2026, 11:35 p.m. EDT
Daqo New Energy is a classic distressed value trap with a 5.4x current ratio masking severe structural rot: -25.6% profit margins and -30% gross margins despite a massive cash pile. While the 5-day range high ($21.86) blips slightly above average volume, the technicals are deteriorating with a 45-day forecast predicting a -7.5% decline and a trailing P/E of negative earnings. Without a visible path to profitability and weighed down by litigation risks, this is a high-risk hold rather than a buy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.097057 |
| MSTL | 0.158728 |
| AutoETS | 0.170303 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.171139 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 53% |
| H-stat | 3.02 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.345 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.80 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Revenue per Share | 9.88 |
| Market Cap | 1,364,825,984 |
| Forward P/E | 18.34 |
| Beta | 0.80 |
| Profit Margins | -25.62% |
| Website | https://www.dqsolar.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:35 p.m. EDT: Options data reveals a split sentiment. The April 17 expiration (weekly) sees a dominant bearish stance with Deep ITM put Open Interest at 4.6k compared to minimal Call OI, creating a major OI wall at the $22 strike. Conversely, longer-dated Call expirations (May+July) show heavy volume and Open Interest accumulation at strikes $25, $30, and $35, suggesting speculators are hedging upside potential or betting on a multi-month recovery. Implied Volatility is elevated for near-term protective puts yet shows organic spikes for distant OTM calls.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.44587815 |
| Address1 | Huadu Mansion |
| Address2 | 29th Floor 838 Zhangyang Road Pudong New District |
| All Time High | 130.33 |
| All Time Low | 0.68 |
| Ask | 21.0 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 650,610 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 673,313 |
| Average Volume | 673,313 |
| Average Volume10Days | 650,610 |
| Beta | 0.802 |
| Bid | 20.28 |
| Bid Size | 2,600 |
| Book Value | 65.124 |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 20.17 |
| Current Ratio | 5.408 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 22.2 |
| Day Low | 19.84 |
| Display Name | Daqo New Energy |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,464,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,464,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,465,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,465,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,465,800 |
| Ebitda | -22,366,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.03361 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -280.207 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 9.418 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,267,105,280 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.16 |
| Eps Forward | 1.0997 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.55 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 22.665 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.4950008 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.11008166 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 44.587814 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 36.59 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -16.42 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.4487565 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.41 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.76 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6253022 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.41 - 36.59 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,286,458,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 206,169,069 |
| Forward Eps | 1.0997 |
| Forward P E | 18.341366 |
| Free Cashflow | -165,658,880 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | -0.20717 |
| Gross Profits | -137,851,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.20458001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.5119 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 67,666,137 |
| Industry | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Key | semiconductor-equipment-materials |
| Ir Website | http://ir.dqsolar.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=234265&p=irol-IRHome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,605,571,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 5:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Daqo New Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells polysilicon to photovoltaic product manufacturers in the People's Republic of China. The company offers ready-to-use polysilicon, packaged to meet crucible stacking, pulling, and solidification. Its products are used in ingots, wafers, cells, and modules for solar power solutions. The company was formerly known as Mega Stand International Limited and changed its name to Daqo New Energy Corp. in August 2009. Daqo New Energy Corp. was founded in 2006 and is based in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China. |
| Long Name | Daqo New Energy Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,364,825,984 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_84196527 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -170,514,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,364,825,979 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 22.27 |
| Operating Cashflow | 56,124,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.09422 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.15 |
| Phone | 86 21 5075 2918 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.27000046 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 1.338624 |
| Pre Market Price | 20.44 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,846,524 |
| Previous Close | 22.18 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -17.387932 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.30971685 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.05109 |
| Profit Margins | -0.25625 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.423 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.81818 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -2.01 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -9.06222 |
| Regular Market Day High | 22.2 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 19.84 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 19.84 - 22.2 |
| Regular Market Open | 22.27 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 22.18 |
| Regular Market Price | 20.17 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,616 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,062,321 |
| Return On Assets | -0.02626 |
| Return On Equity | -0.0367 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.135 |
| Revenue Per Share | 9.88 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.3140242 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 67,666,137 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.035099998 |
| Shares Short | 2,372,029 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,102,099 |
| Short Name | DAQO New Energy Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.054899998 |
| Short Ratio | 3.48 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | DQ |
| Target High Price | 39.0 |
| Target Low Price | 19.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 31.864 |
| Target Median Price | 33.75 |
| Total Cash | 2,066,628,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.108 |
| Total Debt | 0 |
| Total Revenue | 665,414,976 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.55 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 25.92285 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.7528496 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.22192197 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,062,321 |
| Website | https://www.dqsolar.com |
| Zip | 200,122 |