Inseego Corp. (INSG)Technology | Communication Equipment | San Diego, United States | NasdaqGS
8.32 USD
-0.44
(-5.023%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:31 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Inseego is currently broken by a deteriorating business reality masked by a speculative rebound. Fundamentally, the company is trapped in a value trap: it reports negative operating margins (-6.9%), a negative book value (-$1.57/share), and a massive debt load ($54M) against minimal cash ($19M). The multi-year price trajectory confirms this structural decline, with the stock down nearly 49% over the last nine years, despite a recent single-year recovery. This recovery is insufficient to overcome the persistent operational losses and the looming risk of dilution from the Nokia acquisition. Short-term, the technicals are weak; the stock is trading well below its 50-day and 200-day averages, indicating selling pressure persists. The options market reflects this pessimism, with traders buying insurance at strikes far below the current price, signaling a fear of further downside rather than confidence in a rally. While the statistical forecast model hints at a potential 15% bounce over the next 45 days, its low reliability score suggests this is likely just noise or a dead-cat bounce rather than a trend reversal. Without a clear path to profitability or a confirmed, accretive deal close that eliminates the debt burden, the risk-reward profile remains skewed heavily toward the downside. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.507640 |
| MSTL | 0.537184 |
| AutoTheta | 0.656557 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.772018 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 4.38 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.604 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.58 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Revenue per Share | 10.963 |
| Market Cap | 135,422,192 |
| Trailing P/E | 13.64 |
| Forward P/E | 13.00 |
| Beta | 1.66 |
| Profit Margins | -1.26% |
| Website | https://www.inseego.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:31 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning heavily for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts at strikes significantly below the current price (e.g., $4, $5, $8). While there is some call volume at distant strikes ($17, $25), the put/call ratio and the concentration of option interest in deep OTM puts suggest a 'bear put spread' strategy or hedging against a further collapse rather than a bullish breakout. Implied volatility is elevated on these protective strikes, indicating fear of a gap-down event.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.14211214 |
| Address1 | 9,710 Scranton Road |
| Address2 | Suite 200 |
| All Time High | 2,437.5 |
| All Time Low | 1.6 |
| Ask | 10.66 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 276,490 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 325,442 |
| Average Volume | 325,442 |
| Average Volume10Days | 276,490 |
| Beta | 1.658 |
| Bid | 6.27 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | -1.566 |
| City | San Diego |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 8.32 |
| Current Ratio | 1.022 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 8.77 |
| Day Low | 8.3 |
| Display Name | Inseego |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,187,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,187,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,046,400 |
| Ebitda | 3,336,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.01976 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 51.015 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.008 |
| Enterprise Value | 170,185,200 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.28667 |
| Eps Forward | 0.64 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.61 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 12.5404 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -4.2204 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.33654428 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 14.211214 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 21.9 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -13.58 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.6200913 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 6.27 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.0499997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.3269537 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 6.27 - 21.9 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 974,817,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 13,939,697 |
| Forward Eps | 0.64 |
| Forward P E | 13.0 |
| Free Cashflow | 9,366,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 266 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.43001997 |
| Gross Profits | 72,610,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01808 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.72787005 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 16,276,707 |
| Industry | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Disp | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Key | communication-equipment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,706,054,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | Inseego Corp. engages in the design and development of cloud-managed wireless wide area network (WAN) and intelligent edge solutions for businesses, consumers, and governments in the United Stated, Europe, and internationally. The company offers 5G and 4G mobile broadband solutions, such as mobile hotspots under the MiFi brand. It also provides fixed wireless access solutions, including indoor, outdoor, and industrial routers and gateways. In addition, the company provides cloud management solutions, as well as wireless subscriber lifecycle management solutions. Further, the company offers Inseego Subscribe, a wireless subscriber management solution for carrier's servicing of their government and complex enterprise customer. It serves transportation companies, industrial companies, governmental agencies, manufacturers, mobile operators, system integrators, distributors, and enterprises. Inseego Corp. was founded in 1996 and is based in San Diego, California. |
| Long Name | Inseego Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 135,422,192 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_32261 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 10,262,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 142,583,953 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 8.7 |
| Operating Cashflow | 12,377,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.0689 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.62 |
| Phone | 858 812 3400 |
| Previous Close | 8.76 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 29.022917 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -5.312899 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.8020124 |
| Profit Margins | -0.0126 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.729 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.440001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -5.02284 |
| Regular Market Day High | 8.77 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 8.3 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 8.3 - 8.77 |
| Regular Market Open | 8.7 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 8.76 |
| Regular Market Price | 8.32 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 216,767 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01675 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.084 |
| Revenue Per Share | 10.963 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 16,276,707 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.097399995 |
| Shares Short | 1,584,661 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,480,152 |
| Short Name | Inseego Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.13159999 |
| Short Ratio | 4.48 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | INSG |
| Target High Price | 25.0 |
| Target Low Price | 18.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 21.25 |
| Target Median Price | 21.0 |
| Total Cash | 19,297,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.186 |
| Total Debt | 54,060,000 |
| Total Revenue | 168,852,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.61 |
| Trailing P E | 13.639343 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.47745 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.1574507 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.33319715 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 216,767 |
| Website | https://www.inseego.com |
| Zip | 92,121 |