Ispire Technology Inc. (ISPR)Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | Los Angeles, United States | NasdaqCM
1.35 USD
-0.09
(-6.250%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:34 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Ispire Technology is currently broken by a severe deterioration in both fundamentals and market price. The company is reporting losses, burning cash, and has suffered a catastrophic 75% decline in value over the last two years, with the most recent annual drop exceeding 65%. Despite a 'strong buy' analyst recommendation based on forward estimates, the reality is a business with negative operating margins, negative book value, and a massive short interest ratio of 32, which signals deep skepticism among traders. The recent news of a 14% weekly drop and the consolidation of CEO leadership further highlight the fragility of the operation. While the company is expanding into nicotine pouches, the financial bleeding and the market's verdict of a structural decline make this a dangerous hold. The options market confirms this fear, with active put buying suggesting investors are positioning for further weakness rather than the recovery implied by the analyst targets. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.049285 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.072783 |
| MSTL | 0.076943 |
| AutoETS | 0.079558 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 0.78 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.892 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.35 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Revenue per Share | 1.675 |
| Market Cap | 77,968,536 |
| Forward P/E | 67.50 |
| Beta | 2.08 |
| Profit Margins | -34.58% |
| Website | https://www.ispiretechnology.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:34 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin overall, indicating a lack of institutional interest. However, there is a distinct divergence in sentiment: while call volume is negligible, put buyers have initiated fresh flow (10 contracts vs 5 open interest) at the $2.50 strike for the February 2027 expiration. This suggests active hedging or bearish bets against a potential downside move, despite the stock trading well below that level.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.44214875 |
| Address1 | 19,700 Magellan Drive |
| All Time High | 19.78 |
| All Time Low | 1.01 |
| Ask | 1.4 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 18,220 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 24,214 |
| Average Volume | 24,214 |
| Average Volume10Days | 18,220 |
| Beta | 2.082 |
| Bid | 1.3 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | -0.508 |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.35 |
| Current Ratio | 1.018 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 1.44 |
| Day Low | 1.33 |
| Display Name | Ispire |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,789,560,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,789,560,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,789,561,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | -31,757,280 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.33075002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -1.977 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.654 |
| Enterprise Value | 62,782,260 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.09 |
| Eps Forward | 0.02 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.58 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.4431 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.09309995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.06451386 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -44.214874 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.87 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.52 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.6511628 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.01 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.34000003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.3366337 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.01 - 3.87 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,680,615,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 20,074,877 |
| Forward Eps | 0.02 |
| Forward P E | 67.5 |
| Free Cashflow | -19,710,976 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 88 |
| Fullday Change | -0.09000003 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -6.3157916 |
| Fullday Price | 1.35 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.12809 |
| Gross Profits | 12,298,047 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.65779996 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.073 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 57,754,471 |
| Industry | Tobacco |
| Industry Disp | Tobacco |
| Industry Key | tobacco |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,023-04-04 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Ispire Technology Inc. researches, develops, designs, commercializes, sells, markets, and distributes e-cigarettes and cannabis vaping products worldwide under the Aspire brands. It sells its products through distributors. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Ispire Technology Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Pride Worldwide Investment Limited. |
| Long Name | Ispire Technology Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 77,968,536 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1814551032 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -33,204,044 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 76,235,901 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 1.42 |
| Operating Cashflow | -569,416 |
| Operating Margins | -0.50722003 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 310 742 9975 |
| Previous Close | 1.44 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -15.0 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -2.6574802 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.8120487 |
| Profit Margins | -0.34582 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.902 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.09 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.25 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.44 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.33 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.33 - 1.44 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.42 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.44 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.35 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 7,606 |
| Return On Assets | -0.24469 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.325 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.675 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 57,754,471 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0097 |
| Shares Short | 558,654 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 671,751 |
| Short Name | Ispire Technology Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0276 |
| Short Ratio | 21.28 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | ISPR |
| Target High Price | 6.5 |
| Target Low Price | 3.3 |
| Target Mean Price | 4.9 |
| Target Median Price | 4.9 |
| Total Cash | 19,328,650 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.335 |
| Total Debt | 4,142,373 |
| Total Revenue | 96,014,608 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.58 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.891325 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.541325 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.28621468 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 7,606 |
| Website | https://www.ispiretechnology.com |
| Zip | 90,502 |