MicroVision, Inc. (MVIS)Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Redmond, United States | NasdaqCM
1.18 USD
-0.02
(-1.667%) ⇩
(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:11 a.m. EDT
MicroVision presents a classic value trap with deteriorating fundamentals and a broken balance sheet. The company is burning cash aggressively, with operating cash flow of -$67 million and free cash flow of -$22 million, while carrying debt that exceeds its cash reserves. The balance sheet is fragile, with a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 200, indicating severe leverage relative to shareholder equity. Despite a recent spike in gross margins following an acquisition, the bottom line remains deeply negative with a trailing EPS of -$5.10 and negative ROE of -233%. The stock has lost over 95% of its value over the last five years, trading at a fraction of its historical highs, which suggests the market has already priced out the worst-case scenarios regarding execution and solvency. With no dividend to provide income and a statistical forecast model showing very low reliability alongside a negative directional bias, the risk-reward profile is unfavorable. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders buying insurance against further drops rather than betting on a recovery. Until the company demonstrates a path to profitability and stabilizes its balance sheet, the investment case remains weak. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.306043 |
| MSTL | 0.588210 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.601341 |
| AutoETS | 0.601344 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 27% |
| H-stat | 29.88 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.124 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.33 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 220.433 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.138 |
| Market Cap | 36,094,844 |
| Forward P/E | -6.21 |
| Beta | 1.12 |
| Website | https://www.microvision.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put volume and open interest significantly exceed call volume across nearly all expirations, creating a heavy hedge layer. While there is notable call volume at strikes like $2.50 and $5.50, these are dwarfed by the defensive put positioning at lower strikes ($0.50, $1.00, $1.50). The implied volatility structure reflects this fear, with ATM IV often higher for puts or skewed by the sheer volume of protective contracts. The market is pricing in a high probability of further decline or stagnation, not a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.94244605 |
| Address1 | 18,390 NE 68th Street |
| All Time High | 8,220.0 |
| All Time Low | 1.15 |
| Ask | 1.28 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,930,380 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,552,282 |
| Average Volume | 1,552,282 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,930,380 |
| Beta | 1.122 |
| Bid | 1.2 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 0.883 |
| City | Redmond |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.18 |
| Current Ratio | 0.68 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 1.21 |
| Day Low | 1.15 |
| Debt To Equity | 220.433 |
| Display Name | MicroVision |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,340,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,340,800 |
| Ebitda | -74,337,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -0.623 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 16.126 |
| Enterprise Value | 46,313,340 |
| Eps Forward | -0.19 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -5.6 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.0102 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.8302001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.41299376 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -94.244606 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 22.2 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -21.02 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.94684684 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.15 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.029999971 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.026086932 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.15 - 22.2 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 841,152,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 21,630,815 |
| Forward Eps | -0.19 |
| Forward P E | -6.210526 |
| Free Cashflow | -22,361,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 190 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0200001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.6949238 |
| Fullday Price | 1.2 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -15,813,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.09446 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.12173 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 30,588,853 |
| Industry | Scientific & Technical Instruments |
| Industry Disp | Scientific & Technical Instruments |
| Industry Key | scientific-technical-instruments |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,785,715,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:15 |
| Long Business Summary | MicroVision, Inc. develops and commercializes lidar sensors and perception solutions in the United States, Germany, and internationally. It offers lidar sensors, such as MOVIA, a flash-based short- to mid-range sensor; MAVIN, a MEMS-based 905nm long-range sensor capable of small object detection; IRIS and HALO, which are 1550nm long-range sensors; and Scantinel, 1550nm long-range FMCW lidar. The company also provides engineering services; and development of custom application software. It serves automotive OEMs, industrial automation equipment, and security and defense contractors, automated warehouse operators, agriculture and mining companies, automotive Tier 1 suppliers, defense tech companies, and potential customers in several other industrial markets through its website, account based, and business-to-business targeting, as well as participation in trade shows. MicroVision, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. |
| Long Name | MicroVision, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 36,094,844 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_127282 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -114,210,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 50,318,663 |
| Open | 1.19 |
| Operating Cashflow | -67,481,000 |
| Operating Margins | -14.91582 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Phone | 425 936 6847 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.0200001 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 1.6949238 |
| Pre Market Price | 1.2 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,791,964,942 |
| Previous Close | 1.2 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.3363533 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 12.5678425 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.558 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0200001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.66667 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.21 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.15 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.15 - 1.21 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.19 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.2 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.18 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 794,622 |
| Return On Assets | -0.45018002 |
| Return On Equity | -2.33742 |
| Revenue Growth | 8.503 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.138 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 30,588,853 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.2027 |
| Shares Short | 6,200,756 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,084,552 |
| Short Name | Microvision, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2038 |
| Short Ratio | 4.76 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | WA |
| Symbol | MVIS |
| Total Cash | 27,208,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.144 |
| Total Debt | 45,451,000 |
| Total Revenue | 2,872,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -5.6 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 7.4078 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -6.2278004 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.8407085 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 794,622 |
| Website | https://www.microvision.com |
| Zip | 98,052 |