Sequans Communications S.A. (SQNS)Technology | Semiconductors | Paris, France | NYSE
2.91 USD
-0.04
(-1.356%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.00 +0.09 (3.096%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:52 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:06 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Sequans is currently broken by a decade-long structural decline. The stock has lost nearly 94% of its value over the last nine years, with five consecutive years of negative returns ending recently. Fundamentally, the business is deteriorating: revenue is contracting by 8.4%, operating margins are deeply negative at -127%, and the company is burning significant cash with no free cash flow generation. The balance sheet shows negative returns on equity and assets, and the forward P/E is meaningless due to persistent losses. While the price has stabilized slightly in the last two weeks, moving from the lows, this appears to be a technical pause rather than a reversal. The massive gap between the current price and the analyst mean target suggests a potential turnaround story, but the data shows no evidence of one yet—only shrinking revenues and widening losses. With no dividend to provide income and a history of repeated failures to grow, this remains a high-risk speculative vehicle where the odds favor further downside until a clear inflection point in profitability or revenue growth is demonstrated. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.083655 |
| AutoETS | 0.100673 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.100675 |
| MSTL | 0.108826 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 1.39 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.265 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.86 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 3.124 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.707 |
| Market Cap | 43,585,008 |
| Forward P/E | -3.45 |
| Beta | 0.83 |
| Website | https://www.sequans.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:06 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money call open interest at strikes significantly above the current price (4.0 and 5.0), suggesting a speculative hope for a recovery to historical highs. However, put volume is concentrated entirely at the money, indicating immediate hedging against further downside rather than a bet on a crash. Implied volatility is elevated, reflecting uncertainty about the company's ability to turn around its losses.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.66477275 |
| Address1 | Forest |
| Address2 | 15-55, Boulevard Charles de Gaulle Colombes |
| All Time High | 1,950.0 |
| All Time Low | 2.38 |
| Ask | 3.19 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 28,700 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 80,720 |
| Average Volume | 80,720 |
| Average Volume10Days | 28,700 |
| Beta | 0.831 |
| Bid | 2.89 |
| Bid Size | 24,100 |
| Book Value | 4.78 |
| City | Paris |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Country | France |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.91 |
| Current Ratio | 1.388 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 2.994 |
| Day Low | 2.9 |
| Debt To Equity | 3.124 |
| Display Name | Sequans Communications |
| Dividend Date | 1,574,985,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,746,532,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,746,532,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,756,125,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,755,779,400 |
| Ebitda | -111,245,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -0.222 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.045 |
| Enterprise Value | 24,710,746 |
| Eps Current Year | -2.535 |
| Eps Forward | -0.8425 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -12.23 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 33 1 70 72 16 09 |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.9326 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.022599936 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.00770645 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -66.47727 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 10.93 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.02 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7337603 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.38 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.53 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.22268905 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.38 - 10.93 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,303,219,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 11,015,480 |
| Forward Eps | -0.8425 |
| Forward P E | -3.4540062 |
| Free Cashflow | -77,962,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 171 |
| Fullday Change | -0.04 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.35593 |
| Fullday Price | 3.0001 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.35598 |
| Gross Profits | 8,416,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.29958 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.45791999 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 14,977,665 |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductors |
| Industry Key | semiconductors |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,758,067,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | Sequans Communications S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the fabless design, development, and supply of cellular semiconductor solutions for mass and broadband internet of things markets. It offers baseband solutions for use in encoding and decoding data based on 4G and 5G protocols for wireless processing platforms for a cellular device; RF transceivers used to transmit and receive wireless transmissions; highly integrated system-on-chip solutions that combine various functions into a single die or package; and LTE modules. The company also provides software, including tools to enable manufacturers to integrate solutions into their devices; and design support services. In addition, it provides AI-connected applications, including smart energy metering, industrial automation, smart mobility and logistics, secure payments, e-health, and smart home solutions. It serves OEMs and ODMs customers, as well as 4G and 5G wireless carriers. The company operates in China, Taiwan, the rest of Asia, Germany, the United States, and internationally. Sequans Communications S.A. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Paris, France. |
| Long Name | Sequans Communications S.A. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 43,585,008 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_10395098 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -179,043,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 44,252,277 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 2.91 |
| Operating Cashflow | -37,131,000 |
| Operating Margins | -1.27081 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 33 1 70 72 16 00 |
| Post Market Change | 0.09009981 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 3.0962133 |
| Post Market Price | 3.0001 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,163 |
| Previous Close | 2.95 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.147929 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.6087866 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.8435415 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.192 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.04 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.35593 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.994 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.9 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.9 - 2.994 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.91 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.95 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.91 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 30,822 |
| Return On Assets | -0.84021 |
| Return On Equity | -4.3048496 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.084 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.707 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 14,977,665 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.014099999 |
| Shares Short | 212,032 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 141,925 |
| Short Name | Sequans Communications S.A. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0165 |
| Short Ratio | 3.22 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | SQNS |
| Target High Price | 20.0 |
| Target Low Price | 5.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 10.0 |
| Target Median Price | 7.5 |
| Total Cash | 20,972,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.375 |
| Total Debt | 1,303,000 |
| Total Revenue | 23,642,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -12.23 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.8127 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.90269995 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.23676133 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 30,822 |
| Website | https://www.sequans.com |
| Zip | 92,700 |