Valens Semiconductor Ltd. (VLN)Technology | Semiconductors | Hod HaSharon, Israel | NYSE
1.63 USD
-0.03
(-1.807%) ⇩
(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:38 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Valens Semiconductor is currently broken by a four-year streak of declining annual returns, which has dragged the share price down nearly 77% from its peak. Despite the company maintaining a healthy gross margin of roughly 62%, the operating leverage has failed to translate into profitability, resulting in negative free cash flow and a deteriorating balance sheet. The market has correctly priced this structural decline, as indicated by the heavy put option positioning and the lack of analyst coverage. With no dividend to provide income and a forward P/E that remains negative due to losses, the stock offers no margin of safety. The recent insider selling further confirms that management sees limited upside in the near term. This is a speculative vehicle for high-risk tolerance investors, not a fundamental buy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.085249 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.086808 |
| AutoETS | 0.086811 |
| AutoTheta | 0.094212 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 1.37 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.323 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.03 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 8.258 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.689 |
| Market Cap | 176,496,496 |
| Forward P/E | -21.26 |
| Beta | 1.30 |
| Profit Margins | -45.23% |
| Previous Name | PTK Acquisition Corp. |
| Website | https://www.valens.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:38 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning heavily for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 2.5 and 7.5) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some speculative call activity at distant strikes (5.0 and 7.5), the overwhelming capital allocation is in put writing and buying, suggesting a consensus expectation of continued weakness or a 'lottery ticket' scenario where traders bet against the stock while hoping for a sudden reversal.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.08791208 |
| Address1 | 8 Hanagar St. |
| Address2 | POB 7152 |
| All Time High | 12.19 |
| All Time Low | 1.1 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 3,300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 370,860 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 768,539 |
| Average Volume | 768,539 |
| Average Volume10Days | 370,860 |
| Beta | 1.299 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 3,500 |
| Book Value | 0.896 |
| City | Hod HaSharon |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Israel |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.63 |
| Current Ratio | 5.211 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 1.65 |
| Day Low | 1.594 |
| Debt To Equity | 8.258 |
| Display Name | Valens Semiconductor |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,537,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,537,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,537,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,400,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,400,200 |
| Ebitda | -31,203,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.43518 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -3.239 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.41 |
| Enterprise Value | 101,080,488 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.12667 |
| Eps Forward | -0.07667 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.31 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.7704 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.14040005 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.07930414 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -8.791208 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.71 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.08 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5606469 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.1 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.53 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.48181814 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.1 - 3.71 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,633,008,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 76,470,624 |
| Forward Eps | -0.07667 |
| Forward P E | -21.259945 |
| Free Cashflow | -6,985,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 233 |
| Fullday Change | -0.04859996 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.9277084 |
| Fullday Price | 1.72 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.61775 |
| Gross Profits | 44,294,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.05355 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.3953 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 108,280,056 |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductors |
| Industry Key | semiconductors |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Valens Semiconductor Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor products for the audio-video and automotive industries. It operates through the Cross Industry Business and Automotive segments. The company offers HDBaseT technology, which enables simultaneous delivery of ultra-high-definition digital video and audio, Ethernet, USB, control signals, and power through a single long-reach cable. It also provides plug-and-play convergence and distribution of different interfaces for the enterprise, education, industrial, digital signage, and medical markets. In addition, it offers MIPI A-PHY, a connectivity standard that is an enabler for advanced driver-assistance systems and automated driving systems. In addition, the company offers semiconductors and other components in VS100, VS2000, VS3000, VS6000, VS7000, VS6320, VA6000, and VA7000 product series. It sells its products through the direct sales force, and distributors and independent sales representatives. Valens Semiconductor Ltd. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Hod HaSharon, Israel. |
| Long Name | Valens Semiconductor Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 176,496,496 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_32281827 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-14 |
| Net Income To Common | -32,433,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 207,897,707 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 1.65 |
| Operating Cashflow | -13,935,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.43888 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 972 9 762 6900 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.09000003 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 5.521475 |
| Pre Market Price | 1.72 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,791,966,872 |
| Prev Name | PTK Acquisition Corp. |
| Previous Close | 1.66 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -12.868082 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.8191963 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.4615283 |
| Profit Margins | -0.45233002 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.371 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.03 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.80723 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.65 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.594 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.594 - 1.65 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.65 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.63 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,602 |
| Regular Market Volume | 659,575 |
| Return On Assets | -0.15720001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.30375 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.061 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.689 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 108,280,056 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0113 |
| Shares Short | 1,223,335 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,836,092 |
| Short Name | Valens Semiconductor Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.015700001 |
| Short Ratio | 1.87 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VLN |
| Target High Price | 4.0 |
| Target Low Price | 4.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 4.0 |
| Target Median Price | 4.0 |
| Total Cash | 83,431,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.771 |
| Total Debt | 8,015,000 |
| Total Revenue | 71,702,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.31 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.85315 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.22315001 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.1204166 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 659,575 |
| Website | https://www.valens.com |
| Zip | 4,501,309 |