Vuzix Corporation (VUZI)Technology | Consumer Electronics | West Henrietta, United States | NasdaqCM
2.30 USD
-0.20
(-8.000%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:03 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Vuzix is currently broken by a perfect storm of deteriorating fundamentals and overwhelming speculative pessimism. While the company boasts a fortress balance sheet with minimal debt and a massive current ratio, the business itself is hemorrhaging value; revenue has contracted by 12%, gross margins are deeply negative at nearly -10%, and the company is burning through cash with no free cash flow generation. The market has rightly punished this operational decay, driving the stock down 64% over the last nine years despite a recent technical bounce. Short-term, the outlook remains bleak. The options market is screaming 'sell,' with put open interest dwarfing call open interest, indicating that speculators are actively hedging against further drops rather than anticipating a rally. This sentiment is reinforced by insider selling and the fact that the stock is trading at a premium to book value despite generating losses. Long-term, the structural issues are severe. The company cannot sustain negative operating margins or shrinking revenues without a clear turnaround strategy, which is currently absent. The recent price recovery is merely a technical rebound off lows, not a sign of renewed business health. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet that, while liquid, is funding a losing operation, there is no compelling reason to hold. The stock remains a value trap where the cheap price reflects a reality of declining utility and profitability. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.305911 |
| MSTL | 0.323659 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.329995 |
| AutoETS | 0.330657 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 0.71 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.091 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.82 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 2.566 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.077 |
| Market Cap | 191,263,984 |
| Forward P/E | -5.48 |
| Beta | 1.75 |
| Website | https://www.vuzix.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 4:03 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest across all expirations, with deep out-of-the-money puts holding substantial volume relative to calls. The heavy concentration of put open interest at strikes below the current price suggests a strong consensus among retail traders that further declines are likely, creating a 'bear put' environment where sellers are betting against the stock.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.0 |
| Address1 | 25 Hendrix Road |
| Address2 | Suite A |
| All Time High | 32.43 |
| All Time Low | 0.83 |
| Ask | 2.9 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,172,670 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,889,134 |
| Average Volume | 1,889,134 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,172,670 |
| Beta | 1.745 |
| Bid | 1.78 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 0.289 |
| City | West Henrietta |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.3 |
| Current Ratio | 6.187 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 2.46 |
| Day Low | 2.26 |
| Debt To Equity | 2.566 |
| Display Name | Vuzix |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,790,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,790,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,788,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,651,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,651,200 |
| Ebitda | -27,949,720 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -6.511 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 29.875 |
| Enterprise Value | 181,969,040 |
| Eps Forward | -0.42 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.4 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 585 359 4172 |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.329 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.029 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.30910185 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.62 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.32 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.59074736 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.83 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.4699999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.25683054 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.83 - 5.62 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,270,474,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 70,823,394 |
| Forward Eps | -0.42 |
| Forward P E | -5.4761906 |
| Free Cashflow | -12,741,930 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 88 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | -0.09709 |
| Gross Profits | -591,384 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.15763 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.36997002 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 83,158,259 |
| Industry | Consumer Electronics |
| Industry Disp | Consumer Electronics |
| Industry Key | consumer-electronics |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,360,108,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:75 |
| Long Business Summary | Vuzix Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart glasses, waveguides, and augmented reality (AR) technologies in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers smart glasses that include M Series, Vuzix Blade, Vuzix Shield, and Vuzix Ultralite Z100; Mobilium logistics mobility software solution; waveguide optics; and display engines. It provides engineering services and original design manufacturers (ODM)/original equipment manufacturers (OEM) component solutions. It also offers head-mounted smart display and wearable computing devices. The company sells its products through direct sales, value-added resellers, distributors, ODM and OEM partnerships, and online stores, as well as various Vuzix operated web stores in the United States, Europe, and Japan. It serves the enterprise, medical, defense, security, and consumer markets. The company was formerly known as Icuiti Corporation and changed its name to Vuzix Corporation in September 2007. Vuzix Corporation was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in West Henrietta, New York. |
| Long Name | Vuzix Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 191,263,984 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_13610016 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -30,744,326 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 191,263,993 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 2.46 |
| Operating Cashflow | -20,890,894 |
| Operating Margins | -5.1909003 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 585 359 5900 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.0 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Pre Market Price | 2.3 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,021,791 |
| Previous Close | 2.5 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 7.958477 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 31.401112 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 5.403 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.2 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -8.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.46 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.26 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.26 - 2.46 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.46 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.5 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.3 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,795,259 |
| Return On Assets | -0.51945 |
| Return On Equity | -0.91879 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.12 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.077 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 83,158,258 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1535 |
| Shares Short | 12,760,604 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 12,558,391 |
| Short Name | Vuzix Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.18040001 |
| Short Ratio | 7.01 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | VUZI |
| Target High Price | 6.0 |
| Target Low Price | 6.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 6.0 |
| Target Median Price | 6.0 |
| Total Cash | 20,167,136 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.243 |
| Total Debt | 872,177 |
| Total Revenue | 6,090,994 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.4 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.99845 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.6984501 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.23293704 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,795,259 |
| Website | https://www.vuzix.com |
| Zip | 14,586 |