Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (WPRT)Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | Vancouver, Canada | NasdaqGS
1.80 USD
-0.02
(-1.099%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:14 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Westport Fuel Systems is currently nonexistent due to a catastrophic failure in both business execution and market valuation. Fundamentally, the company is trapped in a death spiral: revenue has collapsed by nearly 78% year-over-year, operating margins are deeply negative at -203%, and the company is generating negative operating cash flow despite reporting positive free cash flow (likely due to non-cash accounting adjustments or asset sales). The balance sheet is fragile with a debt-to-equity ratio nearing 5x and negative returns on equity and assets. The price history confirms this structural deterioration. Over the last nine years, the stock has lost 88% of its value, and the trailing four years have been a relentless decline with no recovery. This is not a temporary setback; it is a multi-year structural collapse where the market has correctly priced out the business model. While analysts offer a target price of $3.66, this ignores the reality that the company is burning cash and shrinking revenues. Technically, the stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating persistent bearish momentum. The options market reinforces this pessimism, with heavy put open interest at lower strikes suggesting traders are betting on further downside. With no dividend to provide income and a high short ratio indicating skepticism among leveraged investors, there is no rational entry point for a standard investor. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.036364 |
| AutoETS | 0.088351 |
| MSTL | 0.088496 |
| AutoTheta | 0.104440 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 0.26 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.437 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.92 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 4.869 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.486 |
| Market Cap | 34,192,320 |
| Forward P/E | -2.93 |
| Beta | 2.08 |
| Website | https://wfsinc.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:14 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a continued decline rather than a rebound. Put open interest is heavily concentrated at strikes significantly below the current price (1.0 and 2.5), while call open interest is sparse and focused on distant strikes (5.0). This distribution suggests a 'bear put spread' strategy or hedging against further downside, with minimal speculative bullish exposure.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.125 |
| Address1 | 1,691 West 75th Avenue |
| All Time High | 501.9 |
| All Time Low | 1.54 |
| Ask | 2.4 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 49,150 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 61,474 |
| Average Volume | 61,474 |
| Average Volume10Days | 49,150 |
| Beta | 2.084 |
| Bid | 1.34 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 2.752 |
| City | Vancouver |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.8 |
| Current Ratio | 1.141 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 1.91 |
| Day Low | 1.81 |
| Debt To Equity | 4.869 |
| Display Name | Westport Fuel Systems |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,541,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,541,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,478,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,340,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,340,800 |
| Ebitda | -19,415,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -2.28439 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -0.677 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.547 |
| Enterprise Value | 13,150,321 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.48333 |
| Eps Forward | -0.61333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.08 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.872 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.07200003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.038461555 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -12.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2.55 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.75 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.29411766 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.54 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.26 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.16883117 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.54 - 2.55 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,218,807,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 15,736,826 |
| Forward Eps | -0.61333 |
| Forward P E | -2.9347985 |
| Free Cashflow | 72,057,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 112 |
| Fullday Change | 0.00999999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.5586587 |
| Fullday Price | 1.8 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.11201 |
| Gross Profits | 952,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.100659996 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.21084 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 18,995,734 |
| Industry | Auto Parts |
| Industry Disp | Auto Parts |
| Industry Key | auto-parts |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,686,009,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | Westport Fuel Systems Inc. engages in the engineering, manufacturing, and supplying alternative fuel systems and components for use in transportation applications in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company operates through three segments: High-Pressure Controls, Heavy-Duty OEM, and Cespira. It offers alternative fuel, such as alternative fuels including natural gas, renewable natural gas, and hydrogen; and pressure regulators, valves, filters, electronic control units, and high-pressure hydrogen components for transportation and industrial applications. The company also provides LNG HPDI fuel system, components, and engineering service to engine manufacturers and commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Westport Innovations Inc. and changed its name to Westport Fuel Systems Inc. in June 2016. Westport Fuel Systems Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. |
| Long Name | Westport Fuel Systems Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 34,192,320 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_883130 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -36,305,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 37,810,329 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 1.83 |
| Operating Cashflow | -11,905,000 |
| Operating Margins | -2.0320199 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 5.73 |
| Phone | 604 718 2046 |
| Previous Close | 1.82 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.2134858 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.6540697 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.0230994 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.014 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0200001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.0989065 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.91 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.81 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.81 - 1.91 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.83 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.82 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.8 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 35,230 |
| Return On Assets | -0.07079 |
| Return On Equity | -0.45054 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.783 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.486 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 18,995,734 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0231 |
| Shares Short | 438,190 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 562,433 |
| Short Name | Westport Fuel Systems Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0232 |
| Short Ratio | 7.56 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | BC |
| Symbol | WPRT |
| Target High Price | 7.0 |
| Target Low Price | 1.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 3.6625 |
| Target Median Price | 3.325 |
| Total Cash | 23,587,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.242 |
| Total Debt | 2,545,000 |
| Total Revenue | 8,499,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.08 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.95575 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.15575004 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.07963698 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 35,230 |
| Website | https://wfsinc.com |
| Zip | V6P 6P2 |