How to buy NeoPhotonics Corporation stock | $9.52

NeoPhotonics Corporation is a semiconductors business based in the US. NeoPhotonics Corporation shares (NPTN) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. NeoPhotonics Corporation employs 1,200 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

NeoPhotonics Corporation stock price (NYSE: NPTN)

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NeoPhotonics Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-10-17.

Latest market close	$9.52
52-week range	$6.15 - $14.14
50-day moving average	$9.06
200-day moving average	$9.77
Wall St. target price	$14.10
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-0.89

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NeoPhotonics Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $9.52 from 2021-10-20

1 week (2021-10-14)	0.95%
1 month (2021-09-21)	11.48%
3 months (2021-07-21)	1.71%
6 months (2021-04-21)	-14.54%

1 year (2020-10-21)	41.67%
2 years (2019-10-21)	55.81%
3 years (2018-10-19)	12.66%
5 years (2016-10-21)	14.92

Is NeoPhotonics Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing NeoPhotonics Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of NeoPhotonics Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

NeoPhotonics Corporation's EBITDA

NeoPhotonics Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $13.7 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a NeoPhotonics Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

NeoPhotonics Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$296.5 million
Gross profit TTM	$108.6 million
Return on assets TTM	-6.93%
Return on equity TTM	-26.47%
Profit margin	-15.01%
Book value	$3.02
Market capitalisation	$477.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting NeoPhotonics Corporation shares

There are currently 1.1 million NeoPhotonics Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as NeoPhotonics Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 31.6% down from 1.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting NeoPhotonics Corporation shares can be evaluated.

NeoPhotonics Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

NeoPhotonics Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of NeoPhotonics Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of NeoPhotonics Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 377347.70318021). NeoPhotonics Corporation's SIR currently stands at 2.83. In other words for every 100,000 NeoPhotonics Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2830 shares are currently held short.

However NeoPhotonics Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of NeoPhotonics Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable NeoPhotonics Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case NeoPhotonics Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 NeoPhotonics Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0211% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable NeoPhotonics Corporation shares, roughly 21 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against NeoPhotonics Corporation.

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NeoPhotonics Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting NeoPhotonics Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

NeoPhotonics Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, NeoPhotonics Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $6.15 up to $14.14. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while NeoPhotonics Corporation's is 0.9519. This would suggest that NeoPhotonics Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

NeoPhotonics Corporation overview

NeoPhotonics Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells optoelectronic products that transmit and receive high speed digital optical signals for cloud and hyperscale data center internet content provider and telecom networks worldwide. It offers high speed products, including transmitter, receiver, and switching products for 400G and optical transmission applications over distances of 2 to 2,000 kilometers; ultra-narrow linewidth tunable lasers that generate ultra-pure wavelength or color for coherent transmission; and integrated coherent receivers (ICRs) that decode the phase and polarization encoded coherent optical signals. The company also provides pluggable coherent transceivers that combine ultra-narrow linewidth laser with coherent receiver and performance coherent modulator; and 100G products for data center applications. In addition, it offers multi-cast switching solutions for 100G and above coherent systems; and network products and solutions, such as arrayed wavelength gratings, multiplexers, and filters used in dense wavelength division multiplexing systems. The company sells its products to network equipment manufacturers through a direct sales force in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was formerly known as NanoGram Corporation and changed its name to NeoPhotonics Corporation in 2002. NeoPhotonics Corporation was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of NeoPhotonics Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 2.958% of NeoPhotonics Corporation shares are held by insiders and 85.393% by institutions. How many people work for NeoPhotonics Corporation?
Latest data suggests 1,200 work at NeoPhotonics Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for NeoPhotonics Corporation?
NeoPhotonics Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is NeoPhotonics Corporation based?
NeoPhotonics Corporation's address is: 3081 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA, United States, 95134 What is NeoPhotonics Corporation's ISIN number?
NeoPhotonics Corporation's international securities identification number is: US64051T1007 What is NeoPhotonics Corporation's CUSIP number?
NeoPhotonics Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 64051T100