POET Technologies (POET) stock

Optical engines , market cap $922M

Optical engines

Market cap $922M

$5.37

-1.65%

As of Monday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score

-4

Poor

In its industry

#70of 83

Semiconductors

Checks firing

2of 14

Trending down

From 52-week high

-74.2%

Below the 200-day

POET's Quality Score was unchanged on Mon, Oct 26, at -4.

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Why is POET down?

Down 73% from its May 14, 2026 high.

It filed a prospectus for an offering of shares on May 18, 2026, its newest of 2 offering filings.

Sources: Price history, Oct 23, 2026; Prospectus supplement, May 18, 2026

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Key facts on POET

Key facts on POET
Holding it back	65.8% more shares than a year ago from Massive's market data
Latest filing	6-K, Oct 19 Issued a release: "POET Technologies to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on November 16"

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POET in the news

Chip stocks fell together

Group

“Chip Stocks Tumble Despite Solid Earnings Reports”

POET closed −6.0% that day.

Reported by Investor's Business Daily · covered by 3 outlets

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The move is what POET did that session, not a claim about why.

What moves chips

Big Tech spending$165.1B+87.0%in the quarter, Apr to Junon a year

What Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta together spent on buildings and equipment, data centers included, in their latest quarter, against a year earlier. Capital spending as each reports it, not a count of chips bought.

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POET catalysts

Coming up

After its last 3 reports it closed -3.9% on average, higher 1 of 3 times.

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Why POET scores -4

PoorTrending down, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

+2Chart checks 2 of 14 firing right now, one point each
−2Long-term trend below a falling 200-⁠day average, down over one year

Profit subtractsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
Dilution subtractsNew shares over the year: -1 at 10% more, -2 at 25% more.
Volatility subtractsA daily range of 5% or more with nothing behind it (no profit or cash flow, sales shrinking, or 10% more shares outstanding with no free cash flow): -1, or -2 from 8%.

No effect today: Run-up, Size, Growth, Cash flow, Persistence, and News.

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POET has 2 of 14 chart checks firing

Trend1 of 5 shown

MA FAN 21 EMA W.EMA HH/HL 52W HI

Volume1 of 3 shown

VOL VDU U/D VOL

Tight range1 of 3 shown

ATR SQZ SQUEEZE NR7

Buying1 of 3 shown

OBV+CLOSE HI SPRING

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POET RSI today: 30.4, below its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

Not in the Quality Score: over 20 years of tests, 2006 to 2026, they added no edge.

RSI 1430.4
Above 30, below 50.
MACD (12, 26, 9)Below signal
Crossed below its signal line 12 sessions ago.
50-day average$7.33
The price is 26.7% below it.
200-day average$8.30
The price is 35.3% below it.
50/200 crossDeath cross
The 50-day crossed below the 200-day on Sep 9.
ADX 1424.6
Under 25, with +DI below -DI.
Support$5.31
Swing low from Feb 17, 1.1% below the price.
Resistance$6.23
Swing high from Feb 9, 16.0% above the price.
52-week high$20.81
From May 14, 287.5% above the price.
52-week low$3.87
From Nov 21, 2025, 27.9% below the price.
Chart patternNone
No triangle, channel, or wedge in the last year.
Bollinger Bands (20, 2)Inside
The bands run from $4.63 to $8.42.
Volume0.7x
Against its 20-day average, for the time of day.

The deep dive on POET

What it does and how it makes money2 findingsFor Pro members2 findings on what POET does and how it makes money, for Pro members
Where it stands1 findingFor Pro members1 finding on where POET stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
What changed in its filings1 finding"These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern." (20-F for fiscal 2025)SEC filing · Mar 31, 2026
Who holds and trades it1 findingFor Pro members1 finding on who holds and trades POET, for Pro members

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How POET ranks in Semiconductors

POET is #70 of 83 by Quality Score.

How POET ranks in Semiconductors
1	TXNTexas Instruments	7/14	16
2	AMDAdvanced Micro Devices	3/14	16
3	MUMicron Technology	3/14	16
	PENGPenguin Solutions		Open for its score
	PLABPhotronics		Open for its score
	POWIPower Integrations		Open for its score
	QQnity Electronics		Open for its score
70	POETPOET	2/14	-4

When does POET report earnings, and what happens after?

Reports Mon Nov 16, before the open (in 21 days). Confirmed.

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

-6.4%-5.7%+0.5%

Nov 13Mar 31Aug 13

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 sessions
Aug 13, 2026Before open	Before open	-0.8%	+0.5%	-4.8%
Mar 31, 2026After close	After close	+0.8%	-5.7%	+4.7%
Nov 13, 2025After close	After close	-10.6%	-6.4%	-10.6%

POET closed higher after 1 of its last 3 reports.

POET share count over time

Shares of POET outstanding, as filed
Shares outstanding	As of
132.3M	Dec 31, 2025
76.5M	Dec 31, 2024
42.5M	Dec 31, 2023
37.8M	Dec 31, 2022

Offerings, shelves, and splits of POET, from its filings
From its filings	Filed
Priced a sale of shares	May 18, 2026
Priced a sale of shares	Jan 23, 2026

About POET Technologies

POET Technologies Inc is a design and development company offering high-speed optical engines, light source products, and custom optical modules to the artificial intelligence systems market and hyperscale data centers. Its integration solutions are based on the POET Optical Interposer, a novel, patented platform that allows the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single chip using wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques. POET's Optical Interposer platform also solves device integration challenges across a broad range of communication, computing, and sensing applications. The company operates geographically in the United States, Canada, Singapore and China.

80 employeespoet-technologies.com

What POET Technologies says it competes with

“The photonics market is intensely competitive and we expect experience intense competition from a number of manufacturers with alternative technologies.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Mar 31, 2026

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POET's score card

POET Technologies (POET): Quality Score -4, Poor, #70 of 83 in Semiconductors, with its price, on Breakaway — The picture a link to this page shows when it is shared.

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Straight Answers

As of Oct 26, 2026: POET's Quality Score is -4 (Poor), #70 of 83 in Semiconductors.

Is POET a good stock to buy? What its Quality Score says

POET scores -4 today, which Breakaway calls Poor. It is #70 of 83 in Semiconductors by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 73% from its May 14, 2026 high. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is POET's Quality Score?

POET scores -4 today, which Breakaway calls Poor (below zero). That is #70 of 83 in Semiconductors by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind POET's -4.

When does POET report earnings?

Reports Mon Nov 16, before the open, a date the company confirmed. POET closed higher after 1 of its last 3 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.

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