IQE plc

AIM:IQE Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£399.8m

IQE Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

AIM:IQE Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
29 Apr 26SellUK£414,148Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany1,100,000UK£0.42
28 Apr 26BuyUK£2,870,410Barclays PLCCompany6,523,663UK£0.44
28 Apr 26SellUK£356,010Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany844,626UK£0.42
28 Apr 26SellUK£2,732,116Barclays PLCCompany6,256,279UK£0.44
27 Apr 26BuyUK£1,518,700Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany2,664,386UK£0.57
27 Apr 26BuyUK£2,327,853Barclays PLCCompany4,066,120UK£0.57
27 Apr 26SellUK£204,000Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany400,000UK£0.51
27 Apr 26SellUK£4,782,954Barclays PLCCompany8,484,926UK£0.56
24 Apr 26BuyUK£5,772,336Barclays PLCCompany10,789,421UK£0.53
24 Apr 26SellUK£2,157,262Barclays PLCCompany4,110,635UK£0.52
23 Apr 26BuyUK£150,000Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany300,000UK£0.50
23 Apr 26BuyUK£61,505UBS Asset Management AGCompany100,000UK£0.62
23 Apr 26BuyUK£4,890,195Barclays PLCCompany8,453,235UK£0.58
23 Apr 26SellUK£3,772,734Barclays PLCCompany6,399,890UK£0.59
22 Apr 26BuyUK£4,022,756Barclays PLCCompany5,580,184UK£0.72
22 Apr 26SellUK£5,129,071Barclays PLCCompany7,244,450UK£0.71
22 Apr 26SellUK£535,158M&G Investment Management LimitedCompany761,248UK£0.70
21 Apr 26BuyUK£250,400Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany400,000UK£0.63
21 Apr 26BuyUK£2,754,372Barclays PLCCompany4,337,595UK£0.63
21 Apr 26SellUK£510,040Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany812,111UK£0.63
21 Apr 26SellUK£4,429,727Barclays PLCCompany6,910,649UK£0.64
20 Apr 26BuyUK£3,499,635Barclays PLCCompany5,896,603UK£0.59
20 Apr 26BuyUK£523,866Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany902,111UK£0.60
20 Apr 26SellUK£3,249,664Barclays PLCCompany5,475,422UK£0.59
20 Apr 26SellUK£1,108,623UBS Asset Management AGCompany2,000,000UK£0.55
17 Apr 26BuyUK£3,255,134Barclays PLCCompany4,657,512UK£0.70
17 Apr 26BuyUK£865,947Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany1,399,791UK£0.71
17 Apr 26SellUK£4,530,961Barclays PLCCompany6,813,477UK£0.66
16 Apr 26BuyUK£1,839,270Barclays PLCCompany3,123,761UK£0.59
16 Apr 26BuyUK£228,216Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany390,000UK£0.60
16 Apr 26SellUK£2,905,185Barclays PLCCompany4,932,401UK£0.59
16 Apr 26SellUK£2,286,976M&G Investment Management LimitedCompany3,975,714UK£0.58
16 Apr 26SellUK£108,080Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany190,000UK£0.58
16 Apr 26SellUK£1,082,760UBS Asset Management AGCompany2,000,000UK£0.54
15 Apr 26BuyUK£3,210,146Barclays PLCCompany5,784,046UK£0.56
15 Apr 26BuyUK£15,329,834Pengxi Capital LimitedCompany27,974,156UK£0.55
15 Apr 26SellUK£3,246,947Barclays PLCCompany5,838,785UK£0.56
15 Apr 26SellUK£500,002UBS Asset Management AGCompany1,000,000UK£0.50
14 Apr 26BuyUK£2,053,302Barclays PLCCompany4,057,907UK£0.51
14 Apr 26BuyUK£117,605Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany248,900UK£0.47
14 Apr 26SellUK£3,421,350Barclays PLCCompany6,761,559UK£0.51
13 Apr 26BuyUK£5,875,609Barclays PLCCompany10,992,722UK£0.53
13 Apr 26BuyUK£6,881,797Keypoint Asset Management Company LimitedCompany13,576,570UK£0.55
13 Apr 26SellUK£3,014,028M&G Investment Management LimitedCompany6,035,301UK£0.50
13 Apr 26SellUK£1,458,401Andrew NelsonIndividual3,000,000UK£0.50
13 Apr 26SellUK£6,759,378Barclays PLCCompany12,753,551UK£0.53
10 Apr 26BuyUK£1,591,961Barclays PLCCompany4,253,171UK£0.37
10 Apr 26SellUK£2,148,256M&G Investment Management LimitedCompany5,918,673UK£0.36
10 Apr 26SellUK£889,829Barclays PLCCompany2,376,044UK£0.37
09 Apr 26BuyUK£375,048Barclays PLCCompany1,250,160UK£0.30
09 Apr 26SellUK£673,553Barclays PLCCompany2,245,179UK£0.30
08 Apr 26BuyUK£781,001Barclays PLCCompany2,721,258UK£0.29
08 Apr 26SellUK£508,418Barclays PLCCompany1,771,490UK£0.29
07 Apr 26BuyUK£701,769Barclays PLCCompany2,667,310UK£0.26
07 Apr 26SellUK£399,585Barclays PLCCompany1,550,581UK£0.26
02 Apr 26BuyUK£353,172Barclays PLCCompany1,496,492UK£0.24
02 Apr 26SellUK£1,094,256Barclays PLCCompany4,636,685UK£0.24
01 Apr 26BuyUK£534,514Barclays PLCCompany1,928,260UK£0.28
01 Apr 26SellUK£465,011Barclays PLCCompany1,703,335UK£0.27
31 Mar 26BuyUK£243,302Barclays PLCCompany978,691UK£0.25
31 Mar 26SellUK£177,167Barclays PLCCompany724,611UK£0.24
30 Mar 26BuyUK£549,341Barclays PLCCompany2,179,923UK£0.25
30 Mar 26SellUK£495,581Barclays PLCCompany1,966,587UK£0.25
27 Mar 26BuyUK£478,327Barclays PLCCompany1,809,790UK£0.26
27 Mar 26SellUK£580,339Barclays PLCCompany2,203,264UK£0.26
26 Mar 26BuyUK£425,794Barclays PLCCompany1,466,232UK£0.29
26 Mar 26SellUK£1,233,140Barclays PLCCompany4,311,676UK£0.29
25 Mar 26BuyUK£1,097,716Barclays PLCCompany3,657,830UK£0.30
25 Mar 26SellUK£742,497Barclays PLCCompany2,474,162UK£0.30
24 Mar 26BuyUK£671,800Barclays PLCCompany2,532,228UK£0.27
24 Mar 26SellUK£422,430Barclays PLCCompany1,653,349UK£0.26
23 Mar 26BuyUK£783,281Barclays PLCCompany3,124,371UK£0.25
23 Mar 26SellUK£649,648Barclays PLCCompany2,591,333UK£0.25
20 Mar 26SellUK£584,915Richard GriffithsIndividual2,437,148UK£0.24
19 Mar 26BuyUK£519,064Barclays PLCCompany2,101,470UK£0.25
19 Mar 26SellUK£939,193Barclays PLCCompany3,802,395UK£0.25
18 Mar 26BuyUK£1,313,870Barclays PLCCompany4,933,792UK£0.27
18 Mar 26SellUK£669,076Barclays PLCCompany2,478,977UK£0.27
17 Mar 26BuyUK£183,581Barclays PLCCompany812,304UK£0.23
17 Mar 26SellUK£290,892Barclays PLCCompany1,295,156UK£0.22
16 Mar 26BuyUK£411,434Barclays PLCCompany1,678,636UK£0.25
16 Mar 26SellUK£434,373Barclays PLCCompany1,772,230UK£0.25
13 Mar 26BuyUK£668,156Barclays PLCCompany2,724,942UK£0.25
13 Mar 26SellUK£505,922Barclays PLCCompany2,056,595UK£0.25
12 Mar 26BuyUK£314,017Barclays PLCCompany1,256,068UK£0.25
12 Mar 26SellUK£557,555Barclays PLCCompany2,230,222UK£0.25
06 Feb 26BuyUK£39,752UBS Asset Management AGCompany500,000UK£0.08
03 Feb 26SellUK£144,001Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany1,800,000UK£0.08
29 Jan 26SellUK£40,335Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany500,000UK£0.081
28 Jan 26SellUK£70,740Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany900,000UK£0.079
23 Jan 26SellUK£228,542Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany2,825,000UK£0.081
21 Jan 26SellUK£8,050Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany100,000UK£0.081
20 Jan 26SellUK£126,913Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany1,575,000UK£0.081
19 Jan 26SellUK£80,750Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany950,000UK£0.085
15 Jan 26SellUK£27,024Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany300,000UK£0.09
14 Jan 26SellUK£160,476Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany1,750,000UK£0.092
06 Jan 26SellUK£43,265Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany850,000UK£0.051
05 Jan 26SellUK£73,033Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany1,430,000UK£0.051
02 Jan 26SellUK£27,638Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany550,000UK£0.05
31 Dec 25SellUK£22,630Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany450,000UK£0.05
30 Dec 25SellUK£16,279Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany325,000UK£0.05
29 Dec 25SellUK£7,518Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany150,000UK£0.05
24 Dec 25SellUK£5,006Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany100,000UK£0.05
22 Dec 25SellUK£109,910Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany2,140,000UK£0.051
19 Dec 25SellUK£859Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany16,600UK£0.053
17 Dec 25SellUK£18,250Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany365,000UK£0.05
16 Dec 25SellUK£17,745Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany350,000UK£0.051
15 Dec 25SellUK£14,267Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany285,000UK£0.05
12 Dec 25SellUK£28,050Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany550,000UK£0.051
11 Dec 25SellUK£54,086Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany1,050,000UK£0.052
10 Dec 25SellUK£50,230Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany1,000,000UK£0.05
09 Dec 25SellUK£50,720Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany1,000,000UK£0.051
05 Dec 25SellUK£17,556Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany350,000UK£0.05
02 Dec 25SellUK£15,015Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany300,000UK£0.05
01 Dec 25SellUK£5,150Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany100,000UK£0.052
28 Nov 25SellUK£19,240Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany370,000UK£0.052
26 Nov 25SellUK£80,146Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany1,540,000UK£0.052
25 Nov 25SellUK£72,310Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany1,400,000UK£0.052
24 Nov 25SellUK£30,858Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany600,000UK£0.051
21 Nov 25SellUK£7,140Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany140,000UK£0.051
20 Nov 25SellUK£43,659Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany855,000UK£0.051
19 Nov 25SellUK£27,215Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany535,000UK£0.051
18 Nov 25SellUK£26,864Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany525,000UK£0.051
17 Nov 25SellUK£25,462Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany485,000UK£0.052
14 Nov 25SellUK£52,050Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany1,000,000UK£0.052
13 Nov 25SellUK£33,498Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany600,000UK£0.056
11 Nov 25SellUK£157,040Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany2,600,000UK£0.06
10 Nov 25SellUK£96,586Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany1,675,000UK£0.059
07 Nov 25SellUK£27,625Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany500,000UK£0.055
06 Nov 25SellUK£5,580Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany100,000UK£0.056
04 Nov 25SellUK£28,003Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany500,000UK£0.056
27 Oct 25SellUK£6,600Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany100,000UK£0.066
16 Oct 25SellUK£61,434Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany1,225,000UK£0.05
15 Oct 25SellUK£30,014Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany525,000UK£0.057

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: IQE insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of IQE?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
Employee Share Scheme8,917,0120.791%
Individual Insiders59,701,0345.29%
Private Companies103,824,6469.2%
Public Companies159,888,80014.2%
Institutions795,608,90170.5%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 99.22% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
17.6%
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
171,991,595UK£70.2m24.7%0.06%
15.5%
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
151,515,151UK£61.8m0%no data
9%
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd.
88,214,735UK£36.0m-23.7%1.38%
8.55%
Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.
83,788,193UK£34.2m0.83%0.08%
7.48%
Aberdeen Group Plc
73,333,350UK£29.9m2.49%0.02%
3.65%
Andrew Nelson
35,813,514UK£14.6m-7.78%no data
3.02%
HBOS Investment Fund Managers Limited
29,609,379UK£12.1m8.47%0.08%
3%
Barclays PLC
29,363,834UK£12.0m1,800%0.01%
2.94%
Barclays Bank Plc
28,830,112UK£11.8m5.7%0.01%
2.85%
Pengxi Capital Limited
27,974,156UK£11.4m0%no data
2.69%
Keypoint Asset Management Company Limited
26,326,401UK£10.7m0%no data
2.65%
Ora Global Limited
25,919,900UK£10.6m1.47%no data
2.64%
Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp
25,910,909UK£10.6m0%4.79%
2.49%
Eaton Vance Management
24,357,010UK£9.9m0%no data
2.19%
M&G Investment Management Limited
21,468,727UK£8.8m-43.7%0.02%
2.05%
River Global Investors LLP
20,083,438UK£8.2m-4.89%0.56%
1.67%
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
16,347,610UK£6.7m101%0.13%
1.63%
HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited
15,929,890UK£6.5m-1.85%no data
1.35%
Sarossa Plc
13,213,597UK£5.4m0%22.07%
1.23%
UBS Asset Management AG
12,099,494UK£4.9m-39%no data
1.18%
Richard Griffiths
11,514,853UK£4.7m0%no data
1.06%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
10,380,000UK£4.2m474%no data
1%
Americo Lemos
9,837,469UK£4.0m0%no data
0.97%
Natixis S.A.
9,466,708UK£3.9m90%0.01%
0.91%
Iqe Plc Employee Share Scheme(S)
8,917,012UK£3.6m0%no data

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/09 11:25
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/09 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

IQE plc is covered by 14 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew GardinerBarclays
Keagan Bryce-BorthwickBarclays
David O'ConnorBNP Paribas