Sequans Communications (NYSE:SQNS) Coverage Initiated at StockNews.com

Equities research analysts at StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Sequans Communications (NYSE:SQNS) in a research report issued on Wednesday. The brokerage set a “sell” rating on the semiconductor company’s stock.

Sequans Communications Price Performance

NYSE SQNS opened at $0.48 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $0.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1.97. Sequans Communications has a 12-month low of $0.34 and a 12-month high of $2.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.34 million, a PE ratio of -0.68 and a beta of 0.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Sequans Communications (NYSE:SQNS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $4.77 million during the quarter. Sequans Communications had a negative net margin of 122.10% and a negative return on equity of 1,218.46%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Sequans Communications will post -0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sequans Communications

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Black Maple Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Sequans Communications during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Vazirani Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sequans Communications during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,840,000. Bardin Hill Management Partners LP bought a new stake in shares of Sequans Communications during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,497,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of Sequans Communications by 953.1% in the fourth quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 315,916 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $894,000 after purchasing an additional 285,916 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ acquired a new position in shares of Sequans Communications in the third quarter valued at $425,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.33% of the company’s stock.

About Sequans Communications

Sequans Communications SA engages in the fabless designing, developing, and supplying of cellular semiconductor solutions for massive and broadband Internet of Things (IoT) markets in Taiwan, Korea, China, rest of Asia, Germany, the United States, and internationally. It offers baseband solutions for use in encoding and decoding data based on 4G and 5G protocols for wireless processing platform for a cellular device; RF transceivers used to transmit and receive wireless transmissions; highly integrated SoC solutions that combine various functions into a single die or package; and LTE modules.