ATOMERA INC (ATOM)
Information Technology · Semiconductor process technology and IP licensing · NASDAQ
Atomera develops and licenses Mears Silicon Technology (MST), a proprietary thin-film process enhancement for semiconductors that improves transistor speed, power efficiency, and reliability across foundries, IDMs, and wafer makers.
What ATOMERA INC does
Atomera develops proprietary semiconductor process technologies and licenses them to manufacturers rather than producing chips directly. The company's lead product, Mears Silicon Technology (MST), is a thin film of reengineered silicon that enhances semiconductor performance by enabling smaller transistors with increased speed, reliability, and power efficiency. MST is deployed through commercial license agreements (R&D and high-volume manufacturing licenses) plus royalty-based models, and the company also offers MSTcad simulation software and engineering services to customers evaluating the technology.
Themes: semiconductor process technology, power device optimization, CMOS scaling and enhancement, compound semiconductors (GaN), IP licensing model, EDA / design simulation tools
Fundamentals
- Price$4.78 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$187M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+44.4% 2025-08-21 close $3.31 → 2026-08-21 close $4.78
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-22320.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin-434.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-84.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-40.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-44.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta2.09 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How ATOM compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 10% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 10% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 10% 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 10% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 386 covered Information Technology peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How ATOMERA INC looks technically
ATOMERA INC (ATOM) is trading 5.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 105 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 20, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 18 trading days ago. It is 61.3% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 6% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 5.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -5.0% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $6.38 | $6.38 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $5.03 | $5.03 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 17 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 17 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 5 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 5.89. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 5 (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 105 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 105 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 20, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend | 19.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 37.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($4.58 to $5.89) — its "stochastic" reading is 15 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 15.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 15 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $12.37 | $12.37 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 61.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -61.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 152.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +152.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 61.3% below its highest point of the past year | 61.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $47.13 (set on 2021-02-08) | $47.13 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($1.99 to $12.11), and it has given back well over two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 72% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $5.53 to $5.86. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 72.4% |
| From the all-time high | it is 89.9% below its all-time high | -89.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.8% above a support level at $4.74 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-06-23, most recently on 2025-09-23. Since 2024-08-21 it has 4 such levels below the current price and 7 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.8% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.89 (set on 2025-11-21) | $1.89 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 152.6% above its all-time low | +152.6% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 6% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 6th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.46 between its high and its low — about 9.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.46 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $4.54 and $5.85 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $4.54 – $5.20 – $5.85 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 9.6% in a typical session — among the most volatile in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 9.6% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.6 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (5.0% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.6 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.55× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a hammer | 1 session ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 1 session ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 4 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 4 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.3% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.3% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 5.1% below the previous close 3 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 5.42 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -5.1% |
| Gap filled | a 4.1% gap up opened on 2026-08-12 has been "filled" 7 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 7 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 20.7 percentage points (the stock lost 18.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | -20.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 46.9 percentage points (the stock lost 43.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | -46.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 42.8 percentage points (the stock lost 31.7% while the market gained 11.1%) | -42.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 23.9 percentage points (the stock gained 44.4% while the market gained 20.5%) | +23.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, MACD momentum is positive, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 33% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 36.8% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -33.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 27% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $6.59 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -27.5% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 10% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $5.30 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 14 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -9.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ATOM last closed at $4.78 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 4 prices below its last close and 7 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $4.74 | Support | 0.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-06-23 to 2025-09-23 |
| $5.08 | Resistance | 6.2% above the last close | turned there three times · 2024-11-19 to 2026-03-25 |
| $4.48 | Support | 6.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-02-12 to 2026-07-29 |
| $5.26 | Resistance | 10.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-06-26 to 2025-10-15 |
| $5.39 | Resistance | 12.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-07-21 to 2025-10-07 |
| $3.25 | Support | 31.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-10-24 to 2025-08-06 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 5 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $5.89.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Left an unfilled gap (5%+ in the last week) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 1 analyst
- Mean price target$10.00 range $10.00 – $10.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-17. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ATOM
- Consensus EPS estimate-$0.12 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-17
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["History of operating losses and dependence on future commercial license agreements for revenue.","Risk that customers may not successfully qualify or adopt MST technology in their manufacturing processes.","High concentration risk and dependency on successful execution of long-term development/licensing partnerships."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ATOM's 10-Q filed 2026-05-05 against the prior one filed 2025-10-29.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Reference to Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2025 filed February 24, 2026 (newer filing only)
- Statement that MST provides multiple benefits enabling transistors to be made smaller with increased speed, reliability and power efficiency (newer filing adds 'enabling transistors to be made smaller')
- Explicit mention of 'wafers or integrated circuits' in description of what company does not design or manufacture directly (newer adds 'wafers')
- Inclusion of 'manufacturers of semiconductor wafers' as separate category of customers/partners (newer filing adds this as distinct bullet point)
- Description of commercial license structure with separate R&D license and HVM license components with specific fee timing (newer filing adds detailed licensing structure explanation)
- Reference to 'paid evaluation arrangement' and specific mention of JDAs and integration license agreements (newer filing adds these details)
- Statement about MSTcad and engineering services as tools to lead customers to commercial license agreements (newer adds this strategic goal statement)
- Detailed explanation of HVM license granting manufacturing and selling rights with royalty requirements (newer adds specific royalty mechanism)
- Reference to applications in power devices, RFSOI devices and advanced CMOS integrated circuits (newer specifies these application areas)
- Discussion of 'compound semiconductors' including gallium nitride (GaN) applications starting in 2024 (newer adds entire section on GaN/compound semiconductors)
- Removed:
- Specific technical description of MST as 'typically 100 to 300 angstroms (or approximately 20 to 60 silicon atomic unit cells) thick' (older filing contained this detail)
- Statement that company 'does not design or manufacture integrated circuits directly' (newer version says 'wafers or integrated circuits')
- Reference to Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2024 filed March 4, 2025 (older filing reference)
- Semiconductor industry market size reference of '$550+ billion' (older filing; newer says '$700+ billion')
- Reference to 'Equity Distribution Agreement' with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and Craig-Hallum dated May 31, 2022 (older filing included this ATM detail)
- Details about 2022 ATM expiration on March 18, 2025 (older filing)
- Details about 2025 ATM entered May 27, 2025 and share sales in Q3 2025 (older filing contained these specifics)
- Nine months ended September 30, 2025 share sale details and average price information (older filing)
- Revenue results for three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024 (older filing contained specific revenue figures)
- Details about cost of revenue methodology (older filing began this section)
- Company history information (Delaware LLC formation date, conversion dates, name changes) (older filing included incorporation history)
- Reworded:
- Semiconductor industry described as '$700+ billion' in newer versus '$550+ billion' in older filing
- Phrasing changed from 'We believe that by incorporating MST, transistors can be made smaller' to 'MST provides multiple benefits to the semiconductor manufacturing process, enabling transistors to be made smaller'
- Customer category changed from 'manufacturers of semiconductor materials, principally wafers' (older) to 'manufacturers of semiconductor wafers' (newer)
- Business objective description expanded from simple 'commercialization strategy' to detailed explanation of commercial license structure with R&D and HVM components
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at 'We believe MST can offer a cost-effective solutio' - comparison may be incomplete at end of compound semiconductors discussion
- Older filing text also appears truncated at 'Cost of revenue is expensed when incurred and may not correspond with revenue earne' - full sections not available for complete comparison
- Cannot assess whether specific operational or financial information was added/removed later in MD&A due to truncation of both documents
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 26 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($5050) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 26 sells ($1M) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 26 sells ($1M) — 3 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-03. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about ATOM's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding ATOM as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 4,325,957
- Reported value $16,481,896
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
ATOM had 6,032,767 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ATOM had 15.5% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 9.47 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 6,032,767
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 15.5%
- Prior settlement (shares) 6,176,765
- Reported change -2.33%
- Days to cover (reported) 9.47
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Synopsys (SNPS)
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
- Applied Materials (AMAT)
- Lam Research (LRCX)
- ASML Holding (ASML)
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Frequently asked questions
What does ATOMERA INC (ATOM) do?
Atomera develops proprietary semiconductor process technologies and licenses them to manufacturers rather than producing chips directly. The company's lead product, Mears Silicon Technology (MST), is a thin film of reengineered silicon that enhances semiconductor performance by enabling smaller transistors with increased speed, reliability, and power efficiency.
What sector is ATOMERA INC (ATOM) in?
ATOMERA INC (ATOM) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Semiconductor process technology and IP licensing. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are ATOMERA INC's (ATOM) competitors?
Notable peers of ATOMERA INC (ATOM) include Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, Applied Materials, Lam Research and ASML Holding. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is ATOMERA INC (ATOM) overbought or oversold right now?
ATOMERA INC (ATOM) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ATOM come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.