Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · OTC
On Oct. 16, 2026, LQMT is rated Neutral: its 90-day Alpha forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 5171 stocks scored that day.
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc is a small-cap company with a market capitalization of $78M. It ranks number 13 by market capitalization among the 17 Chemicals & Allied Products issuers in our coverage with a current forecast. Its D/E Ratio of 0.08x is the lowest of the 13 peers that report one.
For LQMT, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -16.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is -17.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.8%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Chemicals & Allied Products peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | LQMT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $78M | 13/17 |
| P/B Ratio | 3.04x | 5/12 |
| Book Value/Share | $0.03 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $0.00 | – |
| FCF/Share | $0.00 | – |
| Metric | LQMT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | -11.2% | 5/10 |
| ROA | -10.4% | 7/13 |
| ROIC | -16.8% | 10/12 |
| Gross Margin | 36.2% | 6/14 |
| Operating Margin | -648.3% | 12/13 |
| Net Margin | -429.2% | 10/12 |
| EBT Margin | -429.2% | 12/14 |
| Tax Rate | -0.0% | – |
| Metric | LQMT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 9.14x | 3/16 |
| Quick Ratio | 9.11x | 1/13 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.08x | 13/13 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.07x | 14/14 |
| Interest Coverage | -2238.0x | 14/14 |
| Working Capital | $14M | 12/16 |
| Metric | LQMT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$3M | 11/15 |
| Free Cash Flow | -$3M | 8/9 |
| Capital Spending | -$470K | 2/9 |
| FCF/Sales | -461.2% | 8/9 |
| CapEx/Sales | 71.4% | 1/9 |
| Metric | LQMT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.02x | 13/13 |
| Receivables Turnover | 44.3x | 1/10 |
| Inventory Turnover | 9.0x | 2/13 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 0.1x | 13/13 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 8 days | 10/10 |
| Days Inventory | 40 days | 12/13 |
| Payables Period | 181 days | 1/10 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -132 days | 7/7 |
| Metric | LQMT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $670K | 13/13 |
| Operating Income | -$4M | 5/14 |
| Net Income | -$3M | 4/13 |
| R&D Expense | $10K | 10/10 |
| SG&A Expense | $5M | 13/13 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $420K | 14/14 |
| Metric | LQMT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Shares Outstanding | 917M | – |
| Total Current Assets | $15M | 55.5% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $8M | 30.1% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $10K | 0.0% of assets |
| Inventory | $50K | 0.2% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $2M | 7.2% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $1M | 5.3% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (Chemicals & Allied Products): 17 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| LQMT Liquidmetal Technologies Inc | ▶ | $78M |
| BCPC Balchem Corp | ▼ | $5.44B |
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, Inc. | ▶ | $4.34B |
| NGVT Ingevity Corp | ▶ | $2.40B |
| IOSP Innospec Inc. | ▼ | $2.38B |
| CC Chemours Co | ▶ | $1.92B |
| OLN Olin Corp | ▼ | $1.78B |
| HUN Huntsman Corp | ▼ | $1.49B |
| ECVT Ecovyst Inc. | ▶ | $1.13B |
| FMC Fmc Corp | ▲ | $709M |
| SLI Standard Lithium Ltd. | ▲ | $359M |
| ADUR Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. | ▼ | $332M |
| ACNT Ascent Industries Co. | ▼ | $122M |
| CITR Citrotech Inc. | ▶ | $68M |
| BLGO Biolargo, Inc. | ▲ | $24M |
| LOOP Loop Industries, Inc. | ▶ | $18M |
| GURE Gulf Resources, Inc. | ▲ | $5M |
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On Oct. 16, 2026, LQMT is rated Neutral: its 90-day Alpha forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 5171 stocks scored that day.
For LQMT, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -16.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is -17.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Liquidmetal Technologies Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
17 issuers in our coverage, LQMT included, share the SEC industry code Chemicals & Allied Products. The largest are: Balchem Corp (BCPC), Perimeter Solutions, Inc. (PRM), Ingevity Corp (NGVT), Innospec Inc. (IOSP), Chemours Co (CC), Olin Corp (OLN).
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