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Endpoint IC unit shipment volumes, particularly into retail apparel vertical which represents largest addressable market
Retail inventory management adoption rates - major wins with retailers like Macy's, Zara, or Walmart drive multi-quarter revenue visibility
Reader ASP trends and attach rates - higher-value fixed infrastructure sales signal enterprise deployment phase
Gross margin trajectory reflecting chip ASP erosion vs. manufacturing cost reductions and product mix shift toward readers/software
high - Revenue directly correlates with retail inventory investment and supply chain capital expenditure, both highly cyclical. Retail apparel sector (primary vertical) is discretionary spending-sensitive. Industrial production and manufacturing activity drive logistics/asset tracking deployments. Current negative revenue growth and margin compression suggest cyclical downturn impact.
Rising rates negatively impact the business through two channels: (1) enterprise IT budget compression as cost of capital increases, delaying RFID infrastructure deployments, and (2) retail sector stress reducing inventory management investments. High valuation multiples (10.6x P/S) make stock price highly sensitive to discount rate changes - rising rates compress growth stock valuations disproportionately.
Technology substitution risk from alternative item-level tracking (BLE, NFC, computer vision) or competing RFID standards that bypass Impinj's patent portfolio
Commoditization of endpoint ICs as RAIN RFID standards mature, compressing ASPs faster than volume growth can offset (evident in current negative revenue growth despite market expansion)
Retail sector secular headwinds including store closures and shift to e-commerce reducing physical inventory tracking needs
growth - Investors attracted by IoT secular growth narrative and platform business model optionality despite current profitability challenges. High P/S multiple (10.6x) and negative earnings reflect growth-at-any-cost positioning. Recent 23.9% six-month decline suggests momentum investors exiting amid growth deceleration.
Trend
-11.0% vs SMA 50 · -1.9% vs SMA 200
Momentum
Distribution pattern detected. More selling days than accumulation over the past 20 sessions. Not a conducive environment for a squeeze.
Based on volume distribution analysis. Direct short interest data (short float %, days to cover) is not available in current data sources.
Analyst consensus estimates · Actuals replace estimates as reported
| Year | Revenue Est. | Rev Gth | EPS Est. | EPS Gth | Range | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FY2024 | $367.5M $367.1M–$367.8M | — | $2.07 | — | ±1% | High6 |
FY2025 | $360.6M $360.2M–$361.0M | ▼ -1.9% | $2.09 | ▲ +1.0% | ±0% | High6 |
FY2026(current) | $373.3M $366.2M–$383.0M | ▲ +3.5% | $1.88 | ▼ -10.0% | ±1% | Moderate4 |
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impinj (nasdaq: pi) is a leading provider of rain rfid solutions. the impinj platform connects billions of everyday items such as apparel, medical supplies, automobile parts, drivers’ licenses, food and luggage to applications such as inventory management, patient safety, asset tracking and item authentication, delivering real-time information to businesses about items they create, manage, transport and sell. the impinj platform wirelessly delivers information about these items’ unique identity, location and authenticity, or item intelligence™, to the digital world, which impinj believes is the essence of the internet of things.
| Symbol | Price | Day % | Mkt Cap↓ | P/E | Rev Grw | Margin | ELO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PI◀ | $147.21 | +1.58% | $4.5B | — | -136.9% | -300.4% | 1500 |
| $198.45 | -0.56% | $4.8T | 40.2 | +6547.4% | 5560.3% | 1495 | |
| $280.25 | +3.24% | $4.1T | 33.6 | +642.6% | 2691.5% | 1494 | |
| $414.19 | +1.63% | $3.1T | 24.6 | +1493.2% | 3614.6% | 1477 | |
| $421.28 | +0.92% | $2.0T | 80.0 | +2387.4% | 3619.8% | 1504 | |
| $542.21 | +4.84% | $611.5B | 25.3 | +4885.1% | 2284.5% | 1534 | |
| $360.54 | +1.71% | $587.8B | 135.6 | +3433.8% | 1251.5% | 1517 | |
| Sector avg | — | +1.91% | — | 56.5 | +2750.4% | 2674.5% | 1503 |