Aqua Metals, Inc. Common Stock

AQMSNASDAQUSD
2.81 USD
0.04 (1.58%)🟢PRE MARKET (AS OF 08:00 PM EDT)
🟢Market: OPEN

Aqua Metals, Inc. Common Stock (AQMS) trades at $2.81 per share. The stock presents a mixed profile: our models indicate a Buy for technical indicators, while underlying fundamentals flash a Sell. Key drivers include a concerning Altman Z-Score in the distress zone, a weak Piotroski F-Score of 0/9, negative Return on Equity and a bearish Death Cross on the long-term moving averages. On the valuation side, AQMS appears attractively valued relative to sector peers across key multiples.

Technical & fundamental data as of Aug 26, 2026.

Open?$2.86
High?$2.92
Low?$2.78
Prev. Close?$2.85
Volume?15.2K
Avg. Volume?30.1K
VWAP?$2.84
Rel. Volume?0.51x
Bid / Ask
Bid?$2.33 × 100
Ask?$3.25 × 100
Spread?$0.92
Midpoint?$2.79
Valuation & Ratios
Market Cap?10.1M
Shares Out?3.6M
Float?3.2M
Float %?90.8%
P/E Ratio?N/A
P/B Ratio?1.06
EPS?-$4.50
Dividend?0.00%
Ex-Dividend?N/A
News
Profile
Aqua Metals Inc is developing and seeking to commercialize proprietary recycling and refining technologies for the recovery of critical minerals and metals. Its patented and patent-pending AquaRefining process is an electro-hydrometallurgical method designed to recover high-purity materials from battery and other metal-bearing feedstocks using a closed-loop system powered by electricity. Its idea is to reduce CAPEX and OPEX costs, reduce emissions, hazardous waste, and reliance on conventional smelting and chemical-intensive refining processes. It has one operating segment: sustainable metals recycling. It focused on the development and commercialization of AquaRefining technology for the clean and efficient recovery of valuable metals from lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries.
Employees
11
Market Cap
10.1M
Industry
SECONDARY SMELTING & REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS
Listed
2015-07-31
Address
2500 PERU DR.
MCCARRAN, NV 89437
Phone: (775) 525-1936
Technical OutlookBuy
Strong SellNeutralStrong Buy
Long-Term (Tide)? Neutral(0/3)
Medium-Term (Wave)? Bullish(+1/3)
Short-Term (Ripple)? Neutral(0/3)
MA Alignment?Mixed
Full Technical Analysis →
Fundamental OutlookSell
Strong SellNeutralStrong Buy
F-Score?
3
Z-Score?
0
Momentum?
77
Short Sent.?
79
Piotroski F-Score?0/9Weak
Altman Z-Score?-32.83Distress
Confidence?43%Low
Full Fundamental Analysis →
Short InterestHigh
Short % of Float?6.22%Elevated
Short Interest?201.3K
Days to Cover?5.4
Free Float3.2M
Avg Daily Volume37.0K
Settlement Date2026-08-14
Financial Health
Current Ratio?2.43Strong
Quick Ratio?2.35Strong
Cash Ratio?1.68Strong
Debt/Equity?0.00Low
ValuationATTRACTIVELY VALUEDvs 1 peers + S&P 500
Score
100/100
P/E?
N/A
P/B?
Peers
100
S&P
97
1.06CHEAP
P/S?
N/A
P/FCF?
N/A
EV/EBITDA?
S&P
97
-0.4CHEAP
EV/Sales?
N/A
Returns & Efficiency
ROE?
S&P
3
-167.8%WEAK
ROA?
S&P
3
-126.7%WEAK
Cash Flow & Enterprise
FCF?$-12573000
Enterprise Value?$5.4M
Fundamentals ratios updated end of day