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Track IQST free→NASDAQCommunication ServicesTelecom ServicesSnapshot 2026-06-16
Recent financial performance sits well below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is weak, and management's recent track record has been unsteady, with frequent disruptive corporate changes. The company was unprofitable over the past year, so its earnings quality can't be assessed. Peer multiples imply a price about 62% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk, as it trades below peer multiples, but recent financials are weak or earnings quality is fragile, historically a value-trap pattern. If IQST cuts guidance on the next call, that's a meaningful negative. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $1.20. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $1.20 IQST trades at 1× p/s, below its 1× p/s peer median. Our $3.17 fair value sits above the price; low confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 63% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 31%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
TTM earnings are negative, so the read leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods rather than P/E. This is a data condition, not a forward call.
No fragility gates fired. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Communication Services names rated weak grew net income 59% of the time over the next year (vs 53% for the rest of the cohort, n=701).
Over the trailing year it converted 0.24x of net income into operating cash flow.
Not enough signal yet.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the broad stock market, the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity, long-term interest rates.
19 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Communication Services names rated volatile grew net income 60% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=200).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $-0.11 → $-0.23 (-109.1% / 30d). 0 raised, 1 cut, 1 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 100% of analysts rate Buy.
2 positive, 0 negative / 30d. See F4 management tile for the event list.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$383.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$879.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $9,057.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
No named catalysts to watch right now. Check back after the next earnings report.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
Advances: Share repurchase program
Share buyback boosts investor confidence and stock value.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On June 3, 2026, iQSTEL Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Binding Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) with Ultranet Telecom Group and its shareholders, Raymond Oppong-Dapaah and Mohsin Ali (collectively, the “Sellers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire a 51% controlling interest in the Ultranet Telecom Group (the “Ultranet Business”). The Ultranet Business is a fast-growing telecommunications and technology company headquartered…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus peers.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
IQST IQSTEL INC | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 22 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Acquire a 51% controlling interest in Ultranet Telecom Group to expand telecommunications and technology capabilities.
Initiate a share repurchase program for up to 1,000,000 shares to enhance shareholder value.
Focus on improving operating income through cost management and revenue growth.
Significant revenue growth supports overall business health.
Continued revenue surge indicates strong operational performance.
Other Events. On June 5, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of iQSTEL Inc. (the “Company”) authorized and approved a share repurchase program for up to 1,000,000 shares of the currently outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, funded in whole or in part by cash dividends received from the Company’s subsidiary QXTEL. The repurchase program has no expiration date and will continue until the maximum number of shares authorized have been repurchased or until the program is suspen…
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On April 30, 2026, IQSTEL, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into (i) an Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) and (ii) a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with M2B Funding Corp. (the “Investor”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company may, from time to time during the Commitment Period, require the Investor to purchase up to $50,000,000 of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (…
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities On April 30, 2026, the Company issued the Initial Commitment Shares to the Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The shares were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D. The Investor represented that it is an accredited investor.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On April 6, 2026, iQSTEL Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exch…