MVIS - Hot Take: A Unique Earnings Play

2023-11-08 09:51:24 ET

We’re sure you all remember the meme stock craze during the pandemic that led to a huge number of short squeezes and wild runs by micro and small caps alike. While we’re not quite back to that era just yet, we do think similar opportunities are popping up on occasion.

Even though we try and stray away from the ‘one big idea’ methodology and attempt to provide numerous opportunities, sometimes we can’t resist when something interesting comes around. That’s exactly what we think we found when we came across %MicroVision (Nasdaq: MVIS). Not only is this Washington-based tech company releasing earnings after Wednesday’s closing bell, but after some digging, it turns out that there is a pretty significant short against the stock.

We’re not here to scream from the mountain tops about short squeezes, but when there’s a catalyst like an earnings release on a stock that has a macro short against it, paired with a favorable risk:reward at a high level, we can’t help but shine the spotlight on it.

Shares opened Wednesday’s session at $2.03/share (+0.25%) to kick off the mid-week session. Let’s see where this goes!

Microvision Inc is engaged in developing a lidar sensor to be used in automotive safety and autonomous driving applications. Its lidar sensor uses laser beam scanning (LBS) technology, which is based on systems that include micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS), laser diodes, optomechanics, electronics, algorithms, and software. The company has also developed solutions for Augmented Reality, Interactive Displays, and Consumer Lidars.