POET Technologies Prices $150M Direct Offering Amid Market Concerns

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

Updated: 22 Jan 26

POET Technologies shares fell 13.20% as the stock crossed below its 5-day SMA, reflecting a negative market reaction to the company's recent capital raising efforts.

The company announced a registered direct offering priced at $150 million, involving 20,689,656 shares of common stock, which is expected to close around January 23, 2026. Despite the potential for future growth through this funding, the market sentiment remains cautious, leading to a 3.11% drop in pre-market trading. This cautious sentiment is further exacerbated by broader market conditions, as tech stocks are facing increased scrutiny.

The implications of this offering are significant for POET Technologies, as the funds are intended for corporate development and scaling up R&D. However, the immediate market reaction suggests that investors are wary of dilution and the overall economic outlook.

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About POET

POET Technologies Inc. is a design and development company. It offers high-speed optical engines, light source products and custom optical modules to the artificial intelligence (AI) systems market and to hyperscale data centers. Its photonic integration solutions are based on the POET Optical Interposer, a novel, patented platform that allows the integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single chip using wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques. Its Optical Interposer-based products consume less power than comparable products, are smaller in size and are readily scalable to high production volumes. In addition, it has designed and produced novel light source products for chip-to-chip data communication within and between AI servers, the next frontier for solving bandwidth and latency problems in AI systems. Its Optical Interposer platform solves device integration challenges across a range of communication, computing and sensing applications.

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Emily J. Thompson

Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.

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