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ACCE opinionXperi Inc. Common Stock (XPER)
Fair value
Not available
ACCE price target
$5.50
Rating
Not rated
Horizon
12 months
ACCE price target published on 15 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $5.18 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Analyst consensus and Sales comps.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
ACCE score
51
out of 100
Analysts
100% buy
5 covering
P/E
0.0x
forward 4.0x
1-year return
-21.6%
Dividend yield
0.00%
Xperi Inc. Common Stock in four questions
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Overview
ACCE thesis
Xperi licenses and monetizes intellectual property, including its DTS audio codecs and its TiVo-derived media and content discovery technology, which are embedded in TVs, streaming devices and in-car systems. The business runs on high gross margins, reported at 71.9%, because each licence earns recurring royalties with little incremental cost. Revenue growth of 8.1% is respectable for a company of this size, but operating margin of 2.7% shows how much of that gross profit is still absorbed by overhead, amortization and litigation-linked costs. The forward P/E of 4.0 against a trailing P/E of zero reflects a sharp swing in reported earnings, and it is the reason to look closer at whether the royalty base is durable or simply lumpy. With a market cap of about $244M and an ROE of -7.8%, the equity is cheap on paper, but the score of 51/100 and absence from any index mean the market is not yet paying for a clean earnings story.
⚠ Investor warnings · 3 flagsAI-assisted·How I use AI
high
Negative free cash flow
FCF was $-21.5M while the company still reports a net margin of -7.1% and ROE of -7.8%. Cash burn at this scale is hard to ignore for a $254M market cap.
moderate
Heavy short interest
Short interest stands at 10.7% of float, which signals meaningful bearish positioning and raises the risk of volatile moves on any negative news.
moderate
Score down 11 points
The ACCE score fell from 62 to 51 over 90 days, with Momentum at 17/100 and Quality at 47/100 as the weakest components.
AI research notes
AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 13, 2026 · figures from 2026-10-13 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
Analysts are unanimous, with all five covering analysts rating the stock Buy or Strong Buy.
The average analyst price target of $11.40 sits well above the current $4.98 share price.
Earnings beat expectations last quarter, with earnings per share of $0.14 against $0.08 expected.
Why it could disappoint
The company lost money over the last twelve months, with negative free cash flow of -$21M.
Net margin of -7.1% and return on equity of -7.8% show the business is not yet earning a profit on its capital.
Shareholders are being diluted, with the diluted share count rising 1.8% over the last fiscal year.
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Price
$5.18
Model fair valueConfidence: low
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