Immersion (IMMR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Immersion Corporation is a technology company specializing in the development and licensing of haptic feedback solutions. The company’s proprietary software and hardware technologies enable devices to simulate the sense of touch, enhancing user experiences across a range of electronic products. Immersion’s core offerings include touch-feedback algorithms, software development kits, and reference designs that can be integrated into smartphones, gaming controllers, wearable devices, automotive infotainment systems, medical simulators and virtual or augmented reality platforms.

Since its founding in 1993, Immersion has built an extensive intellectual property portfolio of more than 950 issued patents worldwide. The company generates revenue primarily through licensing agreements with original equipment manufacturers, semiconductor vendors and consumer electronics firms that incorporate its haptic technology into their products. Immersion’s technology is credited with popularizing force-feedback joysticks in the 1990s and has since expanded into the mobile and automotive markets, where tactile feedback can improve user safety and satisfaction.

Immersion is headquartered in San Jose, California, and maintains operations and partnerships across North America, Europe and Asia. Its solutions have been adopted by leading global brands in the consumer electronics and automotive industries, reflecting the company’s focus on scalable, cross-platform integration. Immersion also collaborates with design houses and system integrators to tailor haptic experiences for specialized applications, such as medical training devices and industrial controls.

The company is led by a senior management team with deep expertise in technology licensing and intellectual property enforcement. Under this leadership, Immersion continues to invest in research and development to extend its haptic capabilities, pursuing new markets and applications for touch-based interfaces. As digital devices become ever more ubiquitous, Immersion’s patented technologies aim to deliver differentiated sensory experiences and drive the next generation of human-machine interaction.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.05 to $7.23
• 50-Day Range: $6.81 to $7.88
• 52-Week Range: $6.47 to $10.72
• Volume: 763,109 shs
• Average Volume: 297,945 shs
• Market Capitalization: $230.01 million
• P/E Ratio: 2.55
• Dividend Yield: 2.54%
• Price Target: $12.25
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Immersion Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Immersion scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 380th out of 667 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Immersion has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Immersion has a consensus price target of $12.25, representing about 72.5% upside from its current price of $7.10.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Immersion has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Immersion is 2.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Immersion is 2.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 449.95.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Immersion has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.67% of the float of Immersion has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Immersion has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Immersion has recently increased by 4.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Immersion pays a meaningful dividend of 2.54%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Immersion does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Immersion is 6.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.67% of the float of Immersion has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Immersion has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Immersion has recently increased by 4.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.72

News Sentiment

Immersion has a news sentiment score of 0.72. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Immersion this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for IMMR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Immersion to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Immersion insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.50% of the stock of Immersion is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.57% of the stock of Immersion is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

IMMR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have IMMR shares performed this year?

Immersion's stock was trading at $8.73 at the beginning of the year. Since then, IMMR shares have decreased by 18.7% and is now trading at $7.10.

How were Immersion's earnings last quarter?

Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March, 12th. The software maker reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.33. The software maker had revenue of $474.76 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.45 million. Immersion had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.53% and a net margin of 7.31%.

Who are Immersion's major shareholders?

Immersion's top institutional shareholders include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.26%), Kanen Wealth Management LLC (1.88%), Qube Research & Technologies Ltd (1.55%) and Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (1.36%). Insiders that own company stock include Toro 18 Holdings Llc, Eric Singer, William C Martin, Childress Frederick Wasch, Aaron Akerman and Elias Nader.
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How do I buy shares of Immersion?

Shares of IMMR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Immersion own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Immersion investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Broadcom (AVGO), Tesla (TSLA) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/12/2025
• Record date for 8/8 Dividend: 7/23/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/8 Dividend: 7/23/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/08/2025
• Today: 9/17/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - PERIPH EQP
• Sub-Industry: Computer Storage & Peripherals
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:IMMR
• CIK: 1058811
• Web: www.immersion.com
• Phone: (408) 467-1900
• Fax: 408-467-1901
• Employees: 20
• Year Founded: 1993

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Immersion: $12.25
• High Price Target: $13.50
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +72.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.52
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: 7.31%
• Pretax Margin: 10.48%
• Return on Equity: 21.53%
• Return on Assets: 8.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.25
• Current Ratio: 1.72
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $33.92 million
• Price / Sales: 6.78
• Cash Flow: $1.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.63
• Book Value: $6.32 per share
• Price / Book: 1.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 32,400,000
• Free Float: 30,614,000
• Market Cap: $230.04 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.25