POET Technologies is trading at $7.17 (5.7% down) as investors lock in profits following a sharp multi-day rally driven by positive AI and photonics sentiment.

  • Shares recently surged on optimism surrounding Alphabet’s expanded AI capital spending and broader strength across the photonics sector.
  • The current decline reflects wider pressure on semiconductor and AI-infrastructure stocks as the market reassesses rich valuations and capital-intensive business models.