Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Onto Innovation has issued Q3 2025 earnings guidance with an anticipated EPS range of 0.750-0.950, below the consensus estimate of 1.030.
• The company's revenue guidance for the same period is projected between $210.0 million and $225.0 million, slightly lower than the consensus revenue estimate of $222.2 million.
• Analysts have mixed opinions on Onto Innovation's stock, with a consensus price target of $141.67, including four buy ratings and three hold ratings.

Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO - Get Free Report) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.750-0.950 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.030. The company issued revenue guidance of $210.0 million-$225.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $222.2 million.

Onto Innovation Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE ONTO traded up $1.86 during trading on Monday, reaching $104.74. The company had a trading volume of 266,642 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,248,240. The company's fifty day moving average price is $98.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $122.40. Onto Innovation has a 12 month low of $85.88 and a 12 month high of $228.42. The stock has a market cap of $5.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.87, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.44.

Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The semiconductor company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.27 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $253.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $250.56 million. Onto Innovation had a return on equity of 14.38% and a net margin of 19.29%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.32 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Onto Innovation will post 6.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on ONTO shares. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on Onto Innovation from $230.00 to $150.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their target price on Onto Innovation from $110.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Wall Street Zen raised Onto Innovation from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 17th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Onto Innovation from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $110.00 target price on Onto Innovation and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $137.86.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ONTO. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Onto Innovation by 6.3% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,017 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $405,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Onto Innovation by 312.5% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,121 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $500,000 after purchasing an additional 3,122 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake in Onto Innovation by 8.8% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 163,259 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $19,810,000 after buying an additional 13,175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Onto Innovation by 76.4% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 482,256 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $58,517,000 after acquiring an additional 208,907 shares in the last quarter. 98.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Onto Innovation Company Profile

Onto Innovation Inc engages in the design, development, manufacture, and support of process control tools that performs optical metrology. The company offers lithography systems and process control analytical software. It also offers process and yield management solutions, and device packaging and test facilities through standalone systems for optical metrology, macro-defect inspection, packaging lithography, and transparent and opaque thin film measurements.