Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Reduce" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Skyworks Solutions, Inc. has received a consensus recommendation of "Reduce" from nineteen brokerages, with four analysts providing a sell rating and only one analyst giving a strong buy rating.
• Despite the cautious outlook, Skyworks reported a 6.6% increase in year-over-year revenue during its last quarterly earnings, with an EPS of $1.33, surpassing estimates of $1.24.
• The company recently raised its quarterly dividend from $0.70 to $0.71 per share, resulting in an annual yield of 3.7%, although its dividend payout ratio stands at 113.60%.

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Reduce" from the nineteen brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $72.8667.

A number of research firms have weighed in on SWKS. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Skyworks Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Skyworks Solutions in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "sell" rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Skyworks Solutions from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Skyworks Solutions from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Skyworks Solutions from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th.

Skyworks Solutions Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of SWKS opened at $77.37 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $74.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.80 and a current ratio of 2.39. The company has a market capitalization of $11.48 billion, a PE ratio of 30.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.20. Skyworks Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $47.93 and a fifty-two week high of $101.50.

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $965.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $940.00 million. Skyworks Solutions had a return on equity of 11.77% and a net margin of 9.88%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.21 EPS. Skyworks Solutions has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Skyworks Solutions will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Skyworks Solutions Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 26th were paid a dividend of $0.71 per share. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. This is a positive change from Skyworks Solutions's previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 26th. Skyworks Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 113.60%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Skyworks Solutions

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Park Place Capital Corp boosted its holdings in Skyworks Solutions by 62.1% during the second quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 368 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in Skyworks Solutions during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Clearstead Trust LLC boosted its holdings in Skyworks Solutions by 200.0% during the second quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 411 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 274 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in Skyworks Solutions during the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in Skyworks Solutions by 98.6% during the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 437 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.43% of the company's stock.

Skyworks Solutions Company Profile

Skyworks Solutions, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary semiconductor products in the United States, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the rest of Asia-Pacific. Its product portfolio includes amplifiers, antenna tuners, attenuators, automotive tuners and digital radios, DC/DC converters, demodulators, detectors, diodes, wireless analog system on chip products, directional couplers, diversity receive modules, filters, front-end modules, hybrids, light emitting diode drivers, low noise amplifiers, mixers, modulators, optocouplers/optoisolators, phase locked loops, phase shifters, power dividers/combiners, power over ethernet, power isolators, receivers, switches, synthesizers, timing devices, voltage controlled oscillators/synthesizers, and voltage regulators.

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