Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Key Points

• Tower Semiconductor reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.06.
• The company has seen increased institutional interest, with Amundi raising its stake by 86.8% in the first quarter.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Tower Semiconductor, with an average price target of $60.00.

Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by ($0.06), Zacks reports. Tower Semiconductor had a net margin of 13.20% and a return on equity of 7.37%. The company had revenue of $372.06 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $371.63 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.53 EPS. The business's revenue was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. Tower Semiconductor updated its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.

Tower Semiconductor Stock Down 1.2%

TSEM traded down $0.61 on Friday, hitting $48.23. 900,596 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 721,515. Tower Semiconductor has a 12 month low of $28.64 and a 12 month high of $55.31. The company has a market cap of $5.34 billion, a PE ratio of 27.72 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 5.82 and a current ratio of 6.57. The stock's fifty day moving average is $44.24 and its 200-day moving average is $41.83.

Institutional Trading of Tower Semiconductor

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Amundi increased its position in Tower Semiconductor by 86.8% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 21,617 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $771,000 after buying an additional 10,042 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in Tower Semiconductor by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 99,633 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,553,000 after purchasing an additional 3,954 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Tower Semiconductor by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 95,384 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,135,000 after acquiring an additional 662 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 70.51% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on TSEM. Susquehanna set a $66.00 price objective on Tower Semiconductor and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wedbush set a $65.00 price target on Tower Semiconductor and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $66.00 price target (up from $60.00) on shares of Tower Semiconductor in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $64.25.

About Tower Semiconductor

Tower Semiconductor Ltd., an independent semiconductor foundry, focus on specialty process technologies to manufacture analog intensive mixed-signal semiconductor devices in Israel, the United States, Japan, Europe, and internationally. It provides various customizable process technologies, including SiGe, BiCMOS, mixed signal/CMOS, RF CMOS, CMOS image sensor, integrated power management, and MEMS.