Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) Receives "Hold (C)" Rating from Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) received a "hold (c)" rating from Weiss Ratings as part of a broader analysis of the company's stock.
• The company's stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" with a target price of approximately $67.60, but several analysts have varying price targets, with Barclays setting it at $74.00 and Benchmark at $73.00.
• In its latest earnings report, Tower Semiconductor reported $0.41 EPS, missing estimates by $0.06, while its quarterly revenue increased by 6% year-over-year to $372.06 million.

Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c)" rating restated by equities researchers at Weiss Ratings in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on TSEM. Susquehanna set a $66.00 price target on Tower Semiconductor and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Barclays assumed coverage on Tower Semiconductor in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $74.00 price target for the company. Benchmark boosted their price target on Tower Semiconductor from $66.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Wedbush set a $65.00 price target on Tower Semiconductor and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Tower Semiconductor has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $67.60.

Tower Semiconductor Stock Performance

Shares of TSEM traded up $0.84 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $75.77. The stock had a trading volume of 592,072 shares, compared to its average volume of 857,658. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 6.57 and a quick ratio of 5.50. Tower Semiconductor has a 12 month low of $28.64 and a 12 month high of $77.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.40 billion, a PE ratio of 43.55 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $66.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.33.

Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.06). 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 the consensus estimate of $371.63 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. Tower Semiconductor has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts anticipate that Tower Semiconductor will post 1.67 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tower Semiconductor

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Tower Semiconductor in the third quarter worth about $92,000. GAM Holding AG purchased a new stake in shares of Tower Semiconductor in the third quarter worth about $1,146,000. Hennessy Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Tower Semiconductor in the third quarter worth about $202,000. Calamos Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Tower Semiconductor in the third quarter worth about $699,000. Finally, HBK Sorce Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Tower Semiconductor in the third quarter worth about $224,000. 70.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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