Q3 EPS Estimates for Tower Semiconductor Cut by Wedbush

Key Points

• Wedbush has revised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Tower Semiconductor to $0.48 per share, slightly down from the previous estimate of $0.49, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating and a price target of $65.00.
• In its recent earnings report, Tower Semiconductor missed the consensus estimate with $0.41 EPS, although it reported a revenue increase of 6.0% year-over-year.
• Institutional investors hold a significant portion of Tower Semiconductor, with 70.51% of the company's stock owned by such investors, reflecting growing confidence in the firm's future.

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Wedbush reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Tower Semiconductor in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.49. Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $65.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Tower Semiconductor's current full-year earnings is $1.67 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Tower Semiconductor's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.90 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS.

Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by ($0.06). Tower Semiconductor had a net margin of 13.20% and a return on equity of 7.37%. The firm had revenue of $372.06 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $371.63 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Susquehanna set a $66.00 price objective on shares of Tower Semiconductor and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Tuesday. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $66.00 target price (up previously from $60.00) on shares of Tower Semiconductor in a research note on Monday, August 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $64.25.

Tower Semiconductor Stock Performance

TSEM traded down $0.61 on Friday, reaching $48.23. The stock had a trading volume of 911,957 shares, compared to its average volume of 893,429. Tower Semiconductor has a 12-month low of $28.64 and a 12-month high of $55.31. The company has a current ratio of 6.57, a quick ratio of 5.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The business's 50-day moving average price is $44.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.71. The company has a market cap of $5.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.72 and a beta of 0.77.

Institutional Trading of Tower Semiconductor

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Tower Semiconductor by 2.4% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,087,155 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $145,106,000 after purchasing an additional 93,868 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of Tower Semiconductor by 21.0% during the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 3,758,574 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $193,604,000 after purchasing an additional 653,191 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Tower Semiconductor by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,546,357 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $90,803,000 after acquiring an additional 57,544 shares in the last quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. grew its stake in Tower Semiconductor by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 2,242,514 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $97,247,000 after acquiring an additional 22,873 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in Tower Semiconductor by 12.2% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,240,229 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $79,887,000 after acquiring an additional 243,267 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.51% of the company's stock.

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.