GCT Semiconductor (GCTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc., operates as a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and markets integrated circuits for the wireless semiconductor industry. The company provides RF and modem chipsets based on 4G LTE technology, including 4G LTE, 4.5G LTE Advanced, and 4.75G LTE Advanced-Pro. It also develops and sells cellular IoT chipsets for low-speed mobile networks such as eMTC/NB-IOT/Sigfox, and other network protocols; and 5G solutions. Its products and solutions are used in smartphones, tablets, hotspots, CPEs, USB dongles, routers, and M2M applications. The company sells its products directly or indirectly through distributors to original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers primarily in Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan, Europe, North America and South America. The company was formerly known as Global Communication Technology, Inc. GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.37 to $1.43
• 50-Day Range: $1.01 to $2.25
• 52-Week Range: $0.90 to $5.20
• Volume: 205,784 shs
• Average Volume: 332,596 shs
• Market Capitalization: $67.13 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $5.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

GCT Semiconductor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GCT Semiconductor scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 488th out of 660 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

GCT Semiconductor has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GCT Semiconductor has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for GCT Semiconductor are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.30) to ($0.42) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GCT Semiconductor is -3.15, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GCT Semiconductor is -3.15, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.00% of the float of GCT Semiconductor has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GCT Semiconductor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GCT Semiconductor has recently increased by 0.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

GCT Semiconductor does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

GCT Semiconductor does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.00% of the float of GCT Semiconductor has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GCT Semiconductor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GCT Semiconductor has recently increased by 0.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, GCT Semiconductor insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $281,860.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.21% of the stock of GCT Semiconductor is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 28.06% of the stock of GCT Semiconductor is held by institutions.

GCTS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GCTS shares performed this year?

GCT Semiconductor's stock was trading at $2.33 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, GCTS shares have decreased by 40.6% and is now trading at $1.3850.

How were GCT Semiconductor's earnings last quarter?

GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. (NYSE:GCTS) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 14th. The company reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.05. The firm earned $0.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.87 million.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of GCT Semiconductor?

Shares of GCTS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of GCT Semiconductor own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that GCT Semiconductor investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Broadcom (AVGO) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/14/2025
• Today: 7/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: ELEC COMP - SEMIC
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GCTS
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:GCTS
• CIK: 1851961
• Web: www.gctsemi.com
• Phone: 408-434-6040
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for GCT Semiconductor: $5.00
• High Price Target: $5.00
• Low Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +257.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.44)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$12.38 million
• Net Margins: -316.15%
• Pretax Margin: -308.43%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -96.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.22
• Quick Ratio: 0.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.36 million
• Price / Sales: 10.67
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($1.24) per share
• Price / Book: -1.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 48,473,000
• Free Float: 48,371,000
• Market Cap: $67.86 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.22