Q1 EPS Forecast for Tower Semiconductor Lowered by Analyst

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Tower Semiconductor in a report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.44. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $60.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Tower Semiconductor's current full-year earnings is $1.81 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Tower Semiconductor's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.58 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on TSEM. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Tower Semiconductor from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Tower Semiconductor in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Tower Semiconductor from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Craig Hallum raised their price objective on shares of Tower Semiconductor from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $60.00.

Tower Semiconductor Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TSEM traded up $0.47 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $48.10. 735,599 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 882,613. Tower Semiconductor has a fifty-two week low of $30.48 and a fifty-two week high of $55.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 5.82 and a quick ratio of 4.89. The firm has a market cap of $5.33 billion, a PE ratio of 26.00 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.95.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSEM. Truist Financial Corp grew its position in Tower Semiconductor by 3.8% in the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 7,432 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Tower Semiconductor by 319.3% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,807 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 1,376 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in Tower Semiconductor by 21.1% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,472 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $109,000 after buying an additional 431 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in Tower Semiconductor in the third quarter worth approximately $11,094,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Tower Semiconductor during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $573,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.51% of the company's stock.

Tower Semiconductor Company Profile

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.