Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at Wall Street Zen

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on SWKS. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Skyworks Solutions from $65.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Piper Sandler upgraded shares of Skyworks Solutions from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $70.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Loop Capital decreased their price objective on shares of Skyworks Solutions from $83.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Cfra set a $90.00 price objective on Skyworks Solutions in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Cfra Research raised Skyworks Solutions from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $83.18.

Skyworks Solutions Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SWKS opened at $69.32 on Friday. Skyworks Solutions has a 12 month low of $47.93 and a 12 month high of $95.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.33 and a quick ratio of 1.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.31 billion, a PE ratio of 22.58 and a beta of 1.31. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $71.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.85.

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.23. Skyworks Solutions had a return on equity of 12.01% and a net margin of 11.67%.The business had revenue of $1.10 billion during the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.55 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Skyworks Solutions has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Skyworks Solutions will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Skyworks Solutions

In related news, EVP Reza Kasnavi sold 7,332 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.26, for a total transaction of $456,490.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 26,087 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,624,176.62. This represents a 21.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Robert John Terry sold 4,945 shares of Skyworks Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.28, for a total value of $307,974.60. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 19,824 shares in the company, valued at $1,234,638.72. This represents a 19.96% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.28% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Skyworks Solutions

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SWKS. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC raised its position in Skyworks Solutions by 1,074.5% in the first quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC now owns 8,738 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $565,000 after acquiring an additional 7,994 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Skyworks Solutions by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,739,480 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,340,393,000 after purchasing an additional 397,638 shares in the last quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. purchased a new position in shares of Skyworks Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at about $637,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Skyworks Solutions by 8.0% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,507,074 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $355,922,000 after purchasing an additional 408,577 shares during the period. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in Skyworks Solutions by 239.4% during the first quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 12,649 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $818,000 after buying an additional 8,922 shares in the last quarter. 85.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Skyworks Solutions Company Profile

Skyworks Solutions, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary semiconductor products in the United States, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the rest of Asia-Pacific. Its product portfolio includes amplifiers, antenna tuners, attenuators, automotive tuners and digital radios, DC/DC converters, demodulators, detectors, diodes, wireless analog system on chip products, directional couplers, diversity receive modules, filters, front-end modules, hybrids, light emitting diode drivers, low noise amplifiers, mixers, modulators, optocouplers/optoisolators, phase locked loops, phase shifters, power dividers/combiners, power over ethernet, power isolators, receivers, switches, synthesizers, timing devices, voltage controlled oscillators/synthesizers, and voltage regulators.