Benchmark Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) Stock

Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) had its price target boosted by Benchmark from $150.00 to $165.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the semiconductor company’s stock. Benchmark’s target price indicates a potential upside of 22.91% from the stock’s previous close.

TSEM has been the subject of several other reports. Wedbush downgraded shares of Tower Semiconductor from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $125.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. Barclays increased their price objective on Tower Semiconductor from $74.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Tower Semiconductor in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price target on Tower Semiconductor from $100.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Tower Semiconductor presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $130.50.

Tower Semiconductor Trading Down 1.7%

TSEM opened at $134.24 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 6.61, a quick ratio of 5.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The business’s 50-day moving average is $125.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.74. Tower Semiconductor has a 1 year low of $28.64 and a 1 year high of $149.57.

Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.03. Tower Semiconductor had a net margin of 12.92% and a return on equity of 7.16%. The business had revenue of $440.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $439.81 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.49 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Tower Semiconductor will post 1.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Tower Semiconductor

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSEM. Amundi lifted its position in Tower Semiconductor by 86.8% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 21,617 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $771,000 after acquiring an additional 10,042 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Tower Semiconductor by 4.1% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 99,633 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,553,000 after purchasing an additional 3,954 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in Tower Semiconductor in the second quarter valued at approximately $228,000. Callan Family Office LLC increased its holdings in Tower Semiconductor by 27.9% in the 2nd quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 8,013 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $347,000 after buying an additional 1,749 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in Tower Semiconductor by 14.8% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,764 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $76,000 after buying an additional 227 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.51% of the company’s stock.

More Tower Semiconductor News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tower Semiconductor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TSEM beat Q4 estimates: EPS $0.70 vs. $0.67 consensus and revenue $440.2M (up 13.7% YoY), confirming improving profitability and topline momentum. MarketBeat Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Company reported record quarterly revenue and cited strong AI-driven chip demand (including silicon photonics) as a key driver — supports revenue durability in AI cycle. Business Insider: Record revenue
• Positive Sentiment: TSEM raised its Q1 sales target (revenue guidance range ~$391.4M–$432.6M vs. consensus ~$407.6M), signaling confidence about near-term demand. Investor’s Business Daily: Raises Q1 sales target
• Positive Sentiment: Management is executing a sizable capex ramp to expand AI-related capacity — a growth investment that could support higher long-term revenue and margins if demand holds. Benzinga: Massive capex ramp
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcript and slide deck are available for investors to assess management commentary and backlog details. Seeking Alpha transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple press summaries (WTOP, Yahoo) recap the beat and point to AI demand; useful for quick checks but add little new forward guidance. WTOP earnings snapshot
• Negative Sentiment: Higher capex and a revised model toward more investment introduce execution risk and could pressure near-term free cash flow and returns if AI demand softens; watch guidance cadence and margin trends. MSN: Revises model to higher investment

About Tower Semiconductor

Tower Semiconductor, traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TSEM, is a specialty foundry company that provides analog and mixed-signal semiconductor manufacturing services to a broad array of customers worldwide. The company focuses on delivering tailored process technologies for high-growth markets, including radio frequency (RF), power management, imaging, automotive electronics, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. By combining deep process know-how with flexible manufacturing capabilities, Tower Semiconductor supports the development and volume production of advanced semiconductor devices for fabless and integrated device manufacturer customers.

The company’s technology portfolio spans standard and specialty processes such as CMOS, BiCMOS, high-voltage, radio frequency, silicon photonics, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and image sensor production.