Central Pacific Bank Trust Division Decreases Stock Position in Tower Semiconductor Ltd. $TSEM

Central Pacific Bank Trust Division decreased its position in shares of Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM) by 35.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,006 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 4,318 shares during the period. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division’s holdings in Tower Semiconductor were worth $940,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSEM. Park West Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Tower Semiconductor in the 3rd quarter valued at about $42,657,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Tower Semiconductor by 565.6% during the third quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 444,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $32,159,000 after acquiring an additional 377,975 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its position in shares of Tower Semiconductor by 18.8% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,331,831 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $168,591,000 after acquiring an additional 369,600 shares during the last quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Tower Semiconductor by 99.0% during the third quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 702,993 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $50,826,000 after acquiring an additional 349,759 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Tower Semiconductor in the third quarter worth about $18,798,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on TSEM. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $180.00 price target on shares of Tower Semiconductor in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Tower Semiconductor in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wedbush upped their target price on Tower Semiconductor from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays increased their target price on Tower Semiconductor from $114.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Benchmark raised their price target on shares of Tower Semiconductor from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $156.75.

Tower Semiconductor Trading Down 1.5%

NASDAQ TSEM opened at $163.63 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 5.51 and a current ratio of 6.48. Tower Semiconductor Ltd. has a one year low of $28.64 and a one year high of $178.08. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $130.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $105.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.40 billion, a PE ratio of 84.78 and a beta of 0.91.

Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The semiconductor company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.11. Tower Semiconductor had a net margin of 14.08% and a return on equity of 7.86%. The firm had revenue of $440.21 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $439.81 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.49 earnings per share. Tower Semiconductor’s quarterly revenue was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Tower Semiconductor Ltd. will post 1.67 earnings per share for the current year.

More Tower Semiconductor News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnership with Oriole Networks to develop AI infrastructure products — the deal targets a large (~$80B) addressable market and helped push shares to multi‑year highs. Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Soars to 25-Year High on New Deal to Bolster AI
• Positive Sentiment: Two silicon‑photonics technology announcements this week and high visibility at OFC (industry conference) spotlight Tower’s SiPho roadmap and partner demos — fueling the narrative that Tower is a key foundry for AI optical interconnects. Why Tower Semiconductor Rallied Over 30% This Week
• Positive Sentiment: Investor attention during OFC was amplified by Tower’s Q4 results and capacity expansion plans — management said >70% of planned SiPho capacity is reserved or being reserved through 2028, supported by customer prepayments. Tower Semiconductor jumps as investors focus silicon photonics visibility during OFC week
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity — ~9,700 call contracts traded (roughly +199% vs. typical daily call volume) — indicates speculative bullish positioning ahead of or following the announcements.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and media reaction is mixed: several outlets celebrate the AI/SiPho story but caution that the rally raises execution and valuation questions; Seeking Alpha frames the situation as “buy the story, respect the risks.” Tower Semiconductor: Buy The Story, Respect The Risks
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and momentum risk — the stock’s sharp run-up makes it expensive on metrics (high P/E) and increases the chance of a pullback if execution, customer adoption or cadence of silicon‑photonics wins disappoints.

Tower Semiconductor Company Profile

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.