Equities Analysts Set Expectations for GCTS FY2025 Earnings

GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. (NYSE:GCTS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Small Cap issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of GCT Semiconductor in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 3rd. Zacks Small Cap analyst L. Thompson forecasts that the company will earn ($0.89) per share for the year. The consensus estimate for GCT Semiconductor’s current full-year earnings is ($0.30) per share. Zacks Small Cap also issued estimates for GCT Semiconductor’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.21) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.17) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.58) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.11) EPS.

GCTS has been the subject of a number of other reports. B. Riley cut their price objective on GCT Semiconductor from $4.50 to $4.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $3.00 price target on shares of GCT Semiconductor in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, GCT Semiconductor presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.50.

GCT Semiconductor Price Performance

GCT Semiconductor stock opened at $1.26 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $71.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.63 and a beta of 1.23. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $1.22 and a 200-day moving average of $1.35. GCT Semiconductor has a one year low of $0.90 and a one year high of $2.47.

GCT Semiconductor (NYSE:GCTS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.25) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $0.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 million.

Insider Activity at GCT Semiconductor

In other news, Director Hyunsoo Shin bought 25,453 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $1.28 per share, for a total transaction of $32,579.84. Following the transaction, the director owned 737,866 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $944,468.48. This represents a 3.57% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In the last ninety days, insiders have purchased 45,358 shares of company stock valued at $58,058. 5.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GCT Semiconductor

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new position in shares of GCT Semiconductor during the second quarter worth $37,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in GCT Semiconductor by 57.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 69,917 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,000 after purchasing an additional 25,535 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL bought a new position in GCT Semiconductor in the third quarter valued at about $47,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of GCT Semiconductor during the third quarter valued at about $76,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of GCT Semiconductor by 3.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,583,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,407,000 after purchasing an additional 50,799 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 28.06% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about GCT Semiconductor

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

• Positive Sentiment: Research/coverage initiation increases visibility and potential liquidity — a media/coverage item flagged that analysts have initiated coverage of GCT, which can attract investor attention and trading interest. GCTS: Initiating coverage of GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Small Cap released a set of detailed quarterly and multi-year EPS forecasts for GCTS (Q4‑2025 through FY‑2027). Publication of formal estimates provides modelable guidance that can improve transparency for investors but is not itself a direct operational catalyst. GCT Semiconductor (GCTS) – MarketBeat
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks’ projections imply continued losses: multiple upcoming quarters and FY‑2026 are forecast negative (examples include FY‑2026 ≈ ($0.58) and FY‑2027 ≈ ($0.11), with a current consensus near ($0.30)). Those estimates reinforce the company’s unprofitable outlook and could pressure sentiment and valuation until revenue or margins improve. GCT Semiconductor (GCTS) – MarketBeat
• Negative Sentiment: Recent reported results showed an EPS miss and very low revenue, highlighting execution and demand risks that make near-term profitability uncertain; investors will likely focus on upcoming revenue trends and any signs of margin recovery. GCT Semiconductor (GCTS) – MarketBeat

About GCT Semiconductor

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.