Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS – Get Free Report) was the target of some unusual options trading on Monday. Traders acquired 10,283 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 98% compared to the average volume of 5,184 put options.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Skyworks Solutions from $90.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Craig Hallum upped their price target on Skyworks Solutions from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Skyworks Solutions in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. TD Cowen upped their price target on Skyworks Solutions from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Skyworks Solutions to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $113.94.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Skyworks Solutions
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Pzena Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Skyworks Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $302,309,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Skyworks Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $226,266,000. Vulcan Value Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Skyworks Solutions by 38.8% during the second quarter. Vulcan Value Partners LLC now owns 4,518,451 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $481,552,000 after buying an additional 1,262,964 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Skyworks Solutions by 54.9% during the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 3,478,772 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $370,768,000 after buying an additional 1,233,618 shares during the period. Finally, Swedbank AB purchased a new position in shares of Skyworks Solutions during the first quarter worth $110,086,000. 85.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Skyworks Solutions Price Performance
NASDAQ:SWKS opened at $96.75 on Wednesday. Skyworks Solutions has a one year low of $85.06 and a one year high of $120.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 4.29 and a current ratio of 5.75. The stock has a market cap of $15.52 billion, a PE ratio of 18.11, a P/E/G ratio of 4.71 and a beta of 1.21. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $107.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $103.17.
Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 30th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.21. The company had revenue of $905.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $900.41 million. Skyworks Solutions had a return on equity of 15.41% and a net margin of 17.85%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.50 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Skyworks Solutions will post 5.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Skyworks Solutions Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 20th were given a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.89%. This is a positive change from Skyworks Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 20th. Skyworks Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 52.63%.
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.
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