SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.17 EPS

SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYTGet Free Report) issued its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by ($0.17), FiscalAI reports. SkyWater Technology had a net margin of 21.04% and a negative return on equity of 7.88%. The company had revenue of $160.69 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $146.07 million.

SkyWater Technology Price Performance

SKYT opened at $37.00 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $30.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $26.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.51. SkyWater Technology has a 1 year low of $8.18 and a 1 year high of $37.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.82 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 3.30.

Insider Activity

In other SkyWater Technology news, CFO Steve Manko sold 75,000 shares of SkyWater Technology stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.08, for a total transaction of $2,631,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 96,567 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,387,570.36. The trade was a 43.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 250,324 shares of company stock valued at $7,728,453 over the last 90 days. 37.85% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SKYT. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in SkyWater Technology by 112.0% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 313,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,226,000 after buying an additional 165,865 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of SkyWater Technology in the first quarter worth $173,000. Creative Planning increased its stake in shares of SkyWater Technology by 69.7% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 34,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,000 after buying an additional 14,085 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in shares of SkyWater Technology by 27.4% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 47,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $469,000 after buying an additional 10,246 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. bought a new stake in SkyWater Technology during the second quarter valued at $377,000. 70.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on SKYT shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of SkyWater Technology in a report on Friday, March 27th. Piper Sandler cut shares of SkyWater Technology from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $17.00 to $35.00 in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Craig Hallum downgraded shares of SkyWater Technology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $35.00 price target for the company. in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $35.00 price target on shares of SkyWater Technology in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC downgraded shares of SkyWater Technology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, SkyWater Technology presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.00.

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SkyWater Technology Company Profile

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SkyWater Technology Solutions, Inc is a U.S.-based specialty semiconductor foundry headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota. The company focuses on the development and manufacture of high-reliability integrated circuits using advanced processes on 200-millimeter wafers.

SkyWater’s service offerings span analog/mixed-signal, radio frequency (RF), micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and advanced packaging technologies. Its turnkey model includes multi-project wafer (MPW) runs, volume production, design enablement support and assembly and test services, enabling customers to take concepts from prototype to market.

Serving aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial, medical and communications sectors, SkyWater supports applications that demand rigorous performance, quality and traceability.

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