SkyWater Technology Inc (SKYT) Stock: A SWOT Analysis

Company’s 36-month beta value is 4.14.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for SKYT is 21.71M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.90% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of SKYT on May 09, 2024 was 452.02K shares.

SKYT) stock’s latest price update

SkyWater Technology Inc (NASDAQ: SKYT)’s stock price has gone decline by -28.77 in comparison to its previous close of 9.87, however, the company has experienced a -32.14% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. Forbes reported 2024-04-23 that The last time I wrote about SkyWater Technology, I described them as a pure-play semiconductor foundry that was great at taking on small projects that required customized processing steps, the type of work that the big silicon chip foundries won’t consider because they would be too disruptive to their operations. I recently had an opportunity to speak with the company’s CEO, Thomas Sonderman, along with Tim Olson, the founder and CEO of Deca Technologies, a SkyWater partner.

SKYT’s Market Performance

SKYT’s stock has fallen by -32.14% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -29.28% and a quarterly drop of -24.33%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.42% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.04% for SkyWater Technology Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -26.64% for SKYT’s stock, with a -14.19% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of SKYT

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SKYT stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for SKYT by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for SKYT in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $15 based on the research report published on February 27, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Needham, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SKYT reach a price target of $15, previously predicting the price at $13. The rating they have provided for SKYT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 27th, 2024.

Craig Hallum gave a rating of “Buy” to SKYT, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on April 26th of the previous year.

SKYT Trading at -31.16% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought SKYT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -45.80% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 5.04%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.42%, as shares sank -30.31% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -42.19% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, SKYT fell by -33.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -23.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.43. In addition, SkyWater Technology Inc saw -26.92% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SKYT starting from Unterseher Loren A, who sale 368,709 shares at the price of $12.14 back on Mar 07 ’24. After this action, Unterseher Loren A now owns 13,022,293 shares of SkyWater Technology Inc, valued at $4,475,456 using the latest closing price.

Unterseher Loren A, the Director of SkyWater Technology Inc, sale 50,771 shares at $11.56 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’24, which means that Unterseher Loren A is holding 13,391,002 shares at $587,167 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for SKYT

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.04 for the present operating margin
  • 0.21 for the gross margin

The net margin for SkyWater Technology Inc stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at -0.07. Equity return is now at value -59.75, with -10.65 for asset returns.

Based on SkyWater Technology Inc (SKYT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.54 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.18. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.19.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 16.14 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.39. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.35. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.99for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.91. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.96.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, SkyWater Technology Inc (SKYT) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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