Research Analysts Set Expectations for GCTS FY2025 Earnings

GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. (NYSE:GCTS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of GCT Semiconductor in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 3rd. Zacks Research analyst L. Thompson expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.89) per share for the year. The consensus estimate for GCT Semiconductor’s current full-year earnings is ($0.30) per share. Zacks Research 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 several other reports. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and issued a $3.00 target price on shares of GCT Semiconductor in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. B. Riley Financial dropped their target price on shares of GCT Semiconductor from $4.50 to $4.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $3.50.

GCT Semiconductor Price Performance

GCT Semiconductor stock opened at $1.24 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $70.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.60 and a beta of 1.23. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $1.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.25) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $0.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On GCT Semiconductor

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of GCT Semiconductor by 57.5% during the first 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 during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of GCT Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $246,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of GCT Semiconductor by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,583,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,407,000 after acquiring an additional 50,799 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of GCT Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $95,000. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL acquired a new stake in shares of GCT Semiconductor during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Institutional investors own 28.06% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Hyunsoo Shin acquired 25,453 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $1.28 per share, with a total value of $32,579.84. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 737,866 shares in the company, valued at approximately $944,468.48. This represents a 3.57% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In the last quarter, insiders have acquired 45,358 shares of company stock valued at $58,058. Insiders own 5.40% of the company’s stock.

Key GCT Semiconductor News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Initiation of analyst coverage, which can increase investor attention and liquidity. GCTS: Initiating coverage of GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Small Cap (analyst L. Thompson) published forward EPS estimates showing continued losses across FY2025–FY2027 and quarterly 2026 losses (examples: FY2026 -$0.58, FY2027 -$0.11; consensus full-year currently -$0.30), signaling analysts expect further cash-burn/weak profitability that could pressure the stock. Zacks estimates (MarketBeat)
• Negative Sentiment: Recent reported quarter missed estimates (EPS and revenue materially below consensus), confirming near-term operational weakness and giving investors reason to be cautious until revenue and margins improve. Latest earnings (MarketBeat)

GCT Semiconductor Company Profile

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.