Author:
S3 Research Team
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) is under pressure. Short interest has doubled, and stock has lost significant value. With new legal issues, tariff downgrades, and rising volatility, both squeeze and crowded scores are elevated. Analyst sentiment remains negative, adding more weight to the bearish outlook.
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., is a wireless semiconductor company, designs and manufactures radio frequency and complete semiconductor system solutions for mobile communications applications. The Company provides front-end modules, radio frequency subsystems, and system solutions to wireless handset and infrastructure customers worldwide.
Skyworks (SWKS) has lost half its value, and the short position has doubled to 12%.
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is facing a class action lawsuit alleging securities fraud. The complaint alleges that the defendants provided investors with material information concerning Skyworks' ability to expand its mobile business and capitalize on its growth potential by investing in new technologies.
The stock has also been downgraded because of tariffs.
The crowded score has risen to 50 and with the recent rally the squeeze score is 70.
Ten percent of the analysts’ recommendations are sells and there are almost no buys.
The stock is at the price target.
Coinciding with the bigger short position is higher volatility.
This volatility increases the likelihood of a squeeze.
The combination of legal challenges, a sharp increase in short positioning, tariff-related headwinds, and elevated volatility presents a bearish setup for Skyworks. With the squeeze score rising alongside price, investors should be alert to the potential for continued downside—or a volatile reversal driven by forced covering.
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