Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:ON – Free Report) by 2.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 871,412 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 22,036 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers’ holdings in ON Semiconductor were worth $42,969,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of ON Semiconductor during the 2nd quarter worth about $228,835,000. Rafferty Asset Management LLC raised its position in ON Semiconductor by 55.0% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 5,837,502 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $305,943,000 after purchasing an additional 2,072,125 shares in the last quarter. M&G PLC lifted its stake in ON Semiconductor by 164.2% during the second quarter. M&G PLC now owns 2,459,104 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $127,873,000 after purchasing an additional 1,528,311 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in ON Semiconductor by 312.8% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,011,077 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $105,401,000 after purchasing an additional 1,523,866 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of ON Semiconductor by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 12,205,996 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $639,716,000 after purchasing an additional 877,533 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.70% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting ON Semiconductor
Here are the key news stories impacting ON Semiconductor this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat EPS expectations, management highlighted record free cash flow and the board authorized an incremental $6.0B repurchase program — a structural support for the share price and a likely driver of momentum buying. Onsemi Is Near a Breakout—And Free Cash Flow Could Fuel It
- Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised targets or issued supportive notes after the quarter (JPMorgan, Truist, Rosenblatt among others), which can attract institutional buying and underpin upside. JPMorgan Increases ON Semiconductor Price Target to $70
- Neutral Sentiment: Barclays initiated coverage with an Equal?weight rating — increases coverage/liquidity but is not a directional endorsement. Barclays initiates ON Semiconductor coverage
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views are mixed overall (some raises, some trims) — that produces two?way flows and makes the stock sensitive to near?term execution updates. Seeking Alpha: ON Semiconductor – Reiterate Buy Upon Correction
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by senior executives this week — CEO Hassane El?Khoury and CFO Trent Thad sold sizable blocks (20k and 60k shares respectively). Large insider disposals can weigh on sentiment and prompt short?term selling. ON Semiconductor CEO Hassane El?Khoury Sells 20,000 Shares
- Negative Sentiment: Top?line remains pressured: revenue declined year?over?year and management flagged execution/market risks — investors will be watching whether revenue recovery accelerates to justify the current premium valuation. Q4 2025 earnings call transcript
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages recently commented on ON. Cfra reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $64.00 price target on shares of ON Semiconductor in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of ON Semiconductor from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of ON Semiconductor from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of ON Semiconductor from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Barclays initiated coverage on shares of ON Semiconductor in a report on Thursday. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $75.00 price objective for the company. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $64.19.
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Insider Buying and Selling at ON Semiconductor
In other ON Semiconductor news, CEO Hassane El-Khoury sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.02, for a total transaction of $1,460,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,015,610 shares in the company, valued at approximately $74,159,842.20. This represents a 1.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Trent Thad sold 60,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.22, for a total transaction of $4,273,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 339,460 shares in the company, valued at $24,176,341.20. This trade represents a 15.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 100,000 shares of company stock valued at $6,834,600 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.
ON Semiconductor Trading Up 2.2%
ON opened at $72.21 on Friday. ON Semiconductor Corporation has a 1-year low of $31.04 and a 1-year high of $73.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.45 billion, a PE ratio of 212.39, a PEG ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a current ratio of 4.52, a quick ratio of 3.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $59.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $53.38.
ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The semiconductor company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.02. ON Semiconductor had a net margin of 2.02% and a return on equity of 12.22%. The business had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.95 earnings per share. ON Semiconductor’s revenue was down 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. ON Semiconductor has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.560-0.660 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that ON Semiconductor Corporation will post 2.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
ON Semiconductor announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, November 18th that allows the company to buyback $6.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the semiconductor company to reacquire up to 32.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.
About ON Semiconductor
ON Semiconductor, which operates under the onsemi brand, is a global supplier of semiconductor components and related solutions. The company designs, manufactures and sells a broad portfolio that includes power and analog devices, discrete components, sensors and custom mixed-signal products. Its offerings are used to manage, convert and sense electrical power and signals across a wide range of electronic systems.
ON Semiconductor serves customers in key end markets such as automotive, industrial, cloud power and communications, as well as consumer and computing applications.
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