SkyWater Technology posted 162% revenue growth year-over-year and carries a 96% return on equity, but negative free cash flow quality and a below-floor quality score signal the business has not yet translated top-line expansion into durable financial strength.
Thesis pillars
- Hypergrowth Revenue Unconfirmed→Stable
- Negative Free Cash Flow→Stable
- Momentum Technicals Diverge→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
SkyWater Technology, Inc. (SKYT) Stock Analysis
Technology · Semiconductors
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $34.92: Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Rich valuation; Negative price momentum.
SkyWater Technology, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor manufacturing services in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Legacy SkyWater and SkyWater Texas. The company offers foundry services; advanced technology services (ATS);... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $34.92: Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Rich valuation; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 33d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and clean insider activity. Suitability: aggressive.
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updated 2026-07-06Recent Developments — SkyWater Technology, Inc.
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2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $34.92: Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Rich valuation; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $32.54. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $38.22 (+11.6% upside). Prior stop was $32.54. Stop-loss: $32.54.
Target reached (-13.1% upside); Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0).
SkyWater Technology, Inc. trades at a P/E of 14.6 (forward -168.4). TrendMatrix value score: 4.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover SKYT with a consensus score of 2.5/5. Average price target: $35.
What does SkyWater Technology, Inc. do?SkyWater Technology, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor manufacturing services in the United...
SkyWater Technology, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor manufacturing services in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Legacy SkyWater and SkyWater Texas. The company offers foundry services; advanced technology services (ATS); wafer manufacturing services for analog, mixed-signal, MEMS, and specialty CMOS devices; and advanced semiconductor packaging. The company serves quantum computing, aerospace and defense, automotive, bio-health, and industrial sectors. SkyWater Technology, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.