← Bottleneck Solvers
BN · rank #8 · 2026-06-10
TSEM
NASDAQ · $27.14B
verdict · PROCEED
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
Bottleneck themes
The structural shortage this name supplies into.
AI power and thermal infrastructure
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.64 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +34.8% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +19.3% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +15.1% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +4.1% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 6.57 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 0.48× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +37.6% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +19% |
| Market cap | $27.14B |
The AI research card
Independent qualitative review of each pick before the order is placed.
Summary
Tower Semiconductor is a specialty foundry providing advanced semiconductor manufacturing services, particularly for analog, mixed-signal, and power management applications.
Rationale
35% forward revenue growth with 19% net margins and 4.1% margin expansion aligns with AI infrastructure demand for thermal/power solutions, while 37.6% analyst upside and recent 18.7% EPS beat suggest consensus underestimation.
Material risks
- 1Foundry exposure to cyclical capex pullback in AI infrastructure if hyperscaler spending normalizes or consolidates to fewer partners (TSMC, Samsung).
- 2Geopolitical concentration risk as specialty foundry with potential U.S./Israel operational dependencies amid semiconductor supply chain fragmentation.
AI verdict council
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OpenAI
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Gemini
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Claude
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