Soitec Shares Jump 7% as BofA Turns Bullish on Silicon Photonics Demand
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Shares of French semiconductor materials manufacturer Soitec surged 7% in Paris on Friday following an upgrade by BofA Securities, which raised its rating from neutral to buy and lifted its price target from €152 to €300. The revision comes as BofA highlighted the firm's dominant position, controlling over 90% of the key material used in silicon photonics. The bank projects photonics wafer revenue to surge 172% in fiscal 2027, driven by long-term take-or-pay contracts that secure steady demand visibility. Additionally, BofA anticipates that Soitec will soon announce a €700 million expansion of its Singapore facility, adding an annual capacity of one million 300mm wafers. Earnings per share forecasts were also significantly upgraded across fiscal years 2027 through 2029. Key risks to the outlook include potential slowdowns in AI data center investments and weaker mobile device demand.
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Shares of French semiconductor materials company Soitec surged 7% following BofA's upgrade of its investment rating and a price target of 300 euros. BofA projected that silicon photonics wafer sales will grow 172% in fiscal 2027, driven by surging bandwidth demand in AI data centers. This positive catalyst increases visibility into margin improvements across the related value chain, providing encouraging signals to investors.
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- Semiconductors — BofA upgraded Soitec's price target to 300 euros and raised its rating to buy, citing expanding demand for silicon photonics, raising expectations for improved earnings in the related value chain.
- AI — As bandwidth demand for silicon photonics and optical ports replacing copper in AI data centers surges, photonics wafer sales are projected to skyrocket by 172% in fiscal 2027.
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BofA significantly raised its earnings per share (EPS) forecast and doubled its price target from 152 euros to 300 euros, citing Soitec's high growth in silicon photonics sales and long-term contracts for 2027-2029. Additionally, the firm expects gross margins to expand from a low of 16% in fiscal 2026 to 44% over the next three years.
The bull case is that optical port demand in AI data centers grows faster than expected, accelerating profitability, while the bear case is a decline in demand due to a slowdown in AI investments and the emergence of competing technologies. Key monitoring indicators moving forward include plans to expand the Singapore plant and the fulfillment of take-or-pay contracts by major clients.
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