We recently published an article titled Why These 15 Semiconductor Stocks Have Been Plunging So Far in 2025. In this article, we are going to take a look at where ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:ON) stands against the other semiconductor stocks.

Wall Street has gotten increasingly bearish on semiconductor stocks over the past few months as concerns about the profitability and sustainability of AI have gained traction. This was compounded by DeepSeek at first. The market recovered from that, but as Microsoft started canceling some data center leases and Nvidia failed to beat earnings by stellar margins, sentiment has turned sour again.

AI-related semiconductor stocks, which have been pick-and-shovel plays, are bearing the brunt of the selloffs, as they are the ones sitting on top of a two-year-long rally. This is a cyclical industry, so it’s possible that semiconductor stocks are now shifting into a bearish phase.

You should keep up with these stocks, as they’ve delivered multibagger gains over the past two years. There’s a good chance that the AI narrative recovers from here. And even if it doesn’t, it’s still worth looking into the big losers and the reasons behind their decline.

Methodology

For this article, I screened the worst-performing semiconductor stocks year-to-date.

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ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:ON)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 52

ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:ON) makes power and sensing semiconductor products.

The stock is down significantly so far in 2025 as it reported Q4 2024 revenue of $1.72 billion, which missed analyst estimates of $1.76 billion. Adjusted EPS also came in at $0.95 and below the expected $0.97. All of its major segments reported revenue declines.

Power Solutions Group’s revenue was down 16% to $809.4 million, Analog and Mixed-Signal Group was down 18% to $610.6 million, and Intelligent Sensing Group’s revenue was down about 2% to $302.5 million.

On top of that, the company provided weak guidance for Q1 2025. Revenue is expected to be in the range of $1.35 billion to $1.45 billion, well below analyst estimates of $1.69 billion. Gross margin guidance was also reduced to 38.9%-40.9%. Previously, this was at above 45%.

Also, ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:ON) announced a restructuring plan that included cutting 9% of its workforce to reduce costs amid declining demand and falling revenue. The layoffs are expected to cost $50 million to $60 million in charges this year.

The consensus price target of $67.12 implies 49.45% upside.

ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:ON) stock is down 29.02% year-to-date.

Overall ON ranks 15th on our list of the semiconductor stocks that have been plunging so far in 2025. While we acknowledge the potential of ON as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than ON but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

 

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.