Here's How ON Semiconductor Is Targeting a $213 Billion AI Power Opportunity
The chip producer is making transformative shifts in its business for strategic reasons that aren't being rewarded by the market just yet.
Overview
The stock of intelligent power and sensing chip company ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ON) has had a wild ride in 2026. It delivered an exceptional performance, driven by a combination of soaring demand from its fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) data center market and a cyclical recovery in its core automotive and industrial end markets.
However, the announcement of an agreement to acquire AI edge solutions company Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) led to a crash in the share price, and the recent investor day presentation didn't reverse it. What's going on and why isn't the market warming to the company's strategic shift?
Details
A slew of Wall Street analysts lowered their price targets for the stock after the investor day presentation, in which management outlined plans to target a market valued at $213 billion. However, as ever, it's hard to discern if the cuts were in response to the presentation or a lowering of price targets now that the market has corrected the stock so sharply.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.