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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 Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ:PI) 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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Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ:PI)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 37
Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ:PI) specializes in RAIN RFID technology and offers endpoint ICs, reader ICs, and software solutions for item-level tracking.
The stock is down significantly so far in 2025 as Impinj issued disappointing guidance for the first quarter of 2025. The company projected revenue between $70 million and $73 million. This is well below analyst estimates of $93.3 million and implies a potential decline of 5-9% year-over-year.
Furthermore, EPS guidance ranged from $0.06 to $0.11 and is far below the $0.42 consensus.
Management flagged excess inventory among channel inlay partners as a key issue impacting endpoint IC sales. This inventory buildup is expected to take time to clear.