Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Sets New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $139.00 and last traded at $138.74, with a volume of 3958934 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $124.24.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $105.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $125.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $129.07.

Lattice Semiconductor Trading Up 11.7%

The firm has a fifty day moving average of $107.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $89.96. The company has a market cap of $19.01 billion, a PE ratio of 991.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.76.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.05. Lattice Semiconductor had a return on equity of 8.48% and a net margin of 3.46%.The company had revenue of $170.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $164.93 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.22 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 42.2% on a year-over-year basis. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.420-0.460 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Tracy Ann Feanny sold 1,381 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.63, for a total value of $125,160.03. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 56,355 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,107,453.65. This trade represents a 2.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Pravin Desale sold 2,366 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.41, for a total value of $218,642.06. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 80,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,469,130.66. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 29,995 shares of company stock worth $2,886,140 in the last quarter. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Elevatus Welath Management bought a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,792,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,090,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $102,185,000. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. bought a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $733,000. Finally, NZS Capital LLC lifted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. NZS Capital LLC now owns 671,146 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $49,208,000 after buying an additional 38,115 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.08% of the company’s stock.

About Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation is a U.S.-based semiconductor company specializing in low-power, small-footprint programmable logic devices. The company’s product portfolio centers on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), programmable logic devices (PLDs) and related intellectual property cores that enable customers to implement custom digital functions in applications where energy efficiency and compact size are critical. Lattice’s solutions are widely used to accelerate edge computing, support video and sensor interfaces, and provide flexible I/O connectivity across a variety of end markets.

The company offers a range of FPGA families, including the iCE40 series for ultra-low power mobile and consumer applications, the MachXO series for embedded control and security, and the ECP5 series for midrange performance in communications, industrial automation and automotive domains.