Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Acquires Shares of 42,614 Lattice Semiconductor Corporation $LSCC

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 42,614 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,518,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 213.3% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 176,938 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $9,280,000 after buying an additional 120,464 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 59.5% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,799 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $460,000 after acquiring an additional 3,283 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 37.8% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 963,493 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $50,535,000 after acquiring an additional 264,329 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 28.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 6,432 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $315,000 after acquiring an additional 1,440 shares during the period. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 19,746 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $967,000 after acquiring an additional 1,717 shares during the period. 98.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Lattice Semiconductor Trading Down 3.2%

Shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock opened at $111.68 on Wednesday. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a 12-month low of $60.50 and a 12-month high of $157.01. The company has a market cap of $15.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 429.54, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a current ratio of 3.02, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $129.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $120.22.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.09. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 5.58% and a return on equity of 10.92%. The company had revenue of $201.08 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $185.50 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.24 earnings per share. Lattice Semiconductor’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.2% on a year-over-year basis. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.580 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on LSCC shares. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $175.00 price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $147.46.

Insider Transactions at Lattice Semiconductor

In related news, SVP Pravin Desale sold 2,039 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.89, for a total transaction of $291,352.71. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 73,519 shares in the company, valued at $10,505,129.91. The trade was a 2.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, SVP Esam Elashmawi sold 15,742 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.77, for a total value of $2,121,549.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 155,420 shares in the company, valued at $20,945,953.40. This represents a 9.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 22,401 shares of company stock valued at $3,066,632. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Lattice Semiconductor Company Profile

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.