Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Lowered to “Hold” Rating by Zacks Research

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) was downgraded by research analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Tuesday, Zacks reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on LSCC. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Lattice Semiconductor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $175.00 price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $147.46.

Lattice Semiconductor Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of LSCC stock opened at $115.45 on Tuesday. Lattice Semiconductor has a 1 year low of $60.50 and a 1 year high of $157.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.82 billion, a PE ratio of 444.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.79. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $125.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $120.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 3.02.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.09. Lattice Semiconductor had a return on equity of 10.92% and a net margin of 5.58%.The company had revenue of $201.08 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $185.50 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.24 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 62.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.580 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Lattice Semiconductor will post 1.12 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Lattice Semiconductor

In related news, SVP Esam Elashmawi sold 15,742 shares of Lattice Semiconductor 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 155,420 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,945,953.40. This trade represents a 9.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed 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 Pravin Desale sold 2,039 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.89, for a total value 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. This represents a 2.70% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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. Insiders have sold 19,661 shares of company stock valued at $2,650,590 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LSCC. CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong acquired a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor during the 4th quarter valued at $8,344,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 1,474,949 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $108,527,000 after purchasing an additional 49,001 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the second quarter worth $3,155,000. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 883,165 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $64,983,000 after buying an additional 81,023 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 33.9% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 282,253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,768,000 after buying an additional 71,401 shares in the last quarter. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lattice Semiconductor Company Profile

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation develops and supplies low-power, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and related semiconductor solutions. Its products allow customers to configure hardware for specific applications after manufacturing, providing flexibility for industrial, communications, automotive, consumer electronics and computing systems.

The company’s portfolio includes small and mid-range FPGAs, system-on-chip devices, programmable logic products, development software, evaluation boards and design tools.