Legal & General Group Plc Invests $28.68 Million in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation $LSCC

Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 187,535 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,685,000.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Esam Elashmawi sold 15,742 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.77, for a total transaction of $2,121,549.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 155,420 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,945,953.40. The trade was a 9.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible 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 the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.89, for a total transaction of $291,352.71. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 73,519 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,505,129.91. The trade was a 2.70% 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. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 28,502 shares of company stock worth $4,005,820. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Lattice Semiconductor Trading Down 5.0%

Shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock opened at $114.40 on Friday. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a 52-week low of $60.50 and a 52-week high of $157.01. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $130.58 and a 200-day moving average of $119.78. The stock has a market cap of $15.67 billion, a PE ratio of 440.00, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.81. 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $201.08 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $185.50 million. Lattice Semiconductor had a return on equity of 10.92% and a net margin of 5.58%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.24 earnings per share. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.580 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.12 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on LSCC shares. Benchmark started coverage on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $160.00 target price on the stock. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. TD Cowen upped their price target on Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Two equities research 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $147.46.

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.