Wall Street Zen Downgrades Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) to Buy

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on LSCC. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Friday, July 17th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $175.00 price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Lattice Semiconductor from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $147.46.

Lattice Semiconductor Stock Performance

Lattice Semiconductor stock opened at $114.40 on Friday. Lattice Semiconductor has a 1 year low of $60.50 and a 1 year high of $157.01. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $130.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $120.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.02 and a quick ratio of 2.33. The stock has a market cap of $15.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 440.00, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.81.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Lattice Semiconductor

In other news, SVP Pravin Desale sold 2,039 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.89, for a total transaction of $291,352.71. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 73,519 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,505,129.91. This represents a 2.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 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 stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were 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 directly 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. 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 sold 28,502 shares of company stock valued at $4,005,820. Corporate insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lattice Semiconductor

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 15,228.0% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 24,285,306 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,714,680,000 after purchasing an additional 24,126,868 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,637,161,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 177.3% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,076,616 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $445,538,000 after buying an additional 3,885,482 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,852,380 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $237,718,000 after buying an additional 85,973 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,457,389 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $254,433,000 after buying an additional 84,812 shares during the last quarter. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.