Zacks Research Upgrades Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) to Strong-Buy

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

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $175.00 price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research report on Friday, July 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lattice Semiconductor has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $144.38.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LSCC opened at $126.12 on Monday. Lattice Semiconductor has a fifty-two week low of $59.37 and a fifty-two week high of $157.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 3.02. The company has a market cap of $17.28 billion, a PE ratio of 485.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.81. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $136.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $116.53.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $201.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $185.50 million. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 5.58% and a return on equity of 10.92%. The business’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 firm posted $0.24 earnings per share. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.580 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Lattice Semiconductor will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, Director James P. Lederer sold 6,101 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $153.94, for a total transaction of $939,187.94. Following the transaction, the director owned 41,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,342,481.94. The trade was a 12.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Tracy Ann Feanny sold 2,740 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.84, for a total value of $416,041.60. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 63,084 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,578,674.56. This represents a 4.16% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 10,880 shares of company stock worth $1,646,582. 0.62% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lattice Semiconductor

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 462.9% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 394 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares during the period. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in Lattice Semiconductor during the third quarter worth $34,000. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.