Robeco Schweiz AG Decreases Stock Holdings in Lattice Semiconductor Co. (NASDAQ:LSCC)

Robeco Schweiz AG lessened its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor Co. (NASDAQ:LSCC) by 27.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 963,200 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 355,500 shares during the quarter. Robeco Schweiz AG owned about 0.70% of Lattice Semiconductor worth $54,565,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 67.7% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 659 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI bought a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Hollencrest Capital Management purchased a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor during the third quarter valued at $53,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor during the third quarter valued at $89,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 27.9% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,723 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $154,000 after acquiring an additional 594 shares during the period. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, SVP Mark Jon Nelson sold 1,850 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.28, for a total value of $105,968.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 83,289 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,770,793.92. This trade represents a 2.17 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Pravin Desale sold 2,890 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.29, for a total transaction of $197,358.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 93,903 shares in the company, valued at $6,412,635.87. This represents a 2.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 7,686 shares of company stock valued at $479,022 in the last quarter. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

Lattice Semiconductor stock opened at $64.38 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $58.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $54.29. Lattice Semiconductor Co. has a 1 year low of $40.65 and a 1 year high of $85.69. The stock has a market cap of $8.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 146.32, a PEG ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.41.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by ($0.14). Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 12.00% and a return on equity of 11.22%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Lattice Semiconductor Co. will post 0.65 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LSCC has been the subject of several research reports. Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Lattice Semiconductor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $44.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $66.25.

About Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops and sells semiconductor products in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company offers field programmable gate arrays that consist of four product families, including the Lattice Certus and ECP, Mach, iCE, and CrossLink. It also provides video connectivity application specific standard products.