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

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

LSCC has been the subject of several other reports. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on Lattice Semiconductor from $72.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Williams Trading set a $82.00 price target on Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $77.58.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

NASDAQ LSCC opened at $78.65 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $65.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 393.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 1.72. Lattice Semiconductor has a 52-week low of $34.69 and a 52-week high of $81.23.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 5.50% and a return on equity of 4.73%. The firm had revenue of $133.35 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $133.03 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.24 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.300-0.340 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Lattice Semiconductor will post 0.65 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Lattice Semiconductor

In other news, CEO Ford Tamer bought 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 7th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $61.95 per share, with a total value of $619,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 10,000 shares in the company, valued at $619,500. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Pravin Desale sold 839 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.09, for a total value of $65,517.51. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 104,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,137,602.72. This trade represents a 0.80% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 19,105 shares of company stock worth $1,369,590 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lattice Semiconductor

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 242.1% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,454 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 1,029 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 213.3% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 176,938 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $9,280,000 after purchasing an additional 120,464 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 21.7% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,640 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $86,000 after purchasing an additional 292 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 59.5% during the first 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 during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 146.8% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,440,083 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $75,532,000 after purchasing an additional 856,568 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.08% of the company’s stock.

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.