Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Lowered to “Buy” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on LSCC. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $105.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $132.29.

Lattice Semiconductor Stock Performance

LSCC stock opened at $125.56 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $139.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $111.35. Lattice Semiconductor has a fifty-two week low of $46.43 and a fifty-two week high of $157.01. The firm has a market cap of $17.20 billion, a PE ratio of 896.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.78.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.05. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 3.46% and a return on equity of 8.48%. The company had revenue of $170.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $164.93 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.22 earnings per share. Lattice Semiconductor’s revenue was up 42.2% on a year-over-year basis. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.420-0.460 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Lattice Semiconductor will post 1.02 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Pravin Desale sold 2,039 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.89, for a total value of $291,352.71. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 73,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,505,129.91. This represents a 2.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available 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, Director James P. Lederer sold 6,101 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $153.94, for a total transaction of $939,187.94. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 14,080 shares of company stock valued at $2,045,078 in the last quarter. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in Lattice Semiconductor in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 462.9% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 394 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares during the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the third quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the third quarter worth $34,000. Institutional investors 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.