Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Trading Down 8.6% – What’s Next?

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC)’s stock price fell 8.6% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $110.07 and last traded at $109.4950. Approximately 219,370 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 89% from the average daily volume of 1,949,520 shares. The stock had previously closed at $119.76.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LSCC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Zacks Research lowered Lattice Semiconductor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lattice Semiconductor currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $147.46.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

The business has a 50 day moving average of $124.73 and a 200 day moving average of $121.25. The company has a market cap of $14.82 billion, a PE ratio of 417.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.02 and a quick ratio of 2.33.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $201.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $185.50 million. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 5.58% and a return on equity of 10.92%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.24 earnings per share. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.580 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.12 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Lattice Semiconductor

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, SVP Tracy Feanny sold 1,880 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.43, for a total transaction of $237,688.40. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 60,221 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,613,741.03. This represents a 3.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Esam Elashmawi sold 15,742 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.77, for a total value 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 $20,945,953.40. This represents a 9.20% 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. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. 0.62% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lattice Semiconductor

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong purchased a new position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $8,344,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,155,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC increased its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 1,474,949 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $108,527,000 after buying an additional 49,001 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC increased its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 883,165 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $64,983,000 after buying an additional 81,023 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 33.9% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 282,253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,768,000 after buying an additional 71,401 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.08% of the company’s stock.

Lattice Semiconductor Company Profile

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation develops and supplies low-power, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and related semiconductor solutions. Its products allow customers to configure hardware for specific applications after manufacturing, providing flexibility for industrial, communications, automotive, consumer electronics and computing systems.

The company’s portfolio includes small and mid-range FPGAs, system-on-chip devices, programmable logic products, development software, evaluation boards and design tools.