Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) Director Sells $60,804.25 in Stock

Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) Director – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 17,225 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.53, for a total transaction of $60,804.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 164,253 shares in the company, valued at approximately $579,813.09. The trade was a 9.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

– Toledano Adi Yarel also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, May 28th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 5,100 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.50, for a total transaction of $17,850.00.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 19,179 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.02, for a total transaction of $57,920.58.
• On Thursday, April 30th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 38,358 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.28, for a total value of $87,456.24.

Valens Semiconductor Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VLN traded down $0.18 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $3.36. 1,052,823 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,504,056. Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. has a twelve month low of $1.10 and a twelve month high of $3.71. The company has a market cap of $345.73 million, a PE ratio of -10.88 and a beta of 1.28. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $1.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.74.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.01. Valens Semiconductor had a negative return on equity of 29.33% and a negative net margin of 44.67%.The company had revenue of $16.86 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.47 million. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on VLN. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Valens Semiconductor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of Valens Semiconductor from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Valens Semiconductor from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Valens Semiconductor currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $4.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. HRT Financial LP acquired a new position in Valens Semiconductor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $53,000. XTX Topco Ltd raised its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 56.8% during the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 45,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 16,557 shares during the period. Man Group plc acquired a new position in Valens Semiconductor during the fourth quarter worth $78,000. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 48.6% in the fourth quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 98,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,000 after purchasing an additional 32,081 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 33.90% of the company’s stock.

About Valens Semiconductor

Valens Semiconductor Corp. is a provider of high-speed connectivity solutions, specializing in semiconductor chipsets that enable the transmission of uncompressed video, audio and data over common cabling such as twisted-pair and coax. The company’s flagship technology, HDBaseT, supports the simultaneous delivery of multiple signal types—including HDMI, USB, Ethernet and power—over a single cable. This multi-service approach addresses the growing demands of both consumer electronics and automotive infotainment systems, where bandwidth, reliability and low latency are critical.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Israel, Valens maintains research and development operations across North America, Europe and Asia.