Valens Semiconductor Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSE:VLN)

Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors acquired 7,092 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 2,681% compared to the typical volume of 255 call options.

Valens Semiconductor Trading Up 26.6%

VLN traded up $0.42 on Friday, hitting $1.98. 4,708,592 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 863,624. Valens Semiconductor has a fifty-two week low of $1.37 and a fifty-two week high of $3.50. The stock has a market cap of $202.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.77 and a beta of 0.25. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $1.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $1.96.

Institutional Trading of Valens Semiconductor

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 21.0% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 671,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,360,000 after purchasing an additional 116,407 shares during the last quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 23.4% in the second quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 700,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,842,000 after purchasing an additional 132,589 shares during the last quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP lifted its position in Valens Semiconductor by 120.7% during the third quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 130,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,000 after buying an additional 71,332 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning acquired a new position in Valens Semiconductor during the second quarter worth $213,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Valens Semiconductor by 417.3% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 86,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 69,439 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 33.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on VLN. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on Valens Semiconductor from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Valens Semiconductor in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Valens Semiconductor has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.00.

Valens Semiconductor Company Profile

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.