Esam Elashmawi Sells 15,742 Shares of Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Stock

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) SVP Esam Elashmawi sold 15,742 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.77, for a total transaction of $2,121,549.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 155,420 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,945,953.40. This trade represents a 9.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 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.

Lattice Semiconductor Trading Down 6.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:LSCC traded down $8.46 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $124.21. The stock had a trading volume of 1,326,709 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,039,500. The company’s 50 day moving average is $135.29 and its 200-day moving average is $117.81. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a 12-month low of $59.37 and a 12-month high of $157.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 3.02. The company has a market cap of $17.02 billion, a PE ratio of 477.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.81.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.09. The firm 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 62.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.24 EPS. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.580 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.12 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LSCC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research raised Lattice Semiconductor from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Lattice Semiconductor from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target 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. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $144.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor during the 2nd quarter worth about $723,000. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $378,000. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $222,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Lattice Semiconductor in the second quarter worth approximately $6,518,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new position in Lattice Semiconductor during the second quarter valued at approximately $524,000. 98.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.