Short Interest in GSI Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSIT) Increases By 45.0%

GSI Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSIT) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,853,112 shares, an increase of 45.0% from the December 31st total of 1,967,706 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,897,698 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 10.9% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 10.9% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,897,698 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of GSI Technology in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Sell”.

Trending Headlines about GSI Technology

Here are the key news stories impacting GSI Technology this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Big cash cushion and financing — GSI ended Q3 with $70.7M in cash (up from $13.4M) after a $46.9M registered direct offering, which materially improves the company’s runway for Gemini-II and Plato development. GSI Technology, Inc. Reports 12% Revenue Increase and Key Milestones in Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Gemini‑II benchmark and government POC — third‑party benchmarks show ~3s time‑to‑first‑token at ~30W and up to ~300% better performance-per-watt vs competitive GPU systems; the company also announced a POC with G2 Tech and two government agencies with roughly $1M in expected government funding. These technical validations improve commercialization prospects for edge/defense design wins. GSI Technology Reports 3-Second Time-to-First-Token for Edge Multimodal LLM Inference on Gemini-II
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 revenue/gross‑margin outlook provides visibility — management guided Q4 net revenues of $5.7M–$6.5M and gross margin ~54%–56%, which gives investors a narrow near‑term revenue band to model. GSI Technology outlines $5.7M-$6.5M Q4 revenue target as Gemini-II advances with government funding
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue up but mixed fundamentals — Q3 revenue was $6.08M, a 12% y/y increase, showing demand for SRAM products, but the company’s release and transcripts contain mixed signals on customer mix and sustainability of growth. GSI Technology, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call / transcripts published — management held a conference call and transcripts are available for detail on strategy, roadmap and customer engagement (useful for analysts but not new headline drivers). GSI Technology, Inc. (GSIT) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability pressure — GAAP net loss was $(3.0)M (‑$0.09/share); operating loss widened to $(6.9)M as total operating expenses rose to $10.1M driven by R&D (Plato IP purchase and development costs), weighing on margins and near‑term earnings. GSI Technology, Inc. Reports 12% Revenue Increase and Key Milestones in Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — recent disclosures show multiple insider sales in the past six months (no purchases reported), which can be interpreted negatively by some investors. GSI Technology, Inc. Reports 12% Revenue Increase and Key Milestones in Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 EPS guidance entry ambiguous — a follow-up entry notes an update to Q4 2026 guidance but shows an empty EPS field; lack of clear EPS guidance may leave some investors wanting more clarity. Company guidance update (ambiguous)

GSI Technology Trading Down 4.2%

GSI Technology stock opened at $7.22 on Friday. GSI Technology has a 12-month low of $1.62 and a 12-month high of $18.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $254.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -19.51 and a beta of 1.46. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $6.88 and a 200 day moving average of $5.87.

GSI Technology (NASDAQ:GSIT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $6.08 million during the quarter. GSI Technology had a negative return on equity of 30.68% and a negative net margin of 43.15%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Avidan Akerib sold 135,286 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.05, for a total value of $1,224,338.30. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 23,307 shares in the company, valued at $210,928.35. This represents a 85.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Patrick T. Chuang sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.66, for a total transaction of $346,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 15,166 shares in the company, valued at approximately $131,337.56. The trade was a 72.51% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 230,018 shares of company stock worth $2,038,150 over the last three months. Insiders own 25.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GSI Technology

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in shares of GSI Technology in the second quarter worth about $642,000. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in GSI Technology by 9,603.2% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 167,672 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $617,000 after purchasing an additional 165,944 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in GSI Technology in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $535,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its holdings in GSI Technology by 725.2% during the 3rd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 175,385 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $645,000 after buying an additional 154,132 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP raised its position in shares of GSI Technology by 46.6% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 391,258 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,440,000 after buying an additional 124,360 shares during the last quarter. 33.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About GSI Technology

GSI Technology, Inc is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in the design and development of high-performance memory products. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company was founded in 1995 and has focused its efforts on content addressable memory (CAM) and high-speed SRAM (static random-access memory) solutions. As a publicly traded company listed on NASDAQ under the ticker GSIT, GSI Technology leverages advanced architectures to meet demanding data-processing requirements.

The company’s core product portfolio includes ternary CAM (TCAM) devices, binary CAM (BCAM) devices and high-speed synchronous SRAM.