Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Hits New 1-Year High After Analyst Upgrade

Shares of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday after Weiss Ratings upgraded the stock from a sell (d+) rating to a hold (c-) rating. The stock traded as high as $119.36 and last traded at $118.83, with a volume of 1402376 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $117.06.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on LSCC. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research lowered Lattice Semiconductor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Benchmark increased their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $82.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $104.07.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lattice Semiconductor

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, SVP Erhaan Shaikh sold 1,577 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.33, for a total transaction of $147,181.41. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 82,617 shares in the company, valued at $7,710,644.61. This trade represents a 1.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Tonya Stevens sold 1,113 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.00, for a total value of $104,622.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 62,302 shares in the company, valued at $5,856,388. The trade was a 1.76% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 45,614 shares of company stock valued at $4,346,028. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Lattice Semiconductor

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,986,677 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,098,823,000 after acquiring an additional 189,147 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 177.3% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,076,616 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $445,538,000 after purchasing an additional 3,885,482 shares during the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 3.6% during the third quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 4,872,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $357,221,000 after purchasing an additional 169,790 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 1.8% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,852,380 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $237,718,000 after purchasing an additional 85,973 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 66.4% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 4,597,217 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $337,068,000 after purchasing an additional 1,834,440 shares during the last quarter. 98.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Lattice Semiconductor Stock Down 1.2%

The company’s fifty day moving average price is $98.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $83.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.82 billion, a PE ratio of 5,782.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.29 and a beta of 1.66.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.32. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 0.59% and a return on equity of 5.60%. The firm had revenue of $145.79 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $143.18 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.15 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.380 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current year.

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.