Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report released on Saturday.

Several other research firms have also commented on LSCC. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $175.00 target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price target on Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $144.38.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

LSCC opened at $130.03 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.02 and a quick ratio of 2.33. The company has a market capitalization of $17.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 500.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.81. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $137.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $115.92. Lattice Semiconductor has a 1 year low of $59.37 and a 1 year high of $157.01.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.09. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 5.58% and a return on equity of 10.92%. The firm had revenue of $201.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $185.50 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.24 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 62.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.580 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Lattice Semiconductor will post 1.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Lattice Semiconductor

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, Director James P. Lederer sold 6,101 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $153.94, for a total transaction of $939,187.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 41,201 shares in the company, valued at $6,342,481.94. This trade represents a 12.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Pravin Desale sold 2,039 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.89, for a total transaction of $291,352.71. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 73,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,505,129.91. The trade was a 2.70% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 10,880 shares of company stock worth $1,646,582. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Lattice Semiconductor

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LSCC. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,335 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $309,000 after buying an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 23,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,692,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 38.6% in the first quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 513 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 10.1% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,963 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $182,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Finally, &PARTNERS boosted its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. &PARTNERS now owns 9,439 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $694,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.