Liron Eizenman Sells 18,072 Shares of Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) Stock

Silicom Ltd (NASDAQ:SILC) CEO Liron Eizenman sold 18,072 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.53, for a total transaction of $877,034.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,928 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $481,805.84. This represents a 64.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Silicom Trading Up 0.2%

SILC stock traded up $0.07 during trading on Thursday, reaching $46.66. 38,702 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 115,164. The firm has a market capitalization of $268.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.23 and a beta of 1.55. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $42.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $32.63. Silicom Ltd has a 1 year low of $13.34 and a 1 year high of $52.95.

Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.24) by $0.08. The business had revenue of $23.81 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.58 million. Silicom had a negative net margin of 12.98% and a negative return on equity of 8.37%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on SILC shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Silicom in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Needham & Company LLC upgraded shares of Silicom from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new stake in shares of Silicom in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new position in Silicom during the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Silicom by 33.8% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 3,670 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 927 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new position in Silicom in the 1st quarter valued at about $151,000. Finally, Susquehanna International Group LLP acquired a new position in Silicom in the 3rd quarter valued at about $277,000. 52.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Silicom

Silicom Ltd. is an Israel‐based provider of advanced networking infrastructure products designed to enhance data throughput, security, and functionality in enterprise, cloud, telecommunications, and edge‐computing environments. The company develops and manufactures a range of network interface cards (NICs), specialized adapters, and turnkey network appliances that support high‐performance packet processing, encryption, compression, and traffic optimization. Silicom’s solutions are engineered to offload complex network functions from central processing units, enabling customers to achieve greater efficiency, reliability, and scalability in their data centers.

Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Lod, Israel, Silicom has grown from a niche hardware developer into a global supplier of connectivity and networking solutions.