Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Raises Holdings in Lattice Semiconductor Co. (NASDAQ:LSCC)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor Co. (NASDAQ:LSCC - Free Report) by 11.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,343,825 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 138,450 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 0.97% of Lattice Semiconductor worth $76,130,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of LSCC. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co raised its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 20.1% during the fourth quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 109,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $6,171,000 after acquiring an additional 18,282 shares in the last quarter. S Squared Technology LLC lifted its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 59.4% during the fourth quarter. S Squared Technology LLC now owns 175,373 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,935,000 after acquiring an additional 65,373 shares during the period. Mariner LLC lifted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 13,511 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $765,000 after purchasing an additional 1,496 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC acquired a new position in Lattice Semiconductor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $295,000. Finally, Next Century Growth Investors LLC boosted its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 37.5% in the 4th quarter. Next Century Growth Investors LLC now owns 244,017 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $13,824,000 after purchasing an additional 66,530 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.08% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lattice Semiconductor

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, Director Robin Ann Abrams sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.97, for a total value of $639,700.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 122,538 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,838,755.86. This trade represents a 7.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Pravin Desale sold 2,890 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.29, for a total transaction of $197,358.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 93,903 shares in the company, valued at $6,412,635.87. This represents a 2.99 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

LSCC traded up $2.92 during trading on Friday, hitting $51.89. 2,761,011 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,552,857. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 117.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.64. Lattice Semiconductor Co. has a 12-month low of $34.69 and a 12-month high of $78.29. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $52.38 and a 200 day moving average of $55.43.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by ($0.14). Lattice Semiconductor had a return on equity of 11.22% and a net margin of 12.00%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Lattice Semiconductor Co. will post 0.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LSCC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Loop Capital began coverage on Lattice Semiconductor in a research report on Friday, April 4th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $85.00 target price on the stock. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $85.00 price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $67.69.

About Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops and sells semiconductor products in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company offers field programmable gate arrays that consist of four product families, including the Lattice Certus and ECP, Mach, iCE, and CrossLink. It also provides video connectivity application specific standard products.