California State Teachers Retirement System Grows Stock Holdings in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation $LSCC

California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC - Free Report) by 0.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 158,769 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 331 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System owned approximately 0.12% of Lattice Semiconductor worth $24,285,306 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Lattice Semiconductor in the second quarter valued at about $2,637,161,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,457,389 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $254,433,000 after buying an additional 84,812 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter worth $177,497,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor during the 2nd quarter valued at $173,633,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $139,705,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.08% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Benchmark started coverage on Lattice Semiconductor in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $160.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research note on Friday, July 17th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Lattice Semiconductor from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $175.00 target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lattice Semiconductor currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $147.46.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Tracy Feanny sold 1,880 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.43, for a total transaction of $237,688.40. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 60,221 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,613,741.03. This trade represents a 3.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Esam Elashmawi sold 15,742 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.77, for a total transaction of $2,121,549.34. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 155,420 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,945,953.40. This represents a 9.20% 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. 0.62% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Lattice Semiconductor Stock Performance

LSCC traded down $0.58 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $105.92. 1,159,035 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,956,473. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 3.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a 52 week low of $60.50 and a 52 week high of $157.01. The company's 50-day moving average is $124.11 and its 200 day moving average is $121.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.51 billion, a PE ratio of 407.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.79.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $201.08 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $185.50 million. Lattice Semiconductor had a return on equity of 10.92% and a net margin of 5.58%.The firm's revenue was up 62.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.24 earnings per share. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.580 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.12 EPS for the current year.

About Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation develops and supplies low-power, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and related semiconductor solutions. Its products allow customers to configure hardware for specific applications after manufacturing, providing flexibility for industrial, communications, automotive, consumer electronics and computing systems.

The company's portfolio includes small and mid-range FPGAs, system-on-chip devices, programmable logic products, development software, evaluation boards and design tools.