Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Takes $3.35 Million Position in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation $LSCC

Key Points

• Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired 21,900 Lattice Semiconductor shares worth approximately $3.35 million, while institutional investors collectively own 98.08% of the company.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with 13 Buy or Strong Buy ratings and an average price target of $147.46, despite the stock’s elevated valuation.
• Lattice exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.53 in earnings per share and $201.08 million in revenue, up 62.2% year over year; however, insiders sold 28,502 shares worth about $4.01 million over the past three months.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 21,900 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $3,350,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in LSCC. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Lattice Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,637,161,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 177.3% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,076,616 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $445,538,000 after buying an additional 3,885,482 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 77.4% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,186,024 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $156,083,000 after buying an additional 1,390,109 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor during the second quarter valued at approximately $177,497,000. Finally, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the second quarter worth $173,633,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.08% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Benchmark began coverage on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. They set a "buy" rating and a $160.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $147.46.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lattice Semiconductor

In other news, Director James P. Lederer sold 6,101 shares of the company's 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 sale, the director directly owned 41,201 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,342,481.94. This represents a 12.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Esam Elashmawi sold 15,742 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 155,420 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,945,953.40. The trade was 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. Insiders have sold 28,502 shares of company stock worth $4,005,820 over the last three months. 0.62% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

NASDAQ LSCC opened at $114.40 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 3.02. The company has a market capitalization of $15.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 440.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.81. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a one year low of $60.50 and a one year high of $157.01. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $130.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $120.01.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 period last year, the firm posted $0.24 earnings per share. Lattice Semiconductor's revenue for the quarter 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, equities analysts predict that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Lattice Semiconductor

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.

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