Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Rating Lowered to "Hold" at Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen have downgraded Lattice Semiconductor from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating.
• Despite the downgrade, Lattice Semiconductor has an average consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a price target of $66.92, as noted by eleven research analysts.
• The stock's recent trading showed a 0.2% decline, closing at $72.71 and has a market capitalization of nearly $10 billion.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on LSCC. TD Cowen dropped their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $62.00 to $57.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Loop Capital decreased their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Lattice Semiconductor from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Benchmark upped their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $60.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Lattice Semiconductor presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $66.92.

Lattice Semiconductor Trading Down 0.2%

LSCC stock traded down $0.16 during trading on Friday, hitting $72.71. 1,245,875 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,761,001. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $64.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $54.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 316.14, a PEG ratio of 5.35 and a beta of 1.66. Lattice Semiconductor has a 52-week low of $34.69 and a 52-week high of $76.61.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.24. The company had revenue of $123.97 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $123.60 million. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 6.47% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The firm's revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.23 earnings per share. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.260-0.300 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Lattice Semiconductor will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Lattice Semiconductor

In other news, SVP Tracy Ann Feanny sold 5,965 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.50, for a total value of $396,672.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 79,480 shares in the company, valued at $5,285,420. This trade represents a 6.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robin Ann Abrams sold 15,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.98, for a total transaction of $974,700.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 107,538 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,987,819.24. This represents a 12.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 27,844 shares of company stock valued at $1,852,392 in the last ninety days. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 7,924.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 218,507 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $11,461,000 after purchasing an additional 215,784 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 114.6% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,414 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $74,000 after acquiring an additional 755 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 10.4% in the first quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 5,434 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $285,000 after acquiring an additional 510 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 326.8% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 7,824 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $410,000 after acquiring an additional 5,991 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 32.3% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,510 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 369 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.08% of the company's stock.

Lattice Semiconductor Company Profile

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.

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