Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Reaches New 1-Year High - Time to Buy?

Key Points

• 52-week high: Lattice Semiconductor shares rose as high as $109.15 (last $106.56) amid several analyst upgrades — Susquehanna, Needham and RBC lifted targets to $120, $110 and $118 — leaving a MarketBeat consensus of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $102.64.
• Results and guidance: the company reported Q (latest) EPS of $0.32 (in line) and revenue of $145.79M, up 24.2% year‑over‑year, and set Q1 2026 EPS guidance of $0.34–$0.38.
• Ownership and insider activity: insiders have recently sold shares (45,614 shares worth ~$4.35M in the last 90 days), insiders hold about 1.8% of stock, while institutional/hedge fund ownership is roughly 98%.

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $109.15 and last traded at $106.56, with a volume of 2422209 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $96.84.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on LSCC shares. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Lattice Semiconductor from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, February 15th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Lattice Semiconductor from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $105.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lattice Semiconductor currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $102.64.

Lattice Semiconductor Stock Performance

The business's fifty day moving average price is $92.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 5,330.67, a P/E/G ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 1.66.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 0.59% and a return on equity of 5.60%. The firm had revenue of $145.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $143.18 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.15 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.380 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Robin Ann Abrams sold 8,000 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.75, for a total transaction of $798,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 98,398 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,815,200.50. The trade was a 7.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Ford Tamer sold 3,544 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.63, for a total transaction of $321,192.72. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,547,056.29. This represents a 1.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 45,614 shares of company stock worth $4,346,028 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.80% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lattice Semiconductor

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 23,000 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,692,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 12,466 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $917,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 21,312 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,563,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 46.5% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 476 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 45.2% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 501 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. 98.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Lattice Semiconductor Company Profile

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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