Semtech (SMTC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC) is a global semiconductor and infrastructure technology company that develops analog and mixed-signal products for communications, industrial, data center, consumer, and automotive applications. Its portfolio is designed to improve connectivity, power efficiency, signal integrity, and protection in electronic systems.

The company’s products include high-speed connectivity solutions for data centers and communications networks, power management and protection devices, signal integrity components, and wireless and radio-frequency technologies. Semtech is also known for its LoRa technology and LoRaWAN ecosystem, which support low-power wide-area networking for applications such as asset tracking, smart buildings, industrial monitoring, and environmental sensing.

Semtech was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Camarillo, California. The company serves customers and markets worldwide through a global operating and distribution network. In 2023, Semtech expanded its connectivity portfolio through the acquisition of Sierra Wireless, a provider of cellular connectivity and Internet of Things solutions. Paul Pickle serves as Semtech’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $121.67 to $132.83
• 50-Day Range: $120.91 to $197.20
• 52-Week Range: $60.28 to $201.99
• Volume: 2.65 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.58 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: 105.73
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $213.11
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Semtech Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Semtech scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Semtech has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 15 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Semtech has a consensus price target of $213.11, representing about 74.1% upside from its current price of $122.38.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Semtech has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 100.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Semtech are expected to grow by 100.71% in the coming year, from $2.80 to $5.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Semtech is 105.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Semtech is 105.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 44.85.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Semtech has a P/B Ratio of 20.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.48% of the float of Semtech has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Semtech has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.55, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Semtech has recently decreased by 3.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Semtech does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Semtech does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Semtech has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Semtech this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 22 people have searched for SMTC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -61% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added Semtech to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Semtech insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,337,597.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.44% of the stock of Semtech is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Semtech has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/25/2026
• Today: 11/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SMTC
• CIK: 88941
• Web: www.semtech.com
• Phone: (805) 498-2111
• Fax: 805-498-3804
• Employees: 1,920
• Year Founded: 1960

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Semtech: $213.11
• High Price Target: $300.00
• Low Price Target: $95.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +74.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.89
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 81.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.78
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$40.38 million
• Net Margins: 13.11%
• Pretax Margin: 4.58%
• Return on Equity: 21.74%
• Return on Assets: 8.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 1.70
• Quick Ratio: 1.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 10.88
• Cash Flow: $1.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 76.94
• Book Value: $5.94 per share
• Price / Book: 20.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 93,330,000
• Free Float: 92,915,000
• Market Cap: $11.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.50