Silvaco Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVCO) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analyst consensus: Five analysts give Silvaco an average rating of "Moderate Buy" (1 sell, 3 buy, 1 strong buy) with a 12‑month average price target of about $9.33.
• Recent results but still unprofitable: Silvaco beat expectations in its latest quarter—EPS of ($0.03) vs. consensus ($0.12) and revenue $18.25M (vs. $16.38M), yet it remains loss-making with a negative net margin (~65.3%), negative ROE, a negative PE ratio, and a market cap around $284M (52‑week range $3.07–$9.14).

Silvaco Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVCO - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the five research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $9.3333.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on SVCO. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (e+)" rating on shares of Silvaco Group in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Silvaco Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 14th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $10.00 price target on shares of Silvaco Group in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of Silvaco Group from $8.00 to $6.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 13th.

Silvaco Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ SVCO opened at $9.04 on Friday. Silvaco Group has a 52-week low of $3.07 and a 52-week high of $9.14. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.07. The company has a market capitalization of $284.22 million, a PE ratio of -6.41 and a beta of -0.74.

Silvaco Group (NASDAQ:SVCO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.09. Silvaco Group had a negative net margin of 65.34% and a negative return on equity of 23.01%. The business had revenue of $18.25 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.38 million. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Silvaco Group will post -0.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Silvaco Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Lepercq De Neuflize Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Silvaco Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $357,000. Lynrock Lake LP lifted its stake in shares of Silvaco Group by 132.3% during the 4th quarter. Lynrock Lake LP now owns 472,764 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,915,000 after buying an additional 269,283 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Silvaco Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $114,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Silvaco Group by 70.9% during the 4th quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 31,682 shares of the company's stock valued at $128,000 after buying an additional 13,148 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cinctive Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Silvaco Group by 27.8% during the 4th quarter. Cinctive Capital Management LP now owns 115,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $466,000 after buying an additional 25,000 shares in the last quarter.

About Silvaco Group

Silvaco Group, Inc is a provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and semiconductor intellectual property (IP) solutions. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company offers a suite of tools for process and device simulation, circuit design, verification, and physical implementation. Silvaco's core product lines include technology computer-aided design (TCAD) for process modeling, SPICE circuit simulators for analog and digital analysis, and layout and parasitic extraction tools for physical verification.

In addition to its EDA software, Silvaco delivers semiconductor IP in areas such as memory compilers, interface IP (including USB, PCI Express and DDR), and embedded analog/mixed-signal cores.

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