Semtech (SMTC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC) is a global semiconductor and technology company that designs and supplies analog and mixed-signal products. Its solutions are used to manage, protect, connect and process electronic signals in infrastructure, data centers, industrial systems, automotive applications, consumer devices and communications equipment.

The company’s portfolio includes signal-integrity and connectivity products, power-management and protection devices, wireless and radio-frequency solutions, and specialized semiconductors. Semtech is also known for its LoRa technology and LoRaWAN ecosystem, which support low-power, long-range Internet of Things connectivity. Following its acquisition of Sierra Wireless in 2023, the company also provides cellular IoT modules, routers, gateways, software and related services for connected devices and enterprise applications.

Founded in 1960, Semtech serves customers and markets internationally through operations and sales activities across North America, Europe, Asia and other regions. The company is headquartered in Camarillo, California. Paul Pickle serves as Semtech’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $172.22 to $178.50
• 50-Day Range: $103.55 to $185.00
• 52-Week Range: $57.50 to $190.64
• Volume: 3.73 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $16.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 115.45
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $204.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Semtech Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Semtech scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 225th out of 594 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Semtech has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Semtech has a consensus price target of $204.71, representing about 17.4% upside from its current price of $174.33.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Semtech has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 75.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Semtech are expected to grow by 75.00% in the coming year, from $2.64 to $4.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Semtech is 115.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.12.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Semtech is 115.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 78.70.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Semtech has a P/B Ratio of 21.74. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.13% 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 1.86, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Semtech has recently increased by 4.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

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: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Semtech has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Semtech this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

65 people have searched for SMTC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 442% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

22 people have added Semtech to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,000% 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 $3,356,883.00 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: 9/22/2026
• Status update: 10/15/2026
• 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: $204.71
• High Price Target: $300.00
• Low Price Target: $95.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.4%
• 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: 115.45
• Forward P/E Ratio: 66.03
• 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: 15.50
• Cash Flow: $1.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 107.14
• Book Value: $8.02 per share
• Price / Book: 21.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 93,330,000
• Free Float: 92,915,000
• Market Cap: $16.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.35