Semtech (SMTC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Semtech Corporation is a global semiconductor and technology company that designs and supplies analog and mixed-signal products for communications, industrial, automotive, consumer, and infrastructure applications. Its solutions are used to manage, protect, connect, and transmit data in electronic systems.

The company’s portfolio includes signal-integrity products, protection devices, power-management components, optical and high-speed connectivity solutions, and video-processing technologies. Semtech is also known for its LoRa technology and LoRaWAN connectivity platform, which support low-power wide-area networking for industrial, commercial, environmental, and smart-city applications.

Founded in 1960, Semtech serves customers and markets globally through operations and distribution networks across North America, Europe, Asia, and other international regions. The company expanded its Internet of Things capabilities through the acquisition of Sierra Wireless in 2023, adding cellular connectivity and cloud-based IoT solutions to its portfolio. Semtech is headquartered in Camarillo, California, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Paul L. Pickle.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $188.54 to $191.00
• 50-Day Range: $114.61 to $197.20
• 52-Week Range: $60.28 to $201.99
• Volume: 60,083 shs
• Average Volume: 2.79 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: 128.59
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $208.06
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Semtech Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Semtech scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 227th out of 598 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: 3.0 / 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/Downside

The consensus price target for Semtech is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Semtech has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 78.41%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Semtech are expected to grow by 78.41% in the coming year, from $2.64 to $4.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Semtech is 128.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Semtech is 128.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 81.18.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Semtech has a P/B Ratio of 32.72. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.36% 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 2.58, 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 9.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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: 0.47

News Sentiment

Semtech has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 16 news articles for Semtech this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

53 people have searched for SMTC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added Semtech to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% 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 $3,093,669.00 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: 10/08/2026
• 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: $208.06
• High Price Target: $300.00
• Low Price Target: $95.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.4%
• 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: 128.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 73.40
• 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: 17.22
• Cash Flow: $1.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 119.11
• Book Value: $5.94 per share
• Price / Book: 32.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 93,330,000
• Free Float: 92,915,000
• Market Cap: $18.09 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.41