Insider Buying: Silvaco Group (NASDAQ:SVCO) CEO Purchases 29,000 Shares of Stock

Silvaco Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVCO) CEO Walden Rhines acquired 29,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $4.07 per share, with a total value of $118,030.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 92,818 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $377,769.26. This trade represents a 45.44% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Silvaco Group Stock Performance

Shares of Silvaco Group stock traded up $0.24 on Wednesday, reaching $4.25. The company had a trading volume of 149,988 shares, compared to its average volume of 137,496. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $5.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.01. Silvaco Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $3.55 and a 52-week high of $9.93. The firm has a market cap of $130.22 million, a PE ratio of -4.13 and a beta of 3.18.

Silvaco Group (NASDAQ:SVCO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by ($0.03). Silvaco Group had a negative return on equity of 15.53% and a negative net margin of 47.59%.The firm had revenue of $18.67 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.95 million. Silvaco Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Silvaco Group, Inc. will post -0.76 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Silvaco Group

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Yiheng Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in Silvaco Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $461,623,000. First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Silvaco Group by 20.3% in the 2nd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 774,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,655,000 after purchasing an additional 130,709 shares during the last quarter. Samjo Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Silvaco Group by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Samjo Management LLC now owns 665,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,036,000 after acquiring an additional 18,400 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Silvaco Group by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 401,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,173,000 after purchasing an additional 22,682 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Topline Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Silvaco Group in the second quarter worth $1,096,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on SVCO. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Silvaco Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $12.00 price objective on shares of Silvaco Group in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Silvaco Group from $10.00 to $8.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Silvaco Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Silvaco Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $11.25.

Silvaco Group Company Profile

Silvaco Group Inc is a provider of TCAD, EDA software and SIP solutions which enable semiconductor design and AI through software and innovation. The company’s solutions are used for process and device development across display, power devices, automotive, memory, high performance compute, photonics, internet of things and 5G/6G mobile markets for complex SoC design.