William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC – Free Report) by 52.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,125,260 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 731,568 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Lattice Semiconductor were worth $156,377,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 12,466 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $917,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 21,312 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,563,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 46.5% during the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 476 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 45.2% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 501 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 52.2% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 589 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the period. 98.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $105.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Lattice Semiconductor from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Benchmark boosted their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $82.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Lattice Semiconductor from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $130.86.
Insider Activity
In other Lattice Semiconductor news, SVP Pravin Desale sold 2,366 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.41, for a total transaction of $218,642.06. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 80,826 shares in the company, valued at $7,469,130.66. This represents a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Elizabeth M. Schwarting sold 3,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.53, for a total value of $398,496.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,636 shares in the company, valued at $826,381.08. The trade was a 32.53% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 29,995 shares of company stock valued at $2,886,140 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.
Lattice Semiconductor Stock Up 2.8%
Shares of NASDAQ LSCC opened at $143.22 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $109.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $90.80. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a 52-week low of $43.90 and a 52-week high of $145.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,023.07, a PEG ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 1.76.
Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.05. Lattice Semiconductor had a return on equity of 8.48% and a net margin of 3.46%.The firm had revenue of $170.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $164.93 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.22 earnings per share. Lattice Semiconductor’s revenue for the quarter was up 42.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.420-0.460 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.
Lattice Semiconductor Profile
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation is a U.S.-based semiconductor company specializing in low-power, small-footprint programmable logic devices. The company’s product portfolio centers on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), programmable logic devices (PLDs) and related intellectual property cores that enable customers to implement custom digital functions in applications where energy efficiency and compact size are critical. Lattice’s solutions are widely used to accelerate edge computing, support video and sensor interfaces, and provide flexible I/O connectivity across a variety of end markets.
The company offers a range of FPGA families, including the iCE40 series for ultra-low power mobile and consumer applications, the MachXO series for embedded control and security, and the ECP5 series for midrange performance in communications, industrial automation and automotive domains.
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