Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Valens Semiconductor Call Options (NYSE:VLN)

Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) was the target of unusually large options trading on Friday. Traders acquired 7,092 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 2,681% compared to the typical daily volume of 255 call options.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on VLN shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Valens Semiconductor in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of Valens Semiconductor from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $3.00.

Valens Semiconductor Price Performance

NYSE:VLN opened at $2.50 on Friday. Valens Semiconductor has a 1 year low of $1.37 and a 1 year high of $3.50. The company has a market cap of $255.41 million, a P/E ratio of -8.60 and a beta of 0.25. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $1.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1.96.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valens Semiconductor

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VLN. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 21.0% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 671,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,360,000 after purchasing an additional 116,407 shares during the last quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 23.4% during the second quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 700,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,842,000 after buying an additional 132,589 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning purchased a new position in Valens Semiconductor during the second quarter valued at $213,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Valens Semiconductor by 417.3% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 86,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after acquiring an additional 69,439 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 84.5% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 520,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,368,000 after acquiring an additional 238,228 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 33.90% of the company’s stock.

About Valens Semiconductor

Valens Semiconductor Corp. is a provider of high-speed connectivity solutions, specializing in semiconductor chipsets that enable the transmission of uncompressed video, audio and data over common cabling such as twisted-pair and coax. The company’s flagship technology, HDBaseT, supports the simultaneous delivery of multiple signal types—including HDMI, USB, Ethernet and power—over a single cable. This multi-service approach addresses the growing demands of both consumer electronics and automotive infotainment systems, where bandwidth, reliability and low latency are critical.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Israel, Valens maintains research and development operations across North America, Europe and Asia.