Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) Cut to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued on Friday.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Valens Semiconductor in a report on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on Valens Semiconductor from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $3.00.

Valens Semiconductor Trading Down 6.9%

Shares of VLN stock opened at $1.96 on Friday. Valens Semiconductor has a twelve month low of $1.37 and a twelve month high of $3.34. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $1.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $200.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.74 and a beta of 0.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. ARK Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Valens Semiconductor by 23.4% during the second quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 700,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,842,000 after purchasing an additional 132,589 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning acquired a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $213,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 417.3% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 86,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after buying an additional 69,439 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 84.5% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 520,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,368,000 after buying an additional 238,228 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 116.4% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 541,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $969,000 after acquiring an additional 291,076 shares during the period. 33.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.