Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLAB) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLAB) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $154.25.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Silicon Laboratories in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on Silicon Laboratories in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $160.00 price target on the stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Brandon Tolany sold 4,246 shares of Silicon Laboratories stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.17, for a total transaction of $595,161.82. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 62,381 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,743,944.77. The trade was a 6.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Nina Richardson sold 1,355 shares of Silicon Laboratories stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.00, for a total value of $201,895.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,543 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,272,907. This represents a 13.69% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 7,555 shares of company stock valued at $1,073,528. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Silicon Laboratories by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,870,975 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $507,601,000 after acquiring an additional 73,773 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in Silicon Laboratories by 0.5% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,517,813 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $223,665,000 after purchasing an additional 7,139 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Silicon Laboratories by 0.9% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 810,736 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $119,484,000 after purchasing an additional 7,519 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Silicon Laboratories by 3.5% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 755,142 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $99,022,000 after purchasing an additional 25,273 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Silicon Laboratories by 89.5% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 701,919 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $91,109,000 after buying an additional 331,427 shares in the last quarter.

Silicon Laboratories Stock Performance

Silicon Laboratories stock opened at $145.35 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.77 billion, a PE ratio of -55.06 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $136.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $134.65. Silicon Laboratories has a fifty-two week low of $82.82 and a fifty-two week high of $160.00.

Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $206.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $205.04 million. Silicon Laboratories had a negative return on equity of 6.04% and a negative net margin of 11.58%.Silicon Laboratories has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.400-0.700 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Silicon Laboratories will post -0.97 earnings per share for the current year.

About Silicon Laboratories

Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) is a global semiconductor company that develops high-performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, wireless system-on-chips (SoCs), microcontrollers, and radio frequency (RF) solutions. Its product portfolio is tailored to support the Internet of Things (IoT), infrastructure, industrial automation, consumer electronics, automotive, and energy markets. By combining silicon, software, and tools, Silicon Labs aims to accelerate development cycles and deliver low-power, highly integrated solutions that address demanding application requirements.

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has grown into a multinational organization with engineering and sales operations across North America, Europe, and Asia.