Silvaco Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVCO) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Silvaco Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVCO) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $11.25.

SVCO has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $12.00 price target on shares of Silvaco Group in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Silvaco Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Silvaco Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on Silvaco Group from $10.00 to $8.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Silvaco Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, November 15th.

Silvaco Group Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of SVCO opened at $4.15 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $5.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.16 million, a PE ratio of -4.03 and a beta of 3.17. Silvaco Group has a 12-month low of $3.55 and a 12-month high of $9.93.

Silvaco Group (NASDAQ:SVCO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.95 million. Silvaco Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts anticipate that Silvaco Group will post -0.76 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Christopher John Zegarelli purchased 5,100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $5.03 per share, with a total value of $25,653.00. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 8,493 shares in the company, valued at $42,719.79. The trade was a 150.31% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Walden C. Rhines purchased 29,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $4.07 per share, with a total value of $118,030.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 92,818 shares in the company, valued at $377,769.26. The trade was a 45.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have purchased a total of 55,800 shares of company stock valued at $248,080 over the last 90 days. 38.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Silvaco Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SVCO. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Silvaco Group by 4,961.5% in the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 5,160 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Silvaco Group during the second quarter worth about $38,000. Blair William & Co. IL acquired a new position in Silvaco Group in the first quarter valued at about $46,000. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Silvaco Group in the first quarter worth about $50,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Silvaco Group by 27.3% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 13,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 2,895 shares in the last quarter.

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.