Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) Rating Lowered to “Sell” at Wall Street Zen

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

VLN has been the topic of several other research reports. Needham & Company LLC cut their price objective on Valens Semiconductor from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Valens Semiconductor in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $3.00.

Valens Semiconductor Price Performance

Shares of Valens Semiconductor stock opened at $1.70 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $1.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $173.52 million, a P/E ratio of -5.84 and a beta of 0.25. Valens Semiconductor has a fifty-two week low of $1.37 and a fifty-two week high of $3.34.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VLN. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in Valens Semiconductor by 116.4% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 541,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $969,000 after buying an additional 291,076 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 84.5% during 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. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor in the third quarter worth approximately $421,000. ARK Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 23.4% in the second quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 700,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,842,000 after acquiring an additional 132,589 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Planning bought a new stake in Valens Semiconductor in the second quarter valued at approximately $213,000. 33.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Valens Semiconductor Company Profile

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.