Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Rating Lowered to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $110.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $130.86.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

Shares of LSCC stock opened at $135.57 on Friday. Lattice Semiconductor has a 12 month low of $46.43 and a 12 month high of $155.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 968.43, a P/E/G ratio of 3.78 and a beta of 1.79. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $120.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.54.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $170.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $164.93 million. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 3.46% and a return on equity of 8.48%. The firm’s revenue was up 42.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.22 EPS. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.420-0.460 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Lattice Semiconductor will post 1.01 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lattice Semiconductor

In related news, Director James P. Lederer sold 6,101 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $153.94, for a total transaction of $939,187.94. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 41,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,342,481.94. This represents a 12.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Erhaan Shaikh sold 1,577 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.33, for a total transaction of $147,181.41. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 82,617 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,710,644.61. This represents a 1.87% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 30,606 shares of company stock worth $3,448,492. 0.62% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lattice Semiconductor

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LSCC. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 213.3% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 176,938 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $9,280,000 after buying an additional 120,464 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 59.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,799 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $460,000 after buying an additional 3,283 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 37.8% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 963,493 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $50,535,000 after buying an additional 264,329 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 28.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 6,432 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $315,000 after buying an additional 1,440 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 19,746 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $967,000 after buying an additional 1,717 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.08% of the company’s stock.

Lattice Semiconductor Company Profile

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation is a U.S.-based semiconductor company specializing in low-power, small-footprint programmable logic devices. The company’s product portfolio centers on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), programmable logic devices (PLDs) and related intellectual property cores that enable customers to implement custom digital functions in applications where energy efficiency and compact size are critical. Lattice’s solutions are widely used to accelerate edge computing, support video and sensor interfaces, and provide flexible I/O connectivity across a variety of end markets.

The company offers a range of FPGA families, including the iCE40 series for ultra-low power mobile and consumer applications, the MachXO series for embedded control and security, and the ECP5 series for midrange performance in communications, industrial automation and automotive domains.