– Toledano Adi Yarel Sells 5,100 Shares of Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) Stock

Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) Director – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 5,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.50, for a total transaction of $17,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 164,253 shares in the company, valued at $574,885.50. This trade represents a 3.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

– Toledano Adi Yarel also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, May 29th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 17,225 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.53, for a total value of $60,804.25.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 19,179 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.02, for a total value of $57,920.58.
• On Thursday, April 30th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 38,358 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.28, for a total value of $87,456.24.

Valens Semiconductor Stock Performance

Shares of VLN stock traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $3.36. The company had a trading volume of 1,052,823 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,504,056. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $1.99 and its 200 day moving average is $1.74. Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. has a 12 month low of $1.10 and a 12 month high of $3.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $345.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.82 and a beta of 1.28.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.01. Valens Semiconductor had a negative net margin of 44.67% and a negative return on equity of 29.33%. The business had revenue of $16.86 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.47 million. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. will post -0.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on VLN shares. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of Valens Semiconductor from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Valens Semiconductor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Valens Semiconductor from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $4.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Engineers Gate Manager LP bought a new position in Valens Semiconductor in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. HRT Financial LP bought a new position in Valens Semiconductor in the 4th quarter valued at $53,000. XTX Topco Ltd boosted its position in Valens Semiconductor by 56.8% in the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 45,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 16,557 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc bought a new position in Valens Semiconductor in the 4th quarter valued at $78,000. Finally, Creative Planning bought a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter valued at about $213,000. 33.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.