Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Trading Down 8.4% – Time to Sell?

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) shares were down 8.4% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $126.06 and last traded at $126.39. Approximately 2,448,433 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 20% from the average daily volume of 2,048,156 shares. The stock had previously closed at $138.00.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $144.38.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.02 and a quick ratio of 2.69. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $137.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $115.59. The company has a market cap of $17.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 500.12, a P/E/G ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 1.81.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $201.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $185.50 million. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 5.58% and a return on equity of 10.92%. The firm’s revenue was up 62.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.24 EPS. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.580 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Lattice Semiconductor

In related news, SVP Tracy Ann Feanny sold 2,740 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.84, for a total transaction of $416,041.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 63,084 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,578,674.56. This trade represents a 4.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Pravin Desale sold 2,039 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.89, for a total value of $291,352.71. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 73,519 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,505,129.91. This represents a 2.70% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold 10,880 shares of company stock valued at $1,646,582 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LSCC. iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 462.9% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 394 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.