MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) Trading Down 9.2% – Time to Sell?

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSI) shares dropped 9.2% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $295.73 and last traded at $297.4010. Approximately 416,899 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 72% from the average daily volume of 1,463,107 shares. The stock had previously closed at $327.53.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MTSI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of MACOM Technology Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Benchmark assumed coverage on MACOM Technology Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $375.00 price target on the stock. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on MACOM Technology Solutions from $400.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of MACOM Technology Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of MACOM Technology Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $341.82.

MACOM Technology Solutions Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.34 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $318.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $290.99. The company has a market capitalization of $22.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.70.

MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.05. MACOM Technology Solutions had a return on equity of 17.82% and a net margin of 20.70%.The business had revenue of $342.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $336.08 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.90 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 35.8% on a year-over-year basis. MACOM Technology Solutions has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.970-2.030 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. will post 3.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at MACOM Technology Solutions

In other MACOM Technology Solutions news, SVP Donghyun Thomas Hwang sold 2,620 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $383.87, for a total transaction of $1,005,739.40. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 29,756 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,422,435.72. The trade was a 8.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Stephen G. Daly sold 15,828 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $365.75, for a total value of $5,789,091.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 38,389 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,040,776.75. This trade represents a 29.19% 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. 0.36% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of MACOM Technology Solutions

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in MTSI. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in MACOM Technology Solutions by 49.7% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 485 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in shares of MACOM Technology Solutions by 9.2% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 157,182 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $15,778,000 after buying an additional 13,215 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in MACOM Technology Solutions by 121.3% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 6,739 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $676,000 after acquiring an additional 3,694 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers acquired a new position in MACOM Technology Solutions during the second quarter worth about $372,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in MACOM Technology Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at about $544,000. 76.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MACOM Technology Solutions Company Profile

MACOM Technology Solutions is a semiconductor company specializing in high-performance analog, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic semiconductor solutions. Its product portfolio includes amplifiers, switches, modulators, detectors and integrated circuits designed to optimize signal integrity, power management and data transmission. MACOM’s offerings address both digital and optical domains, providing critical building blocks for next-generation communications infrastructure.

The company’s solutions serve a diverse set of end markets, including wireless and wireline telecom, data centers, satellite communications, aerospace and defense, industrial and automotive applications.