Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLAB) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLAB) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $153.4286.

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Silicon Laboratories in a research note on Monday.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Brandon Tolany sold 4,246 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.17, for a total value of $595,161.82. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 62,381 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,743,944.77. This trade represents a 6.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Silicon Laboratories

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SLAB. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of Silicon Laboratories by 43.9% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 282 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Silicon Laboratories by 45.7% during the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 274 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Cooper Financial Group boosted its stake in Silicon Laboratories by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 5,354 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $603,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Silicon Laboratories by 17.6% in the 2nd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 742 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $109,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming increased its position in Silicon Laboratories by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,264 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $255,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the period.

Silicon Laboratories Stock Down 2.0%

NASDAQ:SLAB opened at $142.97 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.70 billion, a P/E ratio of -54.16 and a beta of 1.56. Silicon Laboratories has a twelve month low of $82.82 and a twelve month high of $160.00. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $130.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $134.15.

Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.02. Silicon Laboratories had a negative net margin of 11.58% and a negative return on equity of 6.04%. The business had revenue of $206.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $205.04 million. Silicon Laboratories has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.400-0.700 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Silicon Laboratories will post -0.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Silicon Laboratories

Silicon Laboratories Inc, a fabless semiconductor company, provides various analog-intensive mixed-signal solutions in the United States, China, Taiwan, and internationally. The company's products include wireless microcontrollers and sensor products. Its products are used in various electronic products in a range of applications for the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), including industrial automation and control, smart buildings, access control, HVAC control, and industrial wearables and power tools; smart cities applications, such as smart metering, smart street lighting, renewable energy, electric vehicle supply equipment, and smart agriculture; commercial IoT applications, including smart lighting, asset tracking, electronic shelf labels, theft protection, and enterprise access points; smart home applications, comprising home automation/security systems, smart speakers, smart lighting, HVAC control, smart cameras, smart appliances, smart home sensing, smart locks, and window/blind controls; and connected health applications, including diabetes management, consumer health and fitness, elderly care, patient monitoring, and activity tracking; as well as in commercial building automation, consumer electronics, and medical instrumentation.