Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) Lowered to Sell Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Friday.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on VLN. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Valens Semiconductor in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on shares of Valens Semiconductor from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Valens Semiconductor currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.00.

Valens Semiconductor Trading Down 6.9%

NYSE:VLN opened at $1.96 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $1.67 and a 200-day moving average of $1.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $200.13 million, a PE ratio of -6.74 and a beta of 0.25. Valens Semiconductor has a 52 week low of $1.37 and a 52 week high of $3.34.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valens Semiconductor

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. ARK Investment Management LLC grew its position in Valens Semiconductor by 23.4% in the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 700,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,842,000 after buying an additional 132,589 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning acquired a new stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $213,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 417.3% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 86,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after acquiring an additional 69,439 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 84.5% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 520,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,368,000 after acquiring an additional 238,228 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in Valens Semiconductor by 116.4% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 541,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $969,000 after purchasing an additional 291,076 shares in the last quarter. 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.