Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) VP Haine Yael Rozenberg Sells 18,827 Shares

Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) VP Haine Yael Rozenberg sold 18,827 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.35, for a total value of $44,243.45. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 145,275 shares in the company, valued at approximately $341,396.25. This represents a 11.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Valens Semiconductor Stock Performance

Shares of VLN stock traded down $0.07 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $2.39. The company had a trading volume of 1,844,956 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,670,625. The company has a market capitalization of $245.77 million, a P/E ratio of -7.66 and a beta of 1.28. Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. has a twelve month low of $1.10 and a twelve month high of $3.71. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $2.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.82.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.01. Valens Semiconductor had a negative return on equity of 29.33% and a negative net margin of 44.67%.The firm had revenue of $16.86 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.47 million. As a group, equities analysts expect that Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. will post -0.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Valens Semiconductor

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Value Base Ltd. increased its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Value Base Ltd. now owns 21,473,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,492,000 after purchasing an additional 812,482 shares during the last quarter. IGP Investments G.P.L.P LP lifted its position in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. IGP Investments G.P.L.P LP now owns 3,489,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,247,000 after buying an additional 29,790 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 56.4% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,790,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,542,000 after buying an additional 645,782 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 14.9% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,311,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,482,000 after buying an additional 170,444 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ARK Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 68.3% during the fourth quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,164,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,654,000 after acquiring an additional 472,876 shares during the period. 33.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.