Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Shares Gap Up After Analyst Upgrade

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC)’s share price gapped up before the market opened on Wednesday after KeyCorp raised their price target on the stock from $95.00 to $125.00. The stock had previously closed at $90.95, but opened at $105.40. KeyCorp currently has an overweight rating on the stock. Lattice Semiconductor shares last traded at $102.4420, with a volume of 1,550,227 shares changing hands.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on LSCC. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $105.00 target price for the company. Benchmark increased their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Lattice Semiconductor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lattice Semiconductor has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $92.77.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lattice Semiconductor

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, SVP Pravin Desale sold 839 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.09, for a total transaction of $65,517.51. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 104,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,137,602.72. This trade represents a 0.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Tracy Ann Feanny sold 9,965 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.44, for a total value of $731,829.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 61,740 shares in the company, valued at $4,534,185.60. The trade was a 13.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 16,512 shares of company stock worth $1,196,508 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.19% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Lattice Semiconductor

Here are the key news stories impacting Lattice Semiconductor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broker upgrades and price-target raises from Needham and Rosenblatt lift investor sentiment — Needham raised its target to $110 and reiterated a Buy rating, citing a strong Q4 beat and expanding AI/server opportunities. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt also increased its target to $105 and maintained a Buy rating, reinforcing the view of near-term upside after Lattice’s results and guidance. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results: EPS of $0.32 matched consensus while revenue of $145.8M beat estimates and rose 24% YoY — management set Q1 EPS guidance of $0.34–$0.38 and revenue guidance well above Street expectations, signaling improving demand. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Press and analyst write-ups summarize the quarter and call out inventory improvement and stronger AI/server opportunities; coverage includes earnings transcripts and call notes for investors doing deeper diligence. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Media and financial outlets reported the stock reaction and guidance beat; these articles amplify the news but don’t add new fundamentals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and margins are potential caution points — Lattice trades at a very high P/E and its net margin remains modest, so upside is tied to sustained revenue growth and margin expansion. Read More.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in Lattice Semiconductor during the third quarter valued at $31,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the 3rd quarter worth $34,000. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Lattice Semiconductor Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $14.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 520.08, a P/E/G ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.70. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $80.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.39.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32. Lattice Semiconductor had a return on equity of 4.73% and a net margin of 5.50%.The company had revenue of $145.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $143.18 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.15 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.380 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current year.

About Lattice Semiconductor

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.