Wall Street Zen Upgrades Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) to “Hold”

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) was upgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on VLN. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Valens Semiconductor in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on Valens Semiconductor from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.00.

Valens Semiconductor Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of Valens Semiconductor stock opened at $1.52 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $1.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $1.79. Valens Semiconductor has a twelve month low of $1.37 and a twelve month high of $3.34. The stock has a market cap of $155.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.22 and a beta of 0.26.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Valens Semiconductor

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. ARK Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 23.4% in the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 700,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,842,000 after buying an additional 132,589 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 56.4% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,790,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,542,000 after acquiring an additional 645,782 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its holdings in Valens Semiconductor by 6.5% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 359,194 shares of the company’s stock worth $643,000 after acquiring an additional 21,834 shares during the last quarter. HRT Financial LP bought a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Finally, Value Base Ltd. raised its position in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Value Base Ltd. now owns 21,473,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,492,000 after purchasing an additional 812,482 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 33.90% of the company’s stock.

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.