Franklin Resources Inc. Cuts Stock Position in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation $LSCC

Franklin Resources Inc. lessened its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,006,278 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 100,804 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. owned approximately 3.66% of Lattice Semiconductor worth $367,060,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of LSCC. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 213.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 176,938 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $9,280,000 after buying an additional 120,464 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 59.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,799 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $460,000 after buying an additional 3,283 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 37.8% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 963,493 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $50,535,000 after buying an additional 264,329 shares in the last quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC bought a new position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,435,000. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 22,479 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,101,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.08% of the company’s stock.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

Lattice Semiconductor stock opened at $90.80 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $12.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,542.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 1.65. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $88.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $76.78. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a 1 year low of $34.69 and a 1 year high of $108.08.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.32. The firm had revenue of $145.79 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $143.18 million. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 0.59% and a return on equity of 5.60%. The company’s revenue was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.15 earnings per share. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.380 EPS. Research analysts expect that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Lattice Semiconductor

In other news, Director Mark Edwin Jensen sold 6,279 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.09, for a total transaction of $615,907.11. Following the transaction, the director owned 41,508 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,071,519.72. This represents a 13.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director James P. Lederer sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.96, for a total value of $484,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 50,550 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,901,328. This represents a 9.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 55,305 shares of company stock worth $5,038,753 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Lattice Semiconductor

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

• Positive Sentiment: Brokerages maintain an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and several firms have raised price targets recently, supporting investor confidence and potential buying interest. Analyst Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Lattice won Embedded Computing Design’s “Best in Show” at embedded world 2026 for its PQC‑ready MachXO5‑NX TDQ FPGA (quantum‑resistant crypto). The award increases product credibility in security‑sensitive markets and may aid future sales. Award Announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell ~21% in February (to ~5.76M shares, ~4.3% of float). Less short exposure reduces a source of selling pressure and can support rallies if sentiment turns positive.
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional ownership is very high (reported near ~98%), which tends to reduce volatility from retail flows but can also concentrate directional moves when institutions rebalance.
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling: multiple senior executives (CEO, CFO, CAO and several SVPs) disclosed sales on March 9–10 totalling several thousand shares each (low single‑digit % reductions per insider). Concentrated executive sales are weighing on sentiment and likely account for near‑term selling pressure. Representative filings: SEC filing for CEO sale. Insider SEC Filing

Analyst Ratings Changes

LSCC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Zacks Research upgraded Lattice Semiconductor from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $85.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Lattice Semiconductor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 15th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $80.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $120.00 price target on Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $102.64.

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.