Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Makes New Investment in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation $LSCC

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund acquired a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 11,008 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,021,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 3.7% during the first quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,335 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $309,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 23,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,692,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 12,466 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $917,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 38.6% during the 1st quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 513 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 45.2% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 501 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lattice Semiconductor Stock Performance

NASDAQ LSCC opened at $137.17 on Thursday. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a one year low of $46.43 and a one year high of $157.01. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $139.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $112.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.79 billion, a PE ratio of 979.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 1.78.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.05. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 3.46% and a return on equity of 8.48%. The firm had revenue of $170.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $164.93 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.22 earnings per share. Lattice Semiconductor’s revenue was up 42.2% on a year-over-year basis. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.420-0.460 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.02 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, SVP Pravin Desale sold 2,039 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.89, for a total value of $291,352.71. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 73,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,505,129.91. This trade represents a 2.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Elizabeth M. Schwarting sold 3,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.53, for a total value of $398,496.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,636 shares in the company, valued at $826,381.08. The trade was a 32.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 14,080 shares of company stock worth $2,045,078. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on LSCC shares. Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $105.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $110.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $125.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lattice Semiconductor has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $132.29.

Lattice Semiconductor Company Profile

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.