Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) SVP Esam Elashmawi Sells 15,742 Shares of Stock

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) SVP Esam Elashmawi sold 15,742 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.77, for a total transaction of $2,121,549.34. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 155,420 shares in the company, valued at $20,945,953.40. This trade represents a 9.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 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.

Lattice Semiconductor Trading Down 6.4%

Shares of LSCC stock opened at $124.21 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $135.02 and a 200-day moving average of $118.09. The stock has a market cap of $17.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 477.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.81. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a 52-week low of $59.37 and a 52-week high of $157.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 3.02.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $201.08 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $185.50 million. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 5.58% and a return on equity of 10.92%. The firm’s revenue was up 62.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.24 EPS. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.580 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lattice Semiconductor

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 462.9% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 394 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares during the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 52.2% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 589 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on LSCC shares. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. KeyCorp raised their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $175.00 target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Lattice Semiconductor from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Lattice Semiconductor from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Lattice Semiconductor presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $144.38.

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.