Silvaco Group (NASDAQ:SVCO) Cut to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Silvaco Group (NASDAQ:SVCO) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report released on Saturday.

SVCO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $12.00 target price on shares of Silvaco Group in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Silvaco Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Silvaco Group in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Silvaco Group from $10.00 to $8.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $11.25.

Silvaco Group Stock Down 5.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:SVCO opened at $4.01 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $122.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.89 and a beta of 3.17. Silvaco Group has a 12 month low of $3.55 and a 12 month high of $9.93. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $5.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.02.

Silvaco Group (NASDAQ:SVCO) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.03). Silvaco Group had a negative return on equity of 15.53% and a negative net margin of 47.59%.The firm had revenue of $18.67 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.95 million. Silvaco Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Silvaco Group will post -0.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Christopher John Zegarelli bought 5,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $5.03 per share, with a total value of $25,653.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer owned 8,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,719.79. This represents a 150.31% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Anthony K.K. Ngai purchased 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $5.30 per share, for a total transaction of $26,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 74,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $392,608.10. This represents a 7.24% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have bought 16,800 shares of company stock worth $87,450. Company insiders own 38.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Silvaco Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SVCO. Yiheng Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in Silvaco Group during the first quarter worth about $461,623,000. Topline Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Silvaco Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,096,000. First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Silvaco Group by 20.3% during the 2nd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 774,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,655,000 after acquiring an additional 130,709 shares during the last quarter. Cinctive Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Silvaco Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $487,000. Finally, Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management raised its stake in Silvaco Group by 86.1% in the 3rd quarter. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management now owns 186,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,007,000 after acquiring an additional 86,080 shares during the period.

Silvaco Group Company Profile

Silvaco Group Inc is a provider of TCAD, EDA software and SIP solutions which enable semiconductor design and AI through software and innovation. The company’s solutions are used for process and device development across display, power devices, automotive, memory, high performance compute, photonics, internet of things and 5G/6G mobile markets for complex SoC design.