Insider Selling: SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) Insider Sells $208,030.00 in Stock

SiTime Corporation (NASDAQ:SITM) insider Fariborz Assaderaghi sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $416.06, for a total transaction of $208,030.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 100,049 shares in the company, valued at approximately $41,626,386.94. The trade was a 0.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Fariborz Assaderaghi also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 11th, Fariborz Assaderaghi sold 2,112 shares of SiTime stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $428.08, for a total transaction of $904,104.96.
• On Monday, December 1st, Fariborz Assaderaghi sold 1,500 shares of SiTime stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $291.58, for a total transaction of $437,370.00.

SiTime Price Performance

NASDAQ:SITM opened at $420.23 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $369.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $304.22. The stock has a market cap of $11.05 billion, a P/E ratio of -230.90 and a beta of 2.51. SiTime Corporation has a 1-year low of $105.40 and a 1-year high of $446.95.

SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.33. SiTime had a negative return on equity of 2.06% and a negative net margin of 13.13%.The business had revenue of $113.29 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $101.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.48 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 66.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that SiTime Corporation will post -2.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SiTime

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SITM. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of SiTime by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 9,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,187,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. boosted its position in SiTime by 56.1% during the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 89 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the period. Atlas Brown Inc. grew its stake in SiTime by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 2,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $810,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its position in SiTime by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 951 shares of the company’s stock worth $336,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Finally, Verdence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in SiTime by 3.7% in the third quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.31% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on SITM. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of SiTime from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays set a $400.00 target price on shares of SiTime in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of SiTime in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price target on shares of SiTime in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on SiTime in a report on Monday, December 15th. They set a “buy” rating and a $420.00 target price on the stock. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $409.38.

Key Stories Impacting SiTime

Here are the key news stories impacting SiTime this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and strong revenue growth — SiTime reported $1.53 EPS vs. $1.20 expected and revenue of $113.3M (up ~66% YoY), providing a clear near‑term fundamental tailwind. Earnings & data
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support — multiple brokerages have Buy/Outperform calls and raised targets (UBS, Needham, Stifel, Barclays among them), giving a consensus “Moderate Buy” and average target near $409, which supports longer‑term upside. Analyst coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: High institutional ownership and momentum — institutions hold ~84% of shares and the stock has traded near 52‑week highs, which can amplify moves in either direction. Ownership data
• Neutral Sentiment: Business exposure — SiTime’s MEMS timing products serve telecom, data center, automotive and industrial markets (structurally attractive but still cyclical with semiconductor demand). Company profile
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider sale by Samsheer Ahamad — sold 9,100 shares (~$4.02M) on Feb 11, a ~14.7% reduction in his stake; sizable single‑day sellings often weigh on sentiment. Insider sale
• Negative Sentiment: Additional insider/director selling — Director sale reported at ~$1.51M plus Fariborz Assaderaghi sold 2,112 shares (~$904k) and 500 shares (~$208k) across Feb 10–11; multiple Form 4s increase near‑term selling pressure and may raise investor questions. Director sale SEC filing

About SiTime

SiTime Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in silicon timing solutions that leverage micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology as an alternative to traditional quartz crystals. Its portfolio of programmable oscillators, resonators, clock generators, jitter attenuators and network synchronizers addresses precision timekeeping requirements across a wide range of electronic systems. By integrating MEMS resonators with advanced mixed-signal control circuitry, SiTime’s products offer enhanced reliability, resistance to shock and vibration, and a smaller footprint compared with conventional quartz devices.

The company’s timing devices serve diverse end markets, including telecommunications infrastructure, data center and enterprise networking, consumer electronics, automotive systems, industrial automation, and aerospace and defense applications.