Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Buy” Rating

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Sunday morning.

Several other brokerages have also commented on LSCC. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Lattice Semiconductor from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $90.00 price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $80.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $95.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Lattice Semiconductor presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $102.64.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

LSCC opened at $97.63 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 4,883.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.57 and a beta of 1.70. Lattice Semiconductor has a one year low of $34.69 and a one year high of $108.08. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $81.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.40.

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

Insider Activity at Lattice Semiconductor

In related news, Director Robin Ann Abrams sold 8,000 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.75, for a total value of $798,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 98,398 shares in the company, valued at $9,815,200.50. This trade represents a 7.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Tracy Ann Feanny sold 9,965 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.44, for a total transaction of $731,829.60. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 61,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,534,185.60. This represents a 13.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 24,512 shares of company stock valued at $1,994,508. Insiders own 1.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lattice Semiconductor

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LSCC. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in Lattice Semiconductor in the third quarter worth about $733,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 21.0% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 210,852 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $15,460,000 after purchasing an additional 36,638 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 25.1% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 683,624 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,491,000 after purchasing an additional 137,140 shares in the last quarter. Castleark Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 88.6% during the second quarter. Castleark Management LLC now owns 96,640 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,734,000 after purchasing an additional 45,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 7.2% during the second quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 10,499 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $514,000 after buying an additional 705 shares during the last quarter. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Lattice Semiconductor News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and upbeat Q1 outlook — Lattice reported stronger revenue and EPS, raised its near‑term revenue/growth commentary and gave Q1 2026 EPS guidance (0.340–0.380), which helped re‑rate the stock. Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and bullish writeups — Zacks upgraded LSCC to a #1 (Strong Buy) and published bullish pieces arguing earnings estimates are moving higher and that LSCC is a momentum buy, signaling rising analyst optimism. Lattice (LSCC) Upgraded to Strong Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks note on earnings revisions — Analysts have been raising estimates, which tends to support further upside as consensus earnings expectations improve. Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for Lattice (LSCC)
• Positive Sentiment: AI and data‑center exposure cited as growth driver — Multiple writeups (Seeking Alpha, Yahoo, Globe & Mail) highlight rising AI demand and data‑center traction as reasons revenue outlook strengthened and investors are repricing the stock for higher growth. Lattice Semiconductor Leans Into AI Demand As Revenue Outlook Strengthens
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction and momentum — Coverage notes an intraday gap up after analyst upgrades and articles explaining why LSCC is a momentum pick; that buying interest has pushed the shares toward new highs. Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Shares Gap Up on Analyst Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually high options volume observed — Elevated options activity suggests heightened trader interest and hedging/speculation but is ambiguous for direction. Lattice Semiconductor Sees Unusually High Options Volume
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest item appears data‑erroneous — A report shows a large increase but with zero reported shares/NaN values; don’t treat this as a reliable signal until corrected. (No link — internal data entry)
• Neutral Sentiment: Long‑term performance note — Retrospectives on decade returns highlight LSCC’s strong multi‑year performance, useful context for investors but not a near‑term catalyst. If you invested $1000 in Lattice Semiconductor a decade ago

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.