MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) Lowered to “Hold” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Saturday morning.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on MACOM Technology Solutions from $185.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of MACOM Technology Solutions in a report on Friday, February 6th. Barclays increased their target price on MACOM Technology Solutions from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of MACOM Technology Solutions from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of MACOM Technology Solutions from $200.00 to $261.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $228.27.

MACOM Technology Solutions Stock Down 9.4%

MTSI opened at $207.51 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.57 billion, a PE ratio of 97.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 1.41. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $219.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $173.53. The company has a quick ratio of 3.18, a current ratio of 3.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. MACOM Technology Solutions has a 52 week low of $84.00 and a 52 week high of $258.98.

MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The semiconductor company reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $271.61 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $269.02 million. MACOM Technology Solutions had a return on equity of 15.55% and a net margin of 15.88%.The business’s revenue was up 24.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. MACOM Technology Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.050-1.090 EPS. Analysts forecast that MACOM Technology Solutions will post 2.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at MACOM Technology Solutions

In other news, major shareholder Susan Ocampo sold 261,763 shares of MACOM Technology Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.43, for a total value of $66,600,360.09. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 3,759,895 shares in the company, valued at approximately $956,630,084.85. The trade was a 6.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Robert Dennehy sold 18,398 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.25, for a total value of $4,512,109.50. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 12,864 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,154,896. This represents a 58.85% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 874,180 shares of company stock valued at $207,379,300. Corporate insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in MACOM Technology Solutions by 5,004.6% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 102,909 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $17,796,000 after acquiring an additional 100,893 shares during the last quarter. MidFirst Bank bought a new stake in shares of MACOM Technology Solutions in the 4th quarter worth about $248,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of MACOM Technology Solutions by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 11,984 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,053,000 after purchasing an additional 698 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of MACOM Technology Solutions by 83.1% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 3,058 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $524,000 after purchasing an additional 1,388 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in MACOM Technology Solutions by 122.1% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 602,450 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $104,440,000 after purchasing an additional 331,206 shares during the last quarter. 76.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About MACOM Technology Solutions

MACOM Technology Solutions is a semiconductor company specializing in high-performance analog, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic semiconductor solutions. Its product portfolio includes amplifiers, switches, modulators, detectors and integrated circuits designed to optimize signal integrity, power management and data transmission. MACOM’s offerings address both digital and optical domains, providing critical building blocks for next-generation communications infrastructure.

The company’s solutions serve a diverse set of end markets, including wireless and wireline telecom, data centers, satellite communications, aerospace and defense, industrial and automotive applications.