Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $150.87 and last traded at $150.35, with a volume of 2331980 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $143.22.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $125.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Benchmark increased their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $82.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $125.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $130.86.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

The business has a 50 day moving average of $112.29 and a 200 day moving average of $92.10. The company has a market cap of $20.60 billion, a PE ratio of 1,074.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 1.76.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.05. Lattice Semiconductor had a return on equity of 8.48% and a net margin of 3.46%.The firm had revenue of $170.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $164.93 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.22 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 42.2% on a year-over-year basis. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.420-0.460 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Elizabeth M. Schwarting sold 3,200 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.53, for a total value of $398,496.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,636 shares in the company, valued at approximately $826,381.08. This trade represents a 32.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Tracy Ann Feanny sold 1,381 shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.63, for a total value of $125,160.03. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 56,355 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,107,453.65. The trade was a 2.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 29,995 shares of company stock worth $2,886,140 in the last three months. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lattice Semiconductor

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,986,677 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,098,823,000 after buying an additional 189,147 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 177.3% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,076,616 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $445,538,000 after buying an additional 3,885,482 shares in the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 4,872,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $357,221,000 after buying an additional 169,790 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,852,380 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $237,718,000 after buying an additional 85,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors boosted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 66.4% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 4,597,217 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $337,068,000 after purchasing an additional 1,834,440 shares during the last quarter. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.