Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) Director – Toledano Adi Yarel Sells 5,100 Shares

Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) Director – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 5,100 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.50, for a total value of $17,850.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 164,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $574,885.50. This represents a 3.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

– Toledano Adi Yarel also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, May 29th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 17,225 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.53, for a total value of $60,804.25.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 19,179 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.02, for a total value of $57,920.58.
• On Thursday, April 30th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 38,358 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.28, for a total value of $87,456.24.

Valens Semiconductor Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VLN opened at $3.36 on Tuesday. Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. has a 52 week low of $1.10 and a 52 week high of $3.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $345.84 million, a P/E ratio of -10.83 and a beta of 1.28. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $2.03 and its 200 day moving average is $1.75.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.01. Valens Semiconductor had a negative return on equity of 29.33% and a negative net margin of 44.67%.The company had revenue of $16.86 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.47 million. Equities research analysts forecast that Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on VLN shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded Valens Semiconductor from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on Valens Semiconductor from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Valens Semiconductor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $4.00.

Institutional Trading of Valens Semiconductor

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. XTX Topco Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 56.8% during the fourth quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 45,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 16,557 shares during the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP bought a new stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 6.5% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 359,194 shares of the company’s stock worth $643,000 after purchasing an additional 21,834 shares during the last quarter. IGP Investments G.P.L.P LP grew its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 0.9% during the third quarter. IGP Investments G.P.L.P LP now owns 3,489,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,247,000 after purchasing an additional 29,790 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 48.6% during the fourth quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 98,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,000 after purchasing an additional 32,081 shares during the last quarter. 33.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Valens Semiconductor Company Profile

Valens Semiconductor Corp. is a provider of high-speed connectivity solutions, specializing in semiconductor chipsets that enable the transmission of uncompressed video, audio and data over common cabling such as twisted-pair and coax. The company’s flagship technology, HDBaseT, supports the simultaneous delivery of multiple signal types—including HDMI, USB, Ethernet and power—over a single cable. This multi-service approach addresses the growing demands of both consumer electronics and automotive infotainment systems, where bandwidth, reliability and low latency are critical.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Israel, Valens maintains research and development operations across North America, Europe and Asia.