Lattice Semiconductor Corporation $LSCC Shares Bought by Principal Financial Group Inc.

Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) by 20.4% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 415,145 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 70,473 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Lattice Semiconductor were worth $38,509,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor during the third quarter worth $25,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Lattice Semiconductor in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 462.9% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 394 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on LSCC. Weiss Ratings upgraded Lattice Semiconductor from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $105.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $132.29.

Lattice Semiconductor Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:LSCC opened at $125.23 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $139.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $110.74. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a 12-month low of $46.43 and a 12-month high of $157.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 894.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.78.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.05. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 3.46% and a return on equity of 8.48%. The business had revenue of $170.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $164.93 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.22 earnings per share. Lattice Semiconductor’s revenue for the quarter was up 42.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.420-0.460 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Lattice Semiconductor

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, SVP Tracy Ann Feanny sold 2,740 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.84, for a total value of $416,041.60. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 63,084 shares in the company, valued at $9,578,674.56. The trade was a 4.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Pravin Desale sold 2,039 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.89, for a total value of $291,352.71. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 73,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,505,129.91. This trade represents a 2.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 14,080 shares of company stock worth $2,045,078. 0.62% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Lattice Semiconductor Company Profile

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.