Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 671,669 shares, an increase of 162.7% from the March 31st total of 255,679 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 525,498 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 1.6% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Valens Semiconductor Price Performance

Shares of VLN traded down $0.19 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $1.61. 1,160,324 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,718,661. Valens Semiconductor has a fifty-two week low of $1.10 and a fifty-two week high of $3.34. The business has a 50-day moving average of $1.39 and a 200-day moving average of $1.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $165.40 million, a P/E ratio of -5.18 and a beta of 0.39.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by ($0.01). Valens Semiconductor had a negative return on equity of 27.00% and a negative net margin of 44.72%.The firm had revenue of $19.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.78 million. As a group, analysts forecast that Valens Semiconductor will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valens Semiconductor

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. HRT Financial LP acquired a new stake in Valens Semiconductor in the fourth quarter worth $53,000. XTX Topco Ltd grew its holdings in Valens Semiconductor by 56.8% in 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 period. Man Group plc acquired a new stake in Valens Semiconductor in the fourth quarter worth $78,000. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in Valens Semiconductor by 48.6% in 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 period. 33.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on VLN. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Valens Semiconductor from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Valens Semiconductor from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $3.00.

About Valens Semiconductor

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.