Walden Rhines Purchases 29,000 Shares of Silvaco Group (NASDAQ:SVCO) Stock

Silvaco Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVCO) CEO Walden Rhines bought 29,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $4.07 per share, with a total value of $118,030.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 92,818 shares in the company, valued at approximately $377,769.26. This trade represents a 45.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Silvaco Group Stock Up 3.5%

Silvaco Group stock opened at $4.40 on Friday. Silvaco Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $3.55 and a 12 month high of $9.93. The stock has a market cap of $134.82 million, a P/E ratio of -4.27 and a beta of 3.18. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $5.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $5.00.

Silvaco Group (NASDAQ:SVCO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.03). Silvaco Group had a negative net margin of 47.59% and a negative return on equity of 15.53%. The firm had revenue of $18.67 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.95 million. Silvaco Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Silvaco Group, Inc. will post -0.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on SVCO shares. Wall Street Zen cut Silvaco Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 15th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $12.00 target price on shares of Silvaco Group in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Silvaco Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Silvaco Group from $10.00 to $8.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Silvaco Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Silvaco Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $11.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Silvaco Group

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SVCO. Yiheng Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Silvaco Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $461,623,000. Topline Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Silvaco Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,096,000. First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Silvaco Group by 20.3% in the 2nd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 774,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,655,000 after buying an additional 130,709 shares during the last quarter. Cinctive Capital Management LP bought a new position in Silvaco Group in the 3rd quarter worth $487,000. Finally, Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management lifted its position in Silvaco Group by 86.1% during the 3rd quarter. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management now owns 186,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,007,000 after acquiring an additional 86,080 shares during the last quarter.

Silvaco Group Company Profile

Silvaco Group Inc is a provider of TCAD, EDA software and SIP solutions which enable semiconductor design and AI through software and innovation. The company’s solutions are used for process and device development across display, power devices, automotive, memory, high performance compute, photonics, internet of things and 5G/6G mobile markets for complex SoC design.