Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) Downgraded to Sell Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Saturday.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on Valens Semiconductor from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Valens Semiconductor in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Valens Semiconductor presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $3.00.

Valens Semiconductor Stock Performance

Valens Semiconductor stock opened at $1.70 on Friday. Valens Semiconductor has a one year low of $1.37 and a one year high of $3.34. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $1.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $173.52 million, a P/E ratio of -5.84 and a beta of 0.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valens Semiconductor

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VLN. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its position in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 116.4% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 541,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $969,000 after purchasing an additional 291,076 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 84.5% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 520,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,368,000 after buying an additional 238,228 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor in the third quarter worth about $421,000. ARK Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 23.4% in the second quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 700,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,842,000 after buying an additional 132,589 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Planning purchased a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor in the second quarter worth approximately $213,000. 33.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.