Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Raised to “Strong-Buy” at Zacks Research

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) was upgraded by equities researchers at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report issued on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on LSCC. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $80.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Williams Trading set a $82.00 price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $95.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $102.64.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

LSCC stock opened at $97.63 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $81.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $72.13. Lattice Semiconductor has a fifty-two week low of $34.69 and a fifty-two week high of $108.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,883.94, a P/E/G ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 1.70.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.32. Lattice Semiconductor had a return on equity of 5.60% and a net margin of 0.59%.The company had revenue of $145.79 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $143.18 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.15 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.380 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Lattice Semiconductor will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Lattice Semiconductor

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, Director Robin Ann Abrams sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.75, for a total transaction of $798,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 98,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,815,200.50. This trade represents a 7.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Tracy Ann Feanny sold 9,965 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.44, for a total transaction of $731,829.60. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 61,740 shares in the company, valued at $4,534,185.60. This represents a 13.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 24,512 shares of company stock worth $1,994,508 in the last three months. Insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lattice Semiconductor

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of LSCC. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 1.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,986,677 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,098,823,000 after purchasing an additional 189,147 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 177.3% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,076,616 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $445,538,000 after acquiring an additional 3,885,482 shares in the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 3.6% during the third quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 4,872,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $357,221,000 after acquiring an additional 169,790 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 1.8% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,852,380 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $237,718,000 after acquiring an additional 85,973 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 66.4% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 4,597,217 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $337,068,000 after acquiring an additional 1,834,440 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.08% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Lattice Semiconductor

Here are the key news stories impacting Lattice Semiconductor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and upbeat Q1 outlook — Lattice reported stronger revenue and EPS, raised its near?term revenue/growth commentary and gave Q1 2026 EPS guidance (0.340–0.380), which helped re?rate the stock. Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and bullish writeups — Zacks upgraded LSCC to a #1 (Strong Buy) and published bullish pieces arguing earnings estimates are moving higher and that LSCC is a momentum buy, signaling rising analyst optimism. Lattice (LSCC) Upgraded to Strong Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks note on earnings revisions — Analysts have been raising estimates, which tends to support further upside as consensus earnings expectations improve. Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for Lattice (LSCC)
• Positive Sentiment: AI and data?center exposure cited as growth driver — Multiple writeups (Seeking Alpha, Yahoo, Globe & Mail) highlight rising AI demand and data?center traction as reasons revenue outlook strengthened and investors are repricing the stock for higher growth. Lattice Semiconductor Leans Into AI Demand As Revenue Outlook Strengthens
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction and momentum — Coverage notes an intraday gap up after analyst upgrades and articles explaining why LSCC is a momentum pick; that buying interest has pushed the shares toward new highs. Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) Shares Gap Up on Analyst Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually high options volume observed — Elevated options activity suggests heightened trader interest and hedging/speculation but is ambiguous for direction. Lattice Semiconductor Sees Unusually High Options Volume
• Neutral Sentiment: Short?interest item appears data?erroneous — A report shows a large increase but with zero reported shares/NaN values; don’t treat this as a reliable signal until corrected. (No link — internal data entry)
• Neutral Sentiment: Long?term performance note — Retrospectives on decade returns highlight LSCC’s strong multi?year performance, useful context for investors but not a near?term catalyst. If you invested $1000 in Lattice Semiconductor a decade ago

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.