Nicholas Company Inc. Lowers Position in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation $LSCC

Nicholas Company Inc. trimmed its stake in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) by 7.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 359,503 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 27,405 shares during the quarter. Nicholas Company Inc.’s holdings in Lattice Semiconductor were worth $26,452,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Elevatus Welath Management purchased a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,792,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,090,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the third quarter valued at approximately $102,185,000. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the third quarter valued at approximately $733,000. Finally, NZS Capital LLC grew its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 6.0% in the third quarter. NZS Capital LLC now owns 671,146 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $49,208,000 after purchasing an additional 38,115 shares during the period. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Lattice Semiconductor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Lattice Semiconductor from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lattice Semiconductor presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $129.07.

Lattice Semiconductor Stock Performance

NASDAQ LSCC opened at $127.19 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $102.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.43. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a 52 week low of $43.90 and a 52 week high of $127.95. The stock has a market cap of $17.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 908.56, a PEG ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 1.76.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 EPS 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 analysts’ expectations of $164.93 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.22 earnings per share. The business’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. On average, research analysts expect that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lattice Semiconductor

In related news, Director Robin Ann Abrams sold 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.75, for a total value of $798,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 98,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,815,200.50. This represents a 7.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director James P. Lederer sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.96, for a total transaction of $484,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 50,550 shares in the company, valued at $4,901,328. This represents a 9.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 48,814 shares of company stock valued at $4,744,524. 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.