Value Base Ltd. Has $30.49 Million Stock Position in Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. $VLN

Value Base Ltd. boosted its stake in Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) by 3.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,473,311 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 812,482 shares during the period. Valens Semiconductor accounts for 22.9% of Value Base Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Value Base Ltd. owned about 0.21% of Valens Semiconductor worth $30,492,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VLN. Creative Planning bought a new position in Valens Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter valued at about $213,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Valens Semiconductor by 417.3% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 86,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 69,439 shares in the last quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP grew its position in Valens Semiconductor by 120.7% in the 3rd quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 130,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after buying an additional 71,332 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor during the 3rd quarter valued at about $421,000. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its position in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 359,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $643,000 after purchasing an additional 21,834 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 33.90% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Valens Semiconductor

In other Valens Semiconductor news, Director – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 38,358 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.28, for a total value of $87,456.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 183,432 shares in the company, valued at $418,224.96. This trade represents a 17.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders have sold 85,037 shares of company stock valued at $196,985 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 58.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VLN has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Valens Semiconductor from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of Valens Semiconductor from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Valens Semiconductor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.00.

Valens Semiconductor Trading Up 5.1%

NYSE:VLN opened at $3.22 on Friday. Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. has a twelve month low of $1.10 and a twelve month high of $3.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $1.79 and a 200-day moving average of $1.68. The firm has a market cap of $331.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.37 and a beta of 1.09.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.01. Valens Semiconductor had a negative net margin of 44.67% and a negative return on equity of 29.33%. The company had revenue of $16.86 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.47 million. On average, research analysts forecast that Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Valens Semiconductor Company Profile

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.