Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) Upgraded at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLABFree Report) to a sell rating in a report issued on Wednesday morning.

Separately, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Silicon Laboratories in a report on Thursday, July 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Silicon Laboratories currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $138.57.

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Silicon Laboratories Stock Up 2.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ SLAB opened at $106.23 on Wednesday. Silicon Laboratories has a 12-month low of $84.08 and a 12-month high of $154.91. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $112.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $115.75.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Brandon Tolany sold 845 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.00, for a total value of $97,175.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 43,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,015,725. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.72% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Silicon Laboratories

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Silicon Laboratories by 0.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,489,160 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $501,462,000 after purchasing an additional 24,997 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in Silicon Laboratories by 29.9% during the first quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 1,217,939 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $175,042,000 after purchasing an additional 280,000 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Silicon Laboratories by 2.0% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 639,065 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $70,699,000 after purchasing an additional 12,680 shares during the last quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. increased its position in Silicon Laboratories by 8.4% during the second quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 609,232 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $67,399,000 after purchasing an additional 47,058 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. increased its position in Silicon Laboratories by 2.2% during the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 545,833 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $60,386,000 after purchasing an additional 11,981 shares during the last quarter.

About Silicon Laboratories

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Silicon Laboratories Inc, a fabless semiconductor company, provides various analog-intensive mixed-signal solutions in the United States, China, Taiwan, and internationally. The company's products include wireless microcontrollers and sensor products. Its products are used in various electronic products in a range of applications for the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), including industrial automation and control, smart buildings, access control, HVAC control, and industrial wearables and power tools; smart cities applications, such as smart metering, smart street lighting, renewable energy, electric vehicle supply equipment, and smart agriculture; commercial IoT applications, including smart lighting, asset tracking, electronic shelf labels, theft protection, and enterprise access points; smart home applications, comprising home automation/security systems, smart speakers, smart lighting, HVAC control, smart cameras, smart appliances, smart home sensing, smart locks, and window/blind controls; and connected health applications, including diabetes management, consumer health and fitness, elderly care, patient monitoring, and activity tracking; as well as in commercial building automation, consumer electronics, and medical instrumentation.

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