Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of -0.190-0.010 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of -0.080. The company issued revenue guidance of $170.0 million-$185.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $175.6 million. Silicon Laboratories also updated its Q1 guidance to $(0.19)-0.01 EPS.

Silicon Laboratories Trading Up 7.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ SLAB traded up $9.52 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $146.12. 475,299 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 340,853. Silicon Laboratories has a 52-week low of $94.00 and a 52-week high of $154.91. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $127.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $116.52. The company has a market capitalization of $4.74 billion, a P/E ratio of -19.75 and a beta of 1.16.

Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of ($0.11). Silicon Laboratories had a negative net margin of 46.93% and a negative return on equity of 12.60%. The firm had revenue of $166.25 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $166.09 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($1.19) earnings per share. Silicon Laboratories’s revenue for the quarter was up 91.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Silicon Laboratories will post -3.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Benchmark upgraded Silicon Laboratories from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Silicon Laboratories from $115.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Silicon Laboratories from $75.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Silicon Laboratories from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Silicon Laboratories from $150.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $136.20.

Insider Transactions at Silicon Laboratories

In related news, Director William G. Bock sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.77, for a total value of $281,540.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 32,115 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,520,828.55. The trade was a 5.86 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.72% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Silicon Laboratories Company Profile

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.