Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) Short Interest Update

Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 749,356 shares, a growth of 76.8% from the February 26th total of 423,938 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 623,466 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 1.8% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on VLN shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Valens Semiconductor in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Valens Semiconductor from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $3.00.

Valens Semiconductor Price Performance

Valens Semiconductor stock opened at $1.23 on Friday. Valens Semiconductor has a 12-month low of $1.18 and a 12-month high of $3.34. The company has a market capitalization of $126.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.95 and a beta of 0.28. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $1.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $1.65.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.03) by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $19.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $18.78 million. Valens Semiconductor had a negative net margin of 44.72% and a negative return on equity of 27.00%. Analysts forecast that Valens Semiconductor will post -0.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new stake in Valens Semiconductor during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. HRT Financial LP acquired a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $53,000. XTX Topco Ltd raised its position in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 56.8% in the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 45,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 16,557 shares in the last quarter. Man Group plc purchased a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $78,000. Finally, Creative Planning purchased a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 33.90% of the company’s stock.

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.