– Toledano Adi Yarel Sells 5,100 Shares of Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) Stock

Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) Director – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 5,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.50, for a total transaction of $17,850.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 164,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $574,885.50. This represents a 3.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

– Toledano Adi Yarel also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, May 29th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 17,225 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.53, for a total transaction of $60,804.25.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 19,179 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.02, for a total transaction of $57,920.58.
• On Thursday, April 30th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 38,358 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.28, for a total value of $87,456.24.

Valens Semiconductor Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE:VLN opened at $3.32 on Wednesday. Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. has a 1-year low of $1.10 and a 1-year high of $3.71. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $2.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $341.82 million, a PE ratio of -10.70 and a beta of 1.28.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. 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 business had revenue of $16.86 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.47 million. On average, equities analysts predict that Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Valens Semiconductor

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VLN. Creative Planning acquired a new stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor during the second quarter worth $213,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 417.3% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 86,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after buying an additional 69,439 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 84.5% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 520,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,368,000 after purchasing an additional 238,228 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 116.4% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 541,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $969,000 after purchasing an additional 291,076 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IGP Investments G.P.L.P LP raised its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 0.9% in the third quarter. IGP Investments G.P.L.P LP now owns 3,489,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,247,000 after purchasing an additional 29,790 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.