Heartland Advisors Inc. Makes New $8.25 Million Investment in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation $LSCC

Heartland Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 53,964 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,254,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Lattice Semiconductor during the second quarter valued at approximately $46,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new position in Lattice Semiconductor during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 462.9% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 394 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor during the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, SVP Tracy Ann Feanny sold 1,880 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.43, for a total value of $237,688.40. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 60,221 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,613,741.03. This trade represents a 3.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Esam Elashmawi sold 15,742 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.77, for a total value of $2,121,549.34. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 155,420 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,945,953.40. This trade represents a 9.20% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold 28,502 shares of company stock valued at $4,005,820 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Lattice Semiconductor from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Lattice Semiconductor presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $144.38.

Lattice Semiconductor Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ LSCC opened at $117.69 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $133.69 and its 200 day moving average is $118.59. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a 52 week low of $60.50 and a 52 week high of $157.01. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 3.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a market cap of $16.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 452.65, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.81.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $201.08 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $185.50 million. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 5.58% and a return on equity of 10.92%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.24 EPS. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.540-0.580 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 1.12 earnings per share for the current year.

About Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation is a U.S.-based semiconductor company specializing in low-power, small-footprint programmable logic devices. The company’s product portfolio centers on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), programmable logic devices (PLDs) and related intellectual property cores that enable customers to implement custom digital functions in applications where energy efficiency and compact size are critical. Lattice’s solutions are widely used to accelerate edge computing, support video and sensor interfaces, and provide flexible I/O connectivity across a variety of end markets.

The company offers a range of FPGA families, including the iCE40 series for ultra-low power mobile and consumer applications, the MachXO series for embedded control and security, and the ECP5 series for midrange performance in communications, industrial automation and automotive domains.