MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) Shares Gap Down – What’s Next?

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSI) shares gapped down prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $257.56, but opened at $250.91. MACOM Technology Solutions shares last traded at $250.7030, with a volume of 57,685 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on MTSI shares. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of MACOM Technology Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $375.00 price target on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on MACOM Technology Solutions from $385.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating on shares of MACOM Technology Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on MACOM Technology Solutions in a research note on Friday, August 21st. They set a “market perform” rating and a $335.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised MACOM Technology Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $341.25.

MACOM Technology Solutions Stock Performance

The stock’s fifty day moving average is $292.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $294.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.34.

MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $342.24 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $336.08 million. MACOM Technology Solutions had a return on equity of 17.82% and a net margin of 20.70%.MACOM Technology Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 35.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.90 earnings per share. MACOM Technology Solutions has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.970-2.030 EPS. Analysts forecast that MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. will post 4.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at MACOM Technology Solutions

In other MACOM Technology Solutions news, COO Robert Dennehy sold 252 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.20, for a total value of $69,350.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 12,758 shares in the company, valued at $3,511,001.60. This represents a 1.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO John Kober sold 7,389 shares of MACOM Technology Solutions stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.08, for a total value of $2,409,405.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 33,583 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,950,744.64. This represents a 18.03% 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. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 10,261 shares of company stock worth $3,484,495. Corporate insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of MACOM Technology Solutions

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MTSI. Swedbank AB bought a new position in MACOM Technology Solutions in the 1st quarter worth about $13,059,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of MACOM Technology Solutions by 41.7% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 195,148 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $43,337,000 after buying an additional 57,474 shares in the last quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV increased its stake in MACOM Technology Solutions by 94.4% in the 1st quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 20,113 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,466,000 after buying an additional 9,767 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in MACOM Technology Solutions by 2,385.6% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 18,468 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,101,000 after acquiring an additional 17,725 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in MACOM Technology Solutions by 15.5% during the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 784,118 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $174,109,000 after buying an additional 105,032 shares during the period. 76.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About MACOM Technology Solutions

MACOM Technology Solutions is a semiconductor company specializing in high-performance analog, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic semiconductor solutions. Its product portfolio includes amplifiers, switches, modulators, detectors and integrated circuits designed to optimize signal integrity, power management and data transmission. MACOM’s offerings address both digital and optical domains, providing critical building blocks for next-generation communications infrastructure.

The company’s solutions serve a diverse set of end markets, including wireless and wireline telecom, data centers, satellite communications, aerospace and defense, industrial and automotive applications.