Traders Purchase High Volume of Navitas Semiconductor Call Options (NASDAQ:NVTS)

Navitas Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:NVTS) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Investors purchased 67,391 call options on the company. This is an increase of 43% compared to the average volume of 47,053 call options.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Brian Long sold 750,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.84, for a total transaction of $4,380,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,670,991 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,598,587.44. The trade was a 21.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ranbir Singh bought 18,645,603 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $8.79 per share, for a total transaction of $163,894,850.37. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 18,645,603 shares in the company, valued at approximately $163,894,850.37. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders sold 2,705,596 shares of company stock valued at $16,096,333 over the last 90 days. 29.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Navitas Semiconductor in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Simplicity Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Navitas Semiconductor during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Larson Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Navitas Semiconductor in the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Navitas Semiconductor by 189.8% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 2,942 shares during the period. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Navitas Semiconductor during the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Institutional investors own 46.14% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on NVTS shares. CJS Securities cut Navitas Semiconductor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Morgan Stanley set a $4.40 price objective on shares of Navitas Semiconductor in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Craig Hallum lowered shares of Navitas Semiconductor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $6.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $8.00 price objective on shares of Navitas Semiconductor in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Navitas Semiconductor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $3.50 target price for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.65.

Navitas Semiconductor Stock Performance

Shares of Navitas Semiconductor stock opened at $8.19 on Friday. Navitas Semiconductor has a 52-week low of $1.52 and a 52-week high of $9.48. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $6.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.60 and a beta of 3.03.

Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.05). Navitas Semiconductor had a negative net margin of 182.63% and a negative return on equity of 18.16%. The business had revenue of $14.49 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.43 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.07) EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 29.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Navitas Semiconductor has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Navitas Semiconductor will post -0.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Navitas Semiconductor

Navitas Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops, and markets gallium nitride power integrated circuits, silicon carbide, associated high-speed silicon system controllers, and digital isolators used in power conversion and charging. The company’s products are used in mobile, consumer, data center, solar, electric vehicle, industrial motor drive, smart grid, and transportation applications.