John Michael Wilson Sells 5,000 Shares of Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) Stock

Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC) insider John Michael Wilson sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.12, for a total transaction of $375,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 60,066 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,512,157.92. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Semtech Trading Down 2.4%

Shares of NASDAQ SMTC opened at $74.18 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $73.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $63.42. Semtech Corporation has a 52-week low of $24.05 and a 52-week high of $81.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a current ratio of 2.43. The company has a market cap of $6.86 billion, a PE ratio of 239.29 and a beta of 2.01.

Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The semiconductor company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.03. Semtech had a return on equity of 17.00% and a net margin of 2.77%.The company had revenue of $266.97 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $266.36 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.26 earnings per share. Semtech’s revenue was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Semtech has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.400-0.460 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Semtech Corporation will post -0.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Semtech in the fourth quarter valued at $159,000. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Semtech during the 4th quarter valued at about $243,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Semtech by 68.5% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 107,825 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $7,946,000 after purchasing an additional 43,834 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in Semtech by 852.4% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 184,630 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $13,605,000 after purchasing an additional 165,244 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Semtech by 17.0% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,856 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $358,000 after purchasing an additional 705 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on SMTC shares. Benchmark boosted their price objective on Semtech from $76.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. B. Riley lifted their price target on shares of Semtech from $90.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Roth Capital increased their price objective on shares of Semtech from $65.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Semtech in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $95.00 target price (up previously from $70.00) on shares of Semtech in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $78.50.

Key Headlines Impacting Semtech

Here are the key news stories impacting Semtech this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and momentum coverage is supportive — Zacks highlights SMTC as a strong momentum stock, pointing to favorable style scores that can attract momentum flows. Here’s Why Semtech (SMTC) is a Strong Momentum Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street bullishness and institutional buying: multiple firms have buy ratings and $75–$80+ targets, and recent reporting highlights heavy hedge-fund/institutional accumulation — supportive for medium-term upside. Semtech: Bullish Market Forces Come Into Alignment for This Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry/peer comparison piece (AAII) contrasts Semtech vs. Veeco — useful for relative valuation and investor allocation decisions but not an immediate catalyst. Which Is a Better Investment, Semtech Corporation or Veeco Instruments Inc. Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling flagged: Director Gregory Michael Fischer sold 1,034 shares (avg ~$75.50), reducing his stake ~26.6% — an execution that can signal near-term profit-taking or tax/liquidity moves and often weighs on sentiment. Insider Selling: Semtech Director Sells 1,034 Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Additional insider sale: insider John Michael Wilson sold 5,000 shares at roughly $75.12 — a larger trade that may amplify short-term selling pressure and investor caution. Insider Form 4 (Wilson sale)

About Semtech

Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms. The company’s products address a broad range of applications in the Internet of Things (IoT), data center and telecom, industrial, home automation, automotive, and aerospace markets. Semtech’s portfolio includes power management, signal integrity, protection devices, wireless and sensing technologies that enable smarter, more connected systems worldwide.

A core offering from Semtech is its LoRa® technology, a low-power, long-range wireless communication platform that has become a de facto standard for global IoT deployments.