Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Boosts Stock Holdings in Lattice Semiconductor Corporation $LSCC

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC) by 3.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,872,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 169,790 shares during the quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership owned about 3.56% of Lattice Semiconductor worth $357,221,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor during the 3rd quarter worth about $733,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 21.0% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 210,852 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $15,460,000 after buying an additional 36,638 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor in the third quarter worth about $1,109,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 25.1% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 683,624 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,491,000 after acquiring an additional 137,140 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 7.2% during the second quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 10,499 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $514,000 after acquiring an additional 705 shares in the last quarter. 98.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, Director Mark Edwin Jensen sold 6,279 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.09, for a total value of $615,907.11. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 41,508 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,071,519.72. This trade represents a 13.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Pravin Desale sold 839 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.09, for a total value of $65,517.51. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 104,208 shares in the company, valued at $8,137,602.72. This trade represents a 0.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 29,623 shares of company stock worth $2,655,731. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Lattice Semiconductor Stock Performance

Shares of Lattice Semiconductor stock opened at $97.25 on Friday. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a 52-week low of $34.69 and a 52-week high of $108.08. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $85.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,864.93, a P/E/G ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 1.70.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 0.59% and a return on equity of 5.60%. The business had revenue of $145.79 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $143.18 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.15 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. Lattice Semiconductor has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.380 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Lattice Semiconductor Corporation will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on LSCC shares. Robert W. Baird set a $120.00 price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $80.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Lattice Semiconductor from $90.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $90.00 price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Benchmark boosted their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $82.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $102.64.

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.