Wall Street Zen Downgrades Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) to Sell

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Valens Semiconductor in a report on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of Valens Semiconductor from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $3.00.

Valens Semiconductor Stock Down 3.7%

VLN opened at $1.70 on Friday. Valens Semiconductor has a 12-month low of $1.37 and a 12-month high of $3.34. The business has a 50 day moving average of $1.69 and a 200-day moving average of $1.89. The stock has a market cap of $173.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.84 and a beta of 0.25.

Institutional Trading of Valens Semiconductor

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. IGP Investments G.P.L.P LP increased its stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. IGP Investments G.P.L.P LP now owns 3,489,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,247,000 after purchasing an additional 29,790 shares during the last quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 23.4% during the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 700,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,842,000 after buying an additional 132,589 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 116.4% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 541,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $969,000 after buying an additional 291,076 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in Valens Semiconductor by 84.5% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 520,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,368,000 after acquiring an additional 238,228 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP grew its position in Valens Semiconductor by 6.5% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 359,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $643,000 after acquiring an additional 21,834 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 33.90% of the company’s stock.

About Valens Semiconductor

Valens Semiconductor Corp. is a provider of high-speed connectivity solutions, specializing in semiconductor chipsets that enable the transmission of uncompressed video, audio and data over common cabling such as twisted-pair and coax. The company’s flagship technology, HDBaseT, supports the simultaneous delivery of multiple signal types—including HDMI, USB, Ethernet and power—over a single cable. This multi-service approach addresses the growing demands of both consumer electronics and automotive infotainment systems, where bandwidth, reliability and low latency are critical.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Israel, Valens maintains research and development operations across North America, Europe and Asia.