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

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

VLN has been the topic of several other reports. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on shares of Valens Semiconductor from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Valens Semiconductor in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $3.00.

Valens Semiconductor Stock Performance

VLN opened at $1.49 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $1.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.75. Valens Semiconductor has a 52-week low of $1.37 and a 52-week high of $3.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $152.01 million, a PE ratio of -4.79 and a beta of 0.26.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.03) by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $19.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.78 million. Valens Semiconductor had a negative net margin of 44.72% and a negative return on equity of 26.26%. On average, research analysts forecast that Valens Semiconductor will post -0.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Valens Semiconductor

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VLN. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. &PARTNERS bought a new position in shares of Valens Semiconductor during the fourth quarter worth approximately $218,000. Graham Capital Management L.P. raised its position in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 48.6% in the fourth quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 98,084 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,000 after buying an additional 32,081 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its stake in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 114.6% in the fourth quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 504,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $717,000 after buying an additional 269,612 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in Valens Semiconductor by 56.4% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,790,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,542,000 after acquiring an additional 645,782 shares during the period. 33.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.