Yousif Capital Management LLC Acquires 230 Shares of Lattice Semiconductor Co. (NASDAQ:LSCC)

Yousif Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor Co. (NASDAQ:LSCC) by 0.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 64,608 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 230 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Lattice Semiconductor were worth $4,457,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of LSCC. AE Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 39.7% during the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,098 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $266,000 after buying an additional 881 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 100.7% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 307 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Oak Thistle LLC bought a new stake in Lattice Semiconductor in the third quarter valued at approximately $514,000. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund increased its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 23.3% in the third quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 23,300 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,002,000 after purchasing an additional 4,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TriaGen Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Lattice Semiconductor by 186.6% in the third quarter. TriaGen Wealth Management LLC now owns 52,247 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,490,000 after purchasing an additional 34,015 shares in the last quarter. 98.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on LSCC. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 13th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $85.00 target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research note on Tuesday, February 13th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a research note on Tuesday, February 13th. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $80.00 to $78.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor from $70.00 to $67.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lattice Semiconductor presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $87.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Mark Jon Nelson sold 14,417 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.49, for a total transaction of $1,030,671.33. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 28,283 shares in the company, valued at $2,021,951.67. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other news, CFO Sherri R. Luther sold 23,006 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.78, for a total value of $1,720,388.68. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 124,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,281,394.48. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mark Jon Nelson sold 14,417 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.49, for a total transaction of $1,030,671.33. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 28,283 shares in the company, valued at $2,021,951.67. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 43,741 shares of company stock worth $3,225,795. 1.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Lattice Semiconductor Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of LSCC opened at $73.88 on Friday. Lattice Semiconductor Co. has a 12 month low of $51.96 and a 12 month high of $98.30. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $75.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.94, a PEG ratio of 16.68 and a beta of 1.38.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.45. Lattice Semiconductor had a net margin of 35.14% and a return on equity of 36.07%. The business had revenue of $170.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $176.15 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.38 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that Lattice Semiconductor Co. will post 0.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lattice Semiconductor Profile

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops and sells semiconductor products in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company offers field programmable gate arrays that consist of four product families, including the Lattice Certus and ECP, Mach, iCE, and CrossLink. It also provides video connectivity application specific standard products.