Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Raises Holdings in Lattice Semiconductor Co. (NASDAQ:LSCC)

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor Co. (NASDAQ:LSCC - Free Report) by 3.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 939,393 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 29,516 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned about 0.68% of Lattice Semiconductor worth $53,217,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Entropy Technologies LP increased its position in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 8,202 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $435,000 after acquiring an additional 434 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Lattice Semiconductor by 10.6% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,649 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $618,000 after purchasing an additional 1,113 shares during the period. Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in Lattice Semiconductor by 10.3% in the third quarter. Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,955 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,006,000 after buying an additional 1,767 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 15.3% in the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,661 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $247,000 after buying an additional 619 shares during the period. Finally, RiverPark Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Lattice Semiconductor by 85.0% in the 3rd quarter. RiverPark Advisors LLC now owns 4,280 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $227,000 after buying an additional 1,966 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.08% of the company's stock.

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Insider Transactions at Lattice Semiconductor

In other Lattice Semiconductor news, SVP Mark Jon Nelson sold 1,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.28, for a total transaction of $105,968.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 83,289 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,770,793.92. The trade was a 2.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Pravin Desale sold 2,890 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.29, for a total value of $197,358.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 93,903 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,412,635.87. The trade was a 2.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 14,740 shares of company stock worth $943,026 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.80% of the company's stock.

Lattice Semiconductor Price Performance

Lattice Semiconductor stock traded up $1.82 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $62.61. The company had a trading volume of 1,625,947 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,292,035. The company has a market capitalization of $8.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 142.30, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.43. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $59.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $55.50. Lattice Semiconductor Co. has a 12-month low of $40.65 and a 12-month high of $80.47.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by ($0.14). Lattice Semiconductor had a return on equity of 11.22% and a net margin of 12.00%. On average, analysts expect that Lattice Semiconductor Co. will post 0.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on LSCC shares. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $70.00 price objective on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of Lattice Semiconductor in a report on Monday, February 10th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Lattice Semiconductor from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. StockNews.com downgraded Lattice Semiconductor from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price target on Lattice Semiconductor from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $66.25.

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.