Ratios in Focus: Analyzing Semtech Corp (SMTC)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

Abby Carey

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In the latest session, Semtech Corp (NASDAQ: SMTC) closed at $59.83 down -2.38% from its previous closing price of $61.29. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. SMTC stock price reached its highest trading level at $61.395 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $59.82.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Semtech Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.85. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.78 and its Current Ratio is at 2.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.99 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.98.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on April 07, 2025, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $30.

On March 14, 2025, Craig Hallum reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $70 to $55.

On January 17, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $85.UBS initiated its Buy rating on January 17, 2025, with a $85 target price.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 16 ’25 when Burvill Martin sold 3,500 shares for $62.75 per share. The transaction valued at 219,638 led to the insider holds 6,909 shares of the business.

Martin Burvill bought 3,500 shares of SMTC for $217,000 on Sep 16 ’25. On Aug 28 ’25, another insider, Silberstein Asaf, who serves as the EVP and COO of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $60.00 each. As a result, the insider received 60,000 and left with 104,996 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SMTC now has a Market Capitalization of 5191687680 and an Enterprise Value of 5569077760. As of this moment, Semtech’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 253.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.589 whereas that against EBITDA is 36.552.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for SMTC is 1.98, which has changed by 0.26223624 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15535986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SMTC has reached a high of $79.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $24.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 25.44%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, SMTC has traded an average of 1.93M shares per day and 1555990 over the past ten days. A total of 86.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 86.18M. Insiders hold about 0.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 120.41% stake in the company. Shares short for SMTC as of 1756425600 were 8194408 with a Short Ratio of 4.25, compared to 1753920000 on 9638816. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8194408 and a Short% of Float of 10.9.

Earnings Estimates

The stock of Semtech Corp (SMTC) is currently being evaluated by 13.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.43, with high estimates of $0.46 and low estimates of $0.38.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.69 and $1.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.65. EPS for the following year is $2.12, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $2.5 and $1.94.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 12 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $266.22M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $268.6M to a low estimate of $266M. As of. The current estimate, Semtech Corp’s year-ago sales were $236.8MFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $264.3M. There is a high estimate of $268M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $258M.

A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SMTC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.04B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.04B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $909.3MBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.13B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.23B and the low estimate is $917.2M.

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