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Semtech Corp (NASDAQ: SMTC) closed the day trading at $34.40 down -1.85% from the previous closing price of $35.05. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.85 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.86 million shares were traded. SMTC stock price reached its highest trading level at $34.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $32.555.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of SMTC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 60.36. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.49 and its Current Ratio is at 2.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.97.
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, Craig Hallum on March 14, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $55 from $70 previously.
On January 17, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $85.
Needham reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on November 26, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $50 to $70.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 27 ’25 when Lin Mark sold 2,907 shares for $37.71 per share. The transaction valued at 109,626 led to the insider holds 13,481 shares of the business.
Lin Mark bought 2,907 shares of SMTC for $110,233 on Mar 27 ’25. On Mar 21 ’25, another insider, Mark Russell, who serves as the Senior VP of the company, bought 8,070 shares for $40.70 each.
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 3030185984 and an Enterprise Value of 3387297536. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.725 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.084.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SMTC is 1.84, which has changed by 0.2202909 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.077997446 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 $27.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -25.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.98%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, SMTC traded about 2.76M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, SMTC traded about 2298260 shares per day. A total of 86.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 85.51M. Insiders hold about 1.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 111.29% stake in the company. Shares short for SMTC as of 1741910400 were 6419047 with a Short Ratio of 2.33, compared to 1739491200 on 7445602. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6419047 and a Short% of Float of 9.56.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
