Semtech Corp (NASDAQ: SMTC)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.90 in comparison to its previous close of 43.66, however, the company has experienced a 10.59% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-18 that The mean of analysts’ price targets for Semtech (SMTC) points to a 40% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.
Is It Worth Investing in Semtech Corp (NASDAQ: SMTC) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.91. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SMTC is 85.60M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.34% of that float. On June 26, 2025, the average trading volume of SMTC was 2.30M shares.
SMTC’s Market Performance
SMTC’s stock has seen a 10.59% increase for the week, with a 19.34% rise in the past month and a 11.03% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.48%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.71% for Semtech Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 11.22% for SMTC’s stock, with a -2.76% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SMTC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SMTC stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for SMTC by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for SMTC in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $30 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Craig Hallum, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SMTC reach a price target of $55, previously predicting the price at $70. The rating they have provided for SMTC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 14th, 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to SMTC, setting the target price at $85 in the report published on January 17th of the current year.
SMTC Trading at 23.36% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SMTC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -44.05% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Cardenuto Rodolpho C, the Director of Semtech Corp, sale 13,123 shares at $41.82 during a trade that took place back on Jun 18 ’25, which means that Cardenuto Rodolpho C is holding 0 shares at $548,743 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SMTC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for Semtech Corp stands at -0.18. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value -93.41, with -8.51 for asset returns.
Based on Semtech Corp (SMTC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.51 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 115.07 million with net debt to EBITDA at -7.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.69. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.6for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.53.
Conclusion
To sum up, Semtech Corp (SMTC) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
