We recently published 10 Stocks Turning Heads With Double-Digit Returns. Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:LSCC) was one of the best performers on Wednesday.
Lattice Semiconductor climbed to a new all-time high on Wednesday, as investors took heart from a strong revenue performance last year, which bolstered its targets of hitting double-digit growth in 2026.
At intra-day trading, the stock climbed to its highest price of $107.73 before paring gains to end the day just up by 16.29 percent at $105.77 apiece.
In an earnings call, Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:LSCC) said that it was able to grow its revenues last year by 2.7 percent to $523 million from $509 million in 2024. However, net income fell by 95 percent to $3.08 million from $61 million year-on-year.
Close-up of Silicon Die are being Extracted from Semiconductor Wafer and Attached to Substrate by Pick and Place Machine. Computer Chip Manufacturing at Fab. Semiconductor Packaging Process.
In the fourth quarter alone, revenues grew by 9.3 percent to $145.8 million from $117 million, but the company swung to a net loss of $7.6 million from $16.5 million in the same comparable period.
Looking into the first quarter of the year, Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:LSCC) announced targets of growing its revenues by 31 to 43 percent to a range of $158 million to $172 million, versus $120.1 million in the first three months of last year.
Non-GAAP earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $0.34 to $0.38, marking a jump of 54 percent to 72 percent from the $0.22 posted in the first quarter of 2025.
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