Roth Capital Has Optimistic Outlook of Semtech Q4 Earnings

Semtech Co. (NASDAQ:SMTC) – Analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Semtech in a research report issued on Friday, December 13th. Roth Capital analyst S. Searle now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.14 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.13. The consensus estimate for Semtech’s current full-year earnings is ($0.01) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Semtech’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on SMTC. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Semtech from $58.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. B. Riley lifted their price target on Semtech from $61.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Northland Securities lifted their price objective on Semtech from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Semtech from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Semtech from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Semtech currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.70.

Semtech Stock Down 3.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SMTC opened at $65.73 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $4.97 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.04 and a beta of 1.65. Semtech has a 12-month low of $18.16 and a 12-month high of $70.27. The company’s fifty day moving average is $52.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.81.

Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 25th. The semiconductor company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $236.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $232.89 million. Semtech had a negative return on equity of 154.99% and a negative net margin of 99.08%. The business’s revenue was up 17.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.02 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Semtech

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Semtech by 8.0% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,617,783 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $73,883,000 after purchasing an additional 119,572 shares during the period. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN raised its holdings in shares of Semtech by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 2,609,984 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $119,172,000 after purchasing an additional 114,999 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of Semtech during the third quarter valued at approximately $763,000. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in Semtech during the third quarter worth $10,556,000. Finally, Whale Rock Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Semtech during the third quarter valued at about $32,126,000.

About Semtech

Semtech Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets analog and mixed-signal semiconductor and advanced algorithms. It provides signal integrity products, including a portfolio of optical data communications and video transport products used in various infrastructure, and industrial applications; a portfolio of integrated circuits for data centers, enterprise networks, passive optical networks, wireless base station optical transceivers, and high-speed interface applications; and video products for broadcast applications, as well as video-over-IP technology for professional audio video applications.