Shares of semiconductor designer Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) fell 13.7% in the afternoon session after the company reported mixed first quarter 2025 results: Revenue and adjusted EPS in the quarter roughly met Wall Street's expectations, as did Q2 guidance for those two metrics.
Wall Street edged lower by midday Tuesday as uncertainty surrounding trade policies lingered, with investors adopting a cautious approach ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting.
CEO Ford Tamer said the first quarter developed as expected, with sequential revenue growth, a record level of design wins, and a further expansion of our operating margins.
Semiconductor designer Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 14.7% year on year to $120.2 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $123.5 million, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.22 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Wall Street kicked off the week with a cautious tone, as major stock indices hovered near the flatline by midday in New York. Investors digested fresh signs of inflationary pressure in the services sector, raising doubts about near-term rate cuts and weighing on risk appetite.
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Semiconductors are the silicon backbone of the digital revolution. Still, they’re subject to swings in the broader economy because customers often stockpile chips ahead of demand, and investors seem to believe that inventory levels are correcting -
over the past six months, the industry has shed 24.2%. This drop was noticeably worse than the S&P 500’s 5.7% fall.
A number of stocks jumped in the morning session after President Trump clarified that he had no intention of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a statement that helped calm markets. Earlier remarks had sparked fears of political interference in decision-making at the central bank.
With Trump walking back his earlier comments, investors likely felt more assured that monetary policy decisions would continue to be guided by data, not drama. That kept the Fed's word credible, and more importantly, gave investors a steadier compass to figure out where rates and the markets were headed next.
Looking back on processors and graphics chips stocks’ Q4 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and its peers.
As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the processors and graphics chips industry, including Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and its peers.
Lattice Semiconductor currently trades at $54.29 per share and has shown little upside over the past six months, posting a middling return of 2.3%. However, the stock is beating the S&P 500’s 4.1% decline during that period.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and the rest of the processors and graphics chips stocks fared in Q4.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Allegro MicroSystems (NASDAQ:ALGM) and the rest of the processors and graphics chips stocks fared in Q4.
Shares of semiconductor designer Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) jumped 6.3% in the afternoon session after stocks rebounded (Nasdaq +2.0%, S&P 500 +1.5%) following a report from The Wall Street Journal stating that the Trump administration's reciprocal tariffs, to be announced on April 2, 2025, would be more narrowly targeted. The market reaction indicated that investors took that as a sign the economic impact of the tariffs, particularly on inflation and growth, might not be as bad as they initially feared.
