– Toledano Adi Yarel Sells 17,225 Shares of Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) Stock

Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) Director – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 17,225 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.53, for a total transaction of $60,804.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 164,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $579,813.09. This trade represents a 9.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

– Toledano Adi Yarel also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, May 28th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 5,100 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.50, for a total transaction of $17,850.00.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 19,179 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.02, for a total transaction of $57,920.58.
• On Thursday, April 30th, – Toledano Adi Yarel sold 38,358 shares of Valens Semiconductor stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.28, for a total value of $87,456.24.

Valens Semiconductor Stock Performance

NYSE:VLN opened at $3.32 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $2.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.75. The company has a market cap of $341.82 million, a P/E ratio of -10.70 and a beta of 1.28. Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. has a 52-week low of $1.10 and a 52-week high of $3.71.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $16.86 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.47 million. Valens Semiconductor had a negative return on equity of 29.33% and a negative net margin of 44.67%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Valens Semiconductor, Ltd. will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Valens Semiconductor from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Valens Semiconductor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Valens Semiconductor from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $4.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Value Base Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Value Base Ltd. now owns 21,473,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,492,000 after acquiring an additional 812,482 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in Valens Semiconductor by 56.4% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,790,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,542,000 after purchasing an additional 645,782 shares during the last quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Valens Semiconductor by 68.3% during the fourth quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,164,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,654,000 after purchasing an additional 472,876 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in Valens Semiconductor by 373.5% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 461,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $655,000 after purchasing an additional 363,951 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Valens Semiconductor by 116.4% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 541,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $969,000 after purchasing an additional 291,076 shares during the last quarter. 33.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Valens Semiconductor Company Profile

Valens Semiconductor Corp. is a provider of high-speed connectivity solutions, specializing in semiconductor chipsets that enable the transmission of uncompressed video, audio and data over common cabling such as twisted-pair and coax. The company’s flagship technology, HDBaseT, supports the simultaneous delivery of multiple signal types—including HDMI, USB, Ethernet and power—over a single cable. This multi-service approach addresses the growing demands of both consumer electronics and automotive infotainment systems, where bandwidth, reliability and low latency are critical.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Israel, Valens maintains research and development operations across North America, Europe and Asia.