Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Semtech Corp shares valued at $89,125 were purchased by Walsh Paul V Jr on Jan 21 ’26. At $59.42 per share, Walsh Paul V Jr acquired 1,500 shares.
Also, Fischer Gregory Michael sold 1,034 shares, netting a total of over 78,067 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $75.50 each, the insider now holds 2,857 shares.
Before that, WILSON JOHN MICHAEL had sold 5,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $375,600, the Chief Quality Officer and CTO traded Semtech Corp shares for $75.12 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $4.82 million.
As published in a research note from Summit Insights on November 25, 2025, Semtech Corp [SMTC] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy. Analysts at TD Cowen started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of September 30, 2025, Oppenheimer has increased its “Perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for SMTC. Earlier on April 07, 2025, Morgan Stanley initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for SMTC stock.
Analyzing SMTC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Semtech Corp [NASDAQ: SMTC] rose 4.13% to $80.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $76.71, but it reached a high of $80.75 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.51%. Over the course of the year, Semtech Corp shares have jumped approximately 6.89%.
Is Semtech Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Semtech Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.62 million shares to 5.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 6.18 million shares. A decline of -11.12% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.01 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.01.
Which companies own the most shares of Semtech Corp (SMTC)?
In terms of Semtech Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 78.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.96% from the previous closing price of $76.99. Analysts anticipate Semtech Corp stock to reach 90 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 53. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Semtech Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On March 14, 2025, Craig Hallum assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $55.
