Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of -0.190-0.010 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of -0.090. The company issued revenue guidance of $175.0 million-$180.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $177.5 million.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Silicon Laboratories from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Silicon Laboratories from $115.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Silicon Laboratories from $75.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Silicon Laboratories in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Susquehanna initiated coverage on shares of Silicon Laboratories in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $130.00 price objective on the stock. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $136.20.

Silicon Laboratories Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SLAB opened at $123.03 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -20.71 and a beta of 1.15. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $137.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $123.52. Silicon Laboratories has a 1-year low of $94.00 and a 1-year high of $160.00.

Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11). Silicon Laboratories had a negative net margin of 32.69% and a negative return on equity of 10.46%. The firm had revenue of $166.25 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $166.09 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($1.19) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 91.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Silicon Laboratories will post -0.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Silicon Laboratories

In other Silicon Laboratories news, Director Navdeep S. Sooch sold 2,360 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.00, for a total value of $351,640.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 400,567 shares in the company, valued at $59,684,483. This represents a 0.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director William G. Bock sold 1,000 shares of Silicon Laboratories stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.43, for a total transaction of $149,430.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 31,115 shares in the company, valued at $4,649,514.45. This represents a 3.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 5,360 shares of company stock valued at $782,610. Insiders own 1.72% of the company’s stock.

About Silicon Laboratories

Silicon Laboratories Inc, a fabless semiconductor company, provides various analog-intensive mixed-signal solutions in the United States, China, Taiwan, and internationally. The company's products include wireless microcontrollers and sensor products. Its products are used in various electronic products in a range of applications for the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), including industrial automation and control, smart buildings, access control, HVAC control, and industrial wearables and power tools; smart cities applications, such as smart metering, smart street lighting, renewable energy, electric vehicle supply equipment, and smart agriculture; commercial IoT applications, including smart lighting, asset tracking, electronic shelf labels, theft protection, and enterprise access points; smart home applications, comprising home automation/security systems, smart speakers, smart lighting, HVAC control, smart cameras, smart appliances, smart home sensing, smart locks, and window/blind controls; and connected health applications, including diabetes management, consumer health and fitness, elderly care, patient monitoring, and activity tracking; as well as in commercial building automation, consumer electronics, and medical instrumentation.