Needham Downgrades Silicon Labs to Hold
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 4d ago
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Should l Buy SLAB?
Needham downgraded Silicon Labs (SLAB) to Hold from Buy and removed the firm's prior $150 price target after the company announced an agreement to be acquired by Texas Instruments (TXN) in an all-cash transaction for $231 per share. The firm believes Texas Instruments is "uniquely positioned to generate significant deal synergies" through the insourcing of Silicon Labs' wafer manufacturing and assembly and test requirements so it does not expect any additional bidders to emerge, the analyst tells investors.
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Analyst Views on SLAB
Wall Street analysts forecast SLAB stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for SLAB is 143.75 USD with a low forecast of 130.00 USD and a high forecast of 160.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
4 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 205.220
Low
130.00
Averages
143.75
High
160.00
Current: 205.220
Low
130.00
Averages
143.75
High
160.00
About SLAB
Silicon Laboratories Inc. is engaged in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a connected world. Its integrated hardware and software platform, intuitive development tools, ecosystem, and robust support help customers build advanced industrial, commercial, home, and life applications. It enables developers to solve complex wireless challenges throughout the product lifecycle. Its platform, purpose-built for the Internet of Things (IoT), helps customers create secure, intelligent, connected devices. Its semiconductor devices leverage standard complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), a widely available process technology. It provides analog-intensive, mixed-signal solutions for use in a variety of electronic products in a range of applications for the IoT. It has built a wireless development platform and product portfolio for the IoT based on Bluetooth, sub-GHz technologies, Wi - SUN, Thread, Wi-Fi, Zigbee and Z-Wave. It offers wireless microcontrollers and sensor products.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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