How to buy Semtech Corporation stock

Semtech Corporation is a semiconductors business based in the US. Semtech Corporation shares (SMTC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Semtech Corporation employs 1,394 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Semtech Corporation share price

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Semtech Corporation shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2021-04-23.

52-week range	$40.81 - $83.94
50-day moving average	$69.14
200-day moving average	$68.89
Wall St. target price	$83.82
PE ratio	76.1648
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.91

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Is Semtech Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Semtech Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Semtech Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Semtech Corporation's P/E ratio

Semtech Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 76x. In other words, Semtech Corporation shares trade at around 76x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Semtech Corporation's PEG ratio

Semtech Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.4508. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Semtech Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Semtech Corporation's EBITDA

Semtech Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $106.6 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Semtech Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Semtech Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$595.1 million
Operating margin TTM	12.55%
Gross profit TTM	$363.5 million
Return on assets TTM	4.37%
Return on equity TTM	8.7%
Profit margin	10.07%
Book value	$10.73
Market capitalisation	$4.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Semtech Corporation shares

There are currently 1.0 million Semtech Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Semtech Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 12.4% down from 1.2 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Semtech Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Semtech Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Semtech Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Semtech Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Semtech Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 433920.50209205). Semtech Corporation's SIR currently stands at 2.39. In other words for every 100,000 Semtech Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2390 shares are currently held short.

However Semtech Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Semtech Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Semtech Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Semtech Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Semtech Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0186% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Semtech Corporation shares, roughly 19 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Semtech Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short Semtech Corporation stock.

Semtech Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting Semtech Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Semtech Corporation's shares ever split?

Semtech Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 25 September 2000. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Semtech Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Semtech Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Semtech Corporation's share price.

Semtech Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Semtech Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $40.81 up to $83.94. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Semtech Corporation's is 1.674. This would suggest that Semtech Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Semtech Corporation overview

Semtech Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products and advanced algorithms. The company provides signal integrity products, including a portfolio of optical data communications and video transport products used in various infrastructure, and industrial applications; a portfolio of integrated circuits for data centers, enterprise networks, passive optical networks, wireless base station optical transceivers, and high-speed interface applications; and video products for broadcast applications, as well as video-over-IP technology for professional audio video applications. It also offers protection products, such as filter and termination devices that are integrated with the transient voltage suppressor devices, which protect electronic systems from voltage spikes; and wireless and sensing products comprising a portfolio of specialized radio frequency products used in various industrial, medical, and communications applications, as well as specialized sensing products used in industrial and consumer applications. In addition, the company provides power products consisting of switching voltage regulators, combination switching and linear regulators, smart regulators, isolated switches, and wireless charging that control, alter, regulate, and condition the power within electronic systems. It serves original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers in the enterprise computing, communications, and consumer and industrial end-markets. The company sells its products directly, as well as through independent sales representative firms and independent distributors in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Semtech Corporation was incorporated in 1960 and is headquartered in Camarillo, California.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Semtech Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.551% of Semtech Corporation shares are held by insiders and 99.314% by institutions.

• How many people work for Semtech Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 1,394 work at Semtech Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Semtech Corporation?

  Semtech Corporation's fiscal year ends in January.

• Where is Semtech Corporation based?

  Semtech Corporation's address is: 200 Flynn Road, Camarillo, CA, United States, 93012-8790

• What is Semtech Corporation's ISIN number?

  Semtech Corporation's international securities identification number is: US8168501018

• What is Semtech Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Semtech Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 816850101