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

Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -0.190-0.010 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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.

Silicon Laboratories Stock Performance

Shares of Silicon Laboratories stock opened at $123.03 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a PE ratio of -20.71 and a beta of 1.15. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $137.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $123.52. Silicon Laboratories has a 52-week low of $94.00 and a 52-week high of $160.00.

Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11). The company had revenue of $166.25 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $166.09 million. Silicon Laboratories had a negative net margin of 32.69% and a negative return on equity of 10.46%. The firm’s revenue was up 91.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned ($1.19) earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Silicon Laboratories will post -0.97 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on SLAB. StockNews.com upgraded Silicon Laboratories from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on Silicon Laboratories from $115.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $160.00 price objective on shares of Silicon Laboratories in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Susquehanna began coverage on Silicon Laboratories in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $130.00 target price for the company. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Silicon Laboratories from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Silicon Laboratories presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $136.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Silicon Laboratories news, Director William G. Bock sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.77, for a total transaction of $281,540.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 32,115 shares in the company, valued at $4,520,828.55. This represents a 5.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Navdeep S. Sooch sold 2,360 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.00, for a total transaction of $351,640.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 400,567 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $59,684,483. The trade was a 0.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 5,360 shares of company stock worth $782,610. Company 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.