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 EPS guidance of -0.190-0.010 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SLAB opened at $123.03 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $137.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $123.52. The company has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -20.71 and a beta of 1.15. Silicon Laboratories has a one year low of $94.00 and a one year high of $160.00.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on SLAB shares. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Silicon Laboratories from $75.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of Silicon Laboratories in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Silicon Laboratories from $115.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Susquehanna initiated coverage on Silicon Laboratories in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $130.00 target price for the company. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Silicon Laboratories in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $136.20.

Insider Activity

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

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.