Semtech Corporation Common Stock (SMTC)

Turnaround

FairStock Score: 28/100 — RISKY

Key Financials

Current Price$132
Market Cap$12.3B
P/E Ratio86.84
ROE23.66%
Dividend Yield—%
SectorTechnology

AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

As a Buffett-style investor, I start with the business: Semtech sells semiconductor and IoT connectivity products. It has 1,920 employees, three segments, and a cyclical technology niche. The filed numbers show a real upturn: in fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2026-04-26, revenue was $291.0M and net income $26.6M, or $0.27 diluted EPS. Earlier, fiscal Q2 2025, quarter ended 2025-07-27, had revenue $257.6M and a net loss of $27.1M, and fiscal Q3 2025, quarter ended 2025-10-26, had revenue $267.0M and a net loss of $2.9M. For the full fiscal year ended 2026-01-25, revenue was $1.0B but net income was -$40.4M and diluted EPS -$0.46. So the turnaround is promising but not yet proven, and FairStock's Lynch category is TURNAROUND — Loss in latest year after earlier profits.

In plain English: Semtech makes computer chips and wireless connection products for data centers, industrial equipment, and Internet of Things devices. The business has grown sales and recently showed quarterly profits, but it lost money in its latest full year. At the recent share price, the stock looks expensive compared with the company's current profits and accounting value.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-04-26) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-10-26) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-07-27) · fiscal Q1 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-04-27) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2026-01-25) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2025-01-26) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2024-01-28)

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