The stock price of Valens Semiconductor Ltd (NYSE: VLN) has surged by 2.45 when compared to previous closing price of 2.04, but the company has seen a -1.42% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-18 that HOD HASHARON, Israel, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Valens Semiconductor (NYSE: VLN) today announced that it hosted successful interoperability testing with seven other vendors of MIPI A-PHY silicon: Analogix, ESWIN Technology, Motorcomm, OmniVision Technologies, Silergy, SimChip, and Velink. The testing is a key step towards broad adoption of A-PHY in China, where there is already a particularly robust ecosystem of companies developing products around this technology, and signals significant momentum of this technology for the global automotive industry.
Is It Worth Investing in Valens Semiconductor Ltd (NYSE: VLN) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for VLN is also noteworthy at 0.33. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for VLN is 76.20M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.38% of that float. The average trading volume of VLN on April 02, 2025 was 444.35K shares.
VLN’s Market Performance
The stock of Valens Semiconductor Ltd (VLN) has seen a -1.42% decrease in the past week, with a -3.24% drop in the past month, and a -25.09% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.28%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.28% for VLN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.14% for VLN’s stock, with a -9.97% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VLN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VLN stocks, with Chardan Capital Markets repeating the rating for VLN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VLN in the upcoming period, according to Chardan Capital Markets is $12 based on the research report published on May 11, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Chardan Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VLN reach a price target of $13. The rating they have provided for VLN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 23rd, 2021.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to VLN, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on November 15th of the previous year.
VLN Trading at -9.69% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VLN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -40.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.28%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.28%, as shares sank -4.50% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -35.95% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VLN remain unchanged, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -33.33% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.09. In addition, Valens Semiconductor Ltd saw -19.62% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VLN starting from Shriki Gabriel, who proposed sale 30,000 shares at the price of $2.04 back on Apr 01 ’25. After this action, Shriki Gabriel now owns shares of Valens Semiconductor Ltd, valued at $61,200 using the latest closing price.
Chairman David, the Officer of Valens Semiconductor Ltd, proposed sale 4,000 shares at $2.52 during a trade that took place back on Feb 14 ’25, which means that Chairman David is holding shares at $10,080 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VLN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.71 for the present operating margin
- 0.59 for the gross margin
The net margin for Valens Semiconductor Ltd stands at -0.63. The total capital return value is set at -0.27. Equity return is now at value -23.83, with -20.74 for asset returns.
Based on Valens Semiconductor Ltd (VLN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -4561.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -33.91 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.83. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.46for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.34. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 7.57.
Conclusion
In summary, Valens Semiconductor Ltd (VLN) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
