SEC Filing Analysis: LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP (LSCC)

Executive Summary

• Trading Significance: Low
• Key Takeaway: The President & CEO, Tamer Ford, executed multiple open-market purchases of company stock totaling approximately $1.9 million, signaling strong personal conviction.
• Market Impact: The transaction is unlikely to have a significant market impact due to its small size relative to the company's market capitalization and public float.

Company Information

Field	Value
Company	LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
Ticker Symbol	LSCC
CIK	0000855658
Industry	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES

Insider Information

Field	Value
Name	Tamer Ford
CIK	0001541375
Title/Position	President & CEO
Relationship	Director, Officer

Transaction Details

Field	Value
Form Type	4
Transaction Date	2025-11-06 & 2025-11-07
Transaction Code	P (Open Market Purchase)
Security Type	Common Stock
Shares Involved	30,000 (aggregate)
Price Per Share	$63.07 (weighted average)
Total Value	$1,892,071
Shares Owned After	285,745 (Direct & Indirect)
Ownership Type	Direct & Indirect

Financial Impact Assessment

Transaction Materiality

Metric	Value
Transaction Value	$1,892,071
% of Market Cap	0.022%
Shares Transacted	30,000
% of Shares Outstanding	0.022%
Post-Transaction Ownership	285,745 shares (0.21% of outstanding)
Materiality Assessment	Low

Impact Evaluation

• Market Cap Context: The $1.9M purchase is a minor transaction for a company with an $8.68 billion market capitalization. It does not meet the threshold for moderate or high significance.
• Ownership Concentration: The CEO's post-transaction ownership of 0.21% of shares outstanding is a modest stake, indicating that while the purchase is a positive signal, it does not represent a major consolidation of control.
• Transaction Significance: While the absolute dollar amount is substantial for an individual, the purchase represents a very small fraction of the company's total equity. It is best viewed as a signal of leadership's confidence rather than a financially material event for the company.

Market Impact Analysis

Stock Impact Prediction

• Direction: Neutral
• Reasoning: The transaction is a positive signal of insider confidence but is too small relative to the company's market cap (0.022%) to be a significant price catalyst on its own.

Volume & Sentiment

• Expected Volume Impact: Minimal. The transaction size is not large enough to notably affect trading volumes.
• Sentiment Indicator: Bullish (Slight). Open-market purchases by a CEO are almost always interpreted as a positive sign, but the low materiality tempers the sentiment.

Additional Context

Transaction Notes

• The filing reports four separate purchase transactions over two days (Nov 6 and Nov 7, 2025).
• Purchases were made both directly and indirectly through a trust.
• Each transaction was executed in multiple trades at weighted average prices, as noted in the filing's footnotes.