BN · rank #14 · 2026-09-10
LSCC
NASDAQ · $16.40B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.37 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +45.1% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +5.8% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +5.6% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +0.2% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 0.59 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 0.18× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +42.5% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | -8% |
| Market cap (USD) | $16.40B |
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Summary
LSCC designs low-power FPGAs and platform firmware for control, security, and AI/data-center infrastructure, now broadened by the AMI acquisition into a more complete server management stack.
Rationale
The name fits bottleneck_solvers because it monetizes a mission-critical control/security layer with record growth, high FCF conversion, rising margins, and AMI adding platform stickiness that can expand its addressable bottleneck.
Material risks
- 1Customers and hyperscalers could bypass Lattice by building control/management functionality in-house or shifting to custom silicon and larger FPGA/ASIC vendors, which would weaken the bottleneck thesis.
- 2The $1.65 billion AMI integration could distract execution and fail to deliver the expected accretion to gross margin, EBITDA, FCF, and EPS.
AI verdict council
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