Ceva Inc (CEVA)
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Rating:58Neutral
Price Target:
$40.00
▲(70.79% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/14/26
The score is driven primarily by weak profitability and deteriorated TTM cash flow despite a strong, low-leverage balance sheet and very high gross margins. Technicals are supportive with a clear uptrend, but overbought signals temper the setup. Valuation remains challenged due to negative earnings, while the earnings call improves the outlook with upgraded guidance and expected non-GAAP margin expansion.
Positive Factors
Balance sheet strength
CEVA's very low leverage and roughly $216M of cash and securities provide durable financial flexibility. This allows sustained R&D and customer support through multi-quarter royalty timing swings, funds strategic product development or tuck-ins, and reduces refinancing risk during cyclical downturns.
Negative Factors
Persistent unprofitability
Despite attractive gross margins, CEVA has not converted sales into consistent operating profits, producing multi-year net losses. Persistent negative margins limit retained earnings, reduce internal funding for growth initiatives, and prolong the time required to demonstrate durable ROIC improvements.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance sheet strength
CEVA's very low leverage and roughly $216M of cash and securities provide durable financial flexibility. This allows sustained R&D and customer support through multi-quarter royalty timing swings, funds strategic product development or tuck-ins, and reduces refinancing risk during cyclical downturns.
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Ceva (CEVA) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.06B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)804.78K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)2.29
Revenue Growth2.99%
EPS Growth-64.99%
CountryUS
Employees406
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySemiconductors
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.45
Shares Outstanding27,859,370
10 Day Avg. Volume1,139,083
30 Day Avg. Volume804,784
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-2.60
Price to Book (P/B)1.55
Price to Sales (P/S)4.77
P/FCF Ratio1.01K
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.00
Enterprise Value/Revenue9.39
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit10.78
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-204.22
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$43.29Price Target Upside84.82% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering7
EPS Forecast (FY)0.5
Revenue Forecast (FY)$120.61M
Ceva Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
CEVA, Inc. operates as a licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies to semiconductor and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) companies worldwide. It designs and licenses various digital signal processors, AI processors, wir...
How the Company Makes Money
CEVA primarily makes money by licensing its semiconductor IP to customers who integrate that IP into their chips and products. Its revenue model is typically a combination of (1) upfront license fees and (2) recurring royalties. Upfront license re...
Ceva Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 11, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
Overall the call conveyed a positive execution story: top‑line growth (+11% YoY), an 18% increase in licensing revenue, record Wi‑Fi volume (+158% YoY), multiple strategic wins (Bluetooth HDT full‑stack, NTN, UWB, automotive AI in Toyota RAV4) and an upgraded full‑year outlook and margin expansion targets. Offsetting items include flat total royalties (mobile softness), declines in Bluetooth and industrial IoT unit shipments, and wider GAAP losses in the quarter. On balance the operational momentum, high margins, strong licensing pipeline and upgraded guidance outweigh the near‑term royalty and unit headwinds.Positive Updates
Revenue Growth
Total revenues of $27.0M in Q1 FY2026, up 11% year-over-year, driven by strong licensing execution.
Negative Updates
Flat Total Royalties and Mobile Softness
Total royalty revenues were $9.2M, flat year‑over‑year, with near‑term weakness attributed to seasonal mobile softness, memory availability constraints and channel inventory in lower‑tier segments.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue Growth
Total revenues of $27.0M in Q1 FY2026, up 11% year-over-year, driven by strong licensing execution.
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Company Guidance
CEVA upgraded 2026 outlook toward the high end of its prior 8%–12% revenue growth range over 2025, expects typical seasonality with lower H1 and stronger H2 (subject to memory pricing/supply), and forecasts combined cost of revenues and OpEx to rise ~8% versus 2025; management now expects non‑GAAP operating margins and non‑GAAP net income to increase 40%–50% year‑over‑year. For Q2, revenue is guided to $26M–$30M, GAAP gross margin ~87% and non‑GAAP gross margin ~88% (ex. ~$0.2M equity‑based comp and ~$0.1M amortization), GAAP OpEx $27.7M–$28.7M (including ~$5.3M equity comp, $0.1M amortization and $0.1M acquisition costs), non‑GAAP OpEx $22.2M–$23.2M, net interest income ~ $1.7M, taxes ~ $1.5M, and share count ~28.0M (GAAP) / 29.7M (non‑GAAP).Ceva Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
44
Neutral
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
41
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 112.38M | 109.60M | 106.94M | 97.42M | 120.58M | 113.83M |
| Gross Profit | 97.86M | 95.44M | 94.17M | 85.77M | 105.45M | 103.45M |
| EBITDA | -5.17M | -554.00K | -3.41M | -8.58M | 12.15M | 16.63M |
| Net Income | -11.77M | -10.64M | -8.79M | -11.88M | -23.18M | 396.00K |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 388.23M | 388.26M | 308.95M | 304.08M | 308.44M | 331.77M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 215.69M | 221.98M | 163.64M | 166.54M | 138.31M | 154.86M |
| Total Debt | 16.88M | 30.52M | 5.56M | 6.46M | 7.89M | 8.40M |
| Total Liabilities | 50.04M | 51.80M | 42.39M | 39.74M | 49.57M | 55.04M |
| Stockholders Equity | 338.18M | 336.46M | 266.56M | 264.34M | 258.87M | 276.73M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -5.76M | 516.00K | 516.00K | -9.21M | 3.42M | 23.61M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -837.00K | 3.47M | 3.47M | -6.33M | 6.92M | 25.80M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -56.04M | -2.45M | -2.45M | 10.84M | -15.12M | -16.71M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 59.53M | -5.57M | -5.57M | -2.77M | -3.31M | 3.24M |
Ceva Technical Analysis
Positive
23.42
Price Trends
25.35
Positive
23.54
Positive
23.93
Positive
Market Momentum
3.68
Positive
73.47
Negative
61.74
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CEVA, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 23.42 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 33.23, below the 50-day MA of 25.35, and below the 200-day MA of 23.93, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 3.68 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 73.47 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 61.74 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CEVA.
Ceva Risk Analysis
Ceva disclosed 34 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Ceva reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Ceva Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 Neutral | $2.29B | -158.49 | -7.50% | ― | 7.53% | -203.93% | |
62 Neutral | $1.73B | -25.94 | 75.20% | ― | 67.18% | ― | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
59 Neutral | $1.61B | -23.52 | 445.97% | ― | 25.57% | 2.16% | |
58 Neutral | $1.06B | -28.99 | -3.89% | ― | 2.99% | -64.99% | |
57 Neutral | $889.46M | -3.71 | -42.36% | ― | 0.17% | -1.78% | |
56 Neutral | $2.59B | -89.67 | -8.87% | ― | -26.39% | -147.85% |
* Technology Sector Average
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Ceva Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Ceva Announces Retirement of Long-Serving Board Member
Neutral
Apr 20, 2026
Ceva, Inc. reported on April 20, 2026 that long‑serving board member Sven‑Christer Nilsson has decided to retire from its board of directors and will not stand for re‑election at the annual shareholders’ meeting scheduled f...
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