Following Sigma Designs' (SIGM) report of mixed Q1 results, Benchmark analyst Gary Mobley contends investors care about two main things: growing IoT revenue, which is being seen, and an "outright divestiture" of SmartTV assets. If Sigma can shed assets and become a pure play IoT chip/cloud infrastructure company, Mobley believes it could become a "prime acquisition target" for a radio frequency IC company such as Silicon Laboratories (SLAB) or MaxLinear (MXL). If it is not acquired but can raise $100M by selling non-core, non-IoT businesses, Sigma could make additional acquisitions to bolster its IoT focus, said Mobley, who keeps a Buy rating and $10 price target on the stock.

Barclays analyst Tom O'Malley lowered the firm's price target on Silicon Labs to $120 from $140 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The company's revenue is rebounding off of December bottom and a recovery is underway, but operating expenditures ticked up and the margin miss make return to profitability a bit of a longer road, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

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As previously reported, Summit Insights downgraded Silicon Labs to Hold from Buy. While stating that Silicon Labs' March quarter results and June quarter outlook "clearly support our view of a recovery from the industry downturn and inventory correction after an extended period of customers' double ordering," the firm also believes a recovery is now priced into the share price and expects the stock to be an inline performer.