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3. Astera Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAB)

On May 6, 2026, Needham raised the firm’s price target on Astera Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAB) to $260 from $220 while maintaining a Buy rating. The firm said the company delivered another significant beat-and-raise quarter, driven by continued growth across its Scorpio, Aries, and Taurus product families. Needham also noted that Astera Labs expects its optical portfolio to begin ramping in FY27, leveraging technology acquired through the aiXscale transaction.

Roth Capital also raised its price target on Astera Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAB) to $275 from $225 while maintaining a Buy rating. The firm said the company posted another strong revenue beat and guidance increase, supported by ongoing PCIe retimer growth and increasing contributions from PCIe switch products.

Similarly, RBC Capital raised its price target on Astera Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAB) to $270 from $250 and maintained an Outperform rating. RBC said the quarter was driven by generative AI demand and continued new product ramps. The firm added that Astera Labs’ core PCIe retimer business continues to benefit from the transition to Gen6, while Scorpio-P switch revenue exceeded 20% of total sales during the quarter, with two additional customer ramps expected later this year.

On May 5, 2026, Astera Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAB) reported Q1 EPS of 61c, ahead of the 54c consensus estimate, while revenue totaled $308.36M compared to expectations of $292.32M. CEO Jitendra Mohan said revenue grew 14% sequentially and 93% year over year to a record $308.4M, driven by strong demand for the company’s PCIe 6 portfolio. Mohan added that adoption of Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform continues to expand through initial shipments of the Scorpio X-Series 320-lane AI scale-up fabric switch, additional design engagements for custom and optical solutions, and growing market share across the company’s PCIe switch and Smart Cable Module portfolio. Mohan also said the company continues investing to strengthen its position in rack-scale AI infrastructure technologies alongside customers.

Astera Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAB) designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for cloud and AI infrastructure.