Boston Partners Decreases Stake in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL)

Boston Partners lowered its position in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL) by 5.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 20,965 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,220 shares during the quarter. Boston Partners owned about 0.07% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor worth $776,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of AOSL. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 33.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,341,290 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $49,789,000 after purchasing an additional 334,657 shares during the period. Point72 Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 110.1% during the 3rd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 471,535 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $17,503,000 after acquiring an additional 247,051 shares in the last quarter. CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong acquired a new position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,014,000. Algert Global LLC lifted its position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 172.8% during the 3rd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 89,920 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,338,000 after acquiring an additional 56,962 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 367.4% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 40,359 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,498,000 after acquiring an additional 31,725 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.97% of the company’s stock.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Stock Performance

Shares of AOSL opened at $26.29 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $33.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.87. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited has a 52-week low of $19.38 and a 52-week high of $53.29. The firm has a market cap of $773.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.86 and a beta of 2.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.18) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by ($0.26). Alpha and Omega Semiconductor had a negative net margin of 3.46% and a negative return on equity of 0.23%. Analysts forecast that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited will post -0.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on AOSL. StockNews.com raised Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Benchmark upped their target price on Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th.

Insider Activity at Alpha and Omega Semiconductor

In related news, EVP Bing Xue sold 1,242 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total transaction of $43,470.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 115,368 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,037,880. This represents a 1.07 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 16.90% of the company’s stock.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Company Profile

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited designs, develops, and supplies power semiconductor products for computing, consumer electronics, communication, and industrial applications in Hong Kong, China, South Korea, the United States, and internationally. It offers power discrete products, including metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET), SRFETs, XSFET, electrostatic discharge, protected MOSFETs, high and mid-voltage MOSFETs, and insulated gate bipolar transistors for use in smart phone chargers, battery packs, notebooks, desktop and servers, data centers, base stations, graphics card, game boxes, TVs, AC adapters, power supplies, motor control, power tools, E-vehicles, white goods and industrial motor drives, UPS systems, solar inverters, and industrial welding.