Swiss National Bank Raises Holdings in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL)

Swiss National Bank increased its position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL) by 2.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 48,500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares during the quarter. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor were worth $1,796,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 86.2% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 56,149 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,084,000 after purchasing an additional 25,991 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 33.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,341,290 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $49,789,000 after buying an additional 334,657 shares during the period. Systematic Financial Management LP purchased a new position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $702,000. Barclays PLC raised its holdings 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 valued at $1,498,000 after acquiring an additional 31,725 shares during the period. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 110.1% during the third 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. 78.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Alpha and Omega Semiconductor

In other news, EVP Bing Xue sold 1,242 shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total transaction of $43,470.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 115,368 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,037,880. The trade was a 1.07 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 16.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Stock Down 2.6 %

AOSL opened at $26.03 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $765.67 million, a P/E ratio of -32.54 and a beta of 2.56. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited has a one year low of $19.38 and a one year high of $53.29. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $32.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 1.50.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on AOSL shares. StockNews.com upgraded Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Benchmark raised their target price on Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th.

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.