Vanguard Group Inc. Has $89.30 Million Position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL)

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL) by 0.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,411,632 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,070 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 0.08% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor worth $89,303,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AOSL. IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 276.8% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 746 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 548 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 47.2% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 908 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in the 4th quarter valued at about $167,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in the third quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Institutional investors own 78.97% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Alpha and Omega Semiconductor

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on AOSL shares. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of 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. StockNews.com raised Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Trading Up 27.9 %

Shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor stock opened at $22.84 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $671.84 million, a PE ratio of -28.55 and a beta of 2.48. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $29.39 and its 200 day moving average is $34.68. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited has a 1 year low of $16.38 and a 1 year high of $53.29.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.18) 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%. Equities research analysts forecast that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited will post -0.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.