Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL) Stake Reduced by Boston Partners

Boston Partners reduced its stake in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL) by 5.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 20,965 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,220 shares during the period. Boston Partners’ holdings in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor were worth $776,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 86.2% during the 3rd 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 buying an additional 25,991 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 334,657 shares during the last quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP bought a new position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor during the 3rd quarter worth $702,000. Algert Global LLC grew its stake in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 172.8% in the third quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 89,920 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,338,000 after purchasing an additional 56,962 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 367.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 40,359 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,498,000 after purchasing an additional 31,725 shares in the last quarter. 78.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Trading Down 1.6 %

NASDAQ:AOSL opened at $26.29 on Friday. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited has a 1 year low of $19.38 and a 1 year high of $53.29. The stock has a market cap of $773.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.86 and a beta of 2.56. The business has a fifty day moving average of $33.91 and a 200-day moving average of $35.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 2.72.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.18) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 analysts predict that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited will post -0.82 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Bing Xue sold 1,242 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total value of $43,470.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 115,368 shares in the company, valued at $4,037,880. This represents a 1.07 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 16.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Benchmark increased their price target 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. StockNews.com raised Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th.

About Alpha and Omega Semiconductor

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.