GSA Capital Partners LLP Makes New $1.01 Million Investment in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited $AOSL

GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 36,181 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,012,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 137.6% during the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 586 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 634.8% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,036 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 895 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 49.0% in the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,533 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 504 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 403.4% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,928 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 1,545 shares during the period. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor during the first quarter worth approximately $70,000. 78.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on AOSL shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research cut shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Benchmark lowered their price target on Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, B. Riley Financial reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $24.00 price target (down previously from $40.00) on shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in a report on Thursday, November 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $23.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alpha and Omega Semiconductor news, EVP Bing Xue sold 1,845 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.56, for a total transaction of $37,933.20. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 127,863 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,628,863.28. This represents a 1.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 16.70% of the company’s stock.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Price Performance

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor stock opened at $22.27 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $662.76 million, a P/E ratio of -6.42 and a beta of 2.01. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $21.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.43. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited has a 52-week low of $15.90 and a 52-week high of $36.97.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $162.26 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.67 million. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor had a negative return on equity of 3.78% and a negative net margin of 15.06%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.09 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited will post -0.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Alpha and Omega Semiconductor

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ: AOSL) is a designer and supplier of power semiconductor components used in power management applications across a range of electronic systems. The company offers a broad portfolio of discrete and integrated power devices, including power MOSFETs, rectifiers, voltage regulators, and power management ICs. These products are optimized for high efficiency, compact form factors and thermal performance, catering to the growing demands of energy-sensitive applications in computing, consumer electronics, communications and industrial markets.

Since its founding in 2000, Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has leveraged in-house design expertise and strategic partnerships with manufacturing facilities to deliver scalable, high-volume production.