Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) Rating Lowered to “Sell” at Wall Street Zen

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on AOSL. Benchmark cut their price objective on shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. B. Riley reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $24.00 target price (down previously from $40.00) on shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in a report on Thursday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from $29.00 to $24.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $24.33.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Stock Performance

AOSL opened at $20.32 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $28.43 and its 200-day moving average is $26.09. The stock has a market cap of $610.47 million, a PE ratio of -6.21 and a beta of 2.19. The company has a current ratio of 2.56, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a twelve month low of $15.90 and a twelve month high of $53.29.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $182.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $183.17 million. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor had a negative return on equity of 0.83% and a negative net margin of 13.93%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.21 EPS. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts predict that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor will post -0.82 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AOSL. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 137.6% in the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,012 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 586 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 634.8% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,036 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 895 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 94.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,221 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 594 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 49.0% during the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,533 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 504 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 953.2% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,801 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 1,630 shares during the last quarter. 78.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.