Vanguard Group Inc. Grows Stock Position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL)

Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL - Free Report) by 0.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,411,632 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 14,070 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 8.31% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor worth $89,303,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AOSL. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 276.8% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 746 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 548 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 47.2% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 908 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor during the fourth quarter worth $167,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in the third quarter valued at $205,000. 78.97% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of 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 report on Friday, March 7th. Benchmark increased 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.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Trading Up 3.4 %

NASDAQ:AOSL traded up $0.67 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $20.06. 75,552 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 473,245. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited has a twelve month low of $16.38 and a twelve month high of $53.29. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The business has a 50-day moving average of $28.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $34.31. The company has a market capitalization of $589.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -25.00 and a beta of 2.48.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL - Get Free Report) last announced its 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%. On average, equities analysts predict that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited will post -0.82 EPS for the current year.

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.