Barclays PLC Grows Stock Position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL)

Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL - Free Report) by 73.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 70,179 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 29,820 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.24% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor worth $2,599,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 276.8% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 820.7% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 755 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 673 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 47.2% during the fourth 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 period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $38,000. 78.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Stock Down 2.3 %

NASDAQ:AOSL traded down $0.47 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $19.83. 248,829 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 504,379. The company has a market capitalization of $583.15 million, a PE ratio of -24.78 and a beta of 2.02. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited has a fifty-two week low of $15.90 and a fifty-two week high of $53.29. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.31. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 return on equity of 0.23% and a negative net margin of 3.46%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited will post -0.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AOSL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Benchmark lifted their target price on Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from $30.00 to $18.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th.

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.