Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd Makes New $2.52 Million Investment in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL)

Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd acquired a new stake in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 68,135 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,523,000. Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd owned approximately 0.23% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position 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. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 10,853 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $403,000 after acquiring an additional 508 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 276.8% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 746 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 548 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC bought a new position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. 78.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Stock Down 8.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AOSL opened at $18.48 on Friday. 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 Limited has a 52-week low of $16.38 and a 52-week high of $53.29. The company has a market capitalization of $543.59 million, a PE ratio of -23.10 and a beta of 2.56. The company has a fifty day moving average of $31.02 and a 200-day moving average of $35.20.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.18) EPS 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%. On average, equities analysts predict that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited will post -0.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. 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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alpha and Omega Semiconductor news, EVP Bing Xue sold 1,242 shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total transaction of $43,470.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 115,368 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,037,880. The trade was a 1.07 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 16.90% of the company’s stock.

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.