Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL) Shares Bought by Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC

Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:AOSL - Free Report) by 57.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 98,493 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 35,992 shares during the quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC owned about 0.34% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor worth $3,647,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AOSL. 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 period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor by 47.2% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 908 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 291 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor during the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC bought a new position in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor in the fourth quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in Alpha and Omega Semiconductor during the fourth quarter worth $167,000. Institutional investors own 78.97% of the company's stock.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Price Performance

NASDAQ AOSL traded up $0.84 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $19.32. The company's stock had a trading volume of 743,063 shares, compared to its average volume of 463,790. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $568.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.15 and a beta of 2.48. The company's 50-day moving average is $30.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.09. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited has a 1-year low of $16.38 and a 1-year high of $53.29.

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Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.18) earnings per share 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AOSL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Benchmark lifted their price objective on shares of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Alpha and Omega Semiconductor

In other Alpha and Omega Semiconductor news, EVP Bing Xue sold 1,242 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total transaction of $43,470.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 115,368 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,037,880. This trade represents a 1.07 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 16.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.