Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Aehr Test Systems Lifted by William Blair (NASDAQ:AEHR)

Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) – Equities researchers at William Blair increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Aehr Test Systems in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 10th. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.07 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.06. William Blair currently has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aehr Test Systems’ current full-year earnings is $0.39 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Aehr Test Systems’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 9th. The semiconductor company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.04. Aehr Test Systems had a return on equity of 19.02% and a net margin of 21.43%. The company had revenue of $21.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.10 million.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of Aehr Test Systems from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday. Craig Hallum reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $12.00 price target on shares of Aehr Test Systems in a research report on Tuesday, March 26th.

Aehr Test Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AEHR opened at $11.70 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $337.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.50 and a beta of 1.97. Aehr Test Systems has a 52-week low of $10.53 and a 52-week high of $54.10.

Institutional Trading of Aehr Test Systems

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in Aehr Test Systems by 141.3% during the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 823 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Aehr Test Systems by 93.0% during the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,158 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 558 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in shares of Aehr Test Systems in the first quarter worth $40,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Aehr Test Systems during the second quarter worth $53,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in Aehr Test Systems in the 3rd quarter valued at $67,000. 69.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Aehr Test Systems news, CEO Gayn Erickson sold 4,871 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.39, for a total transaction of $84,706.69. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 427,935 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,441,789.65. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 8,738 shares of company stock worth $151,723 over the last quarter. 11.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Aehr Test Systems Company Profile

Aehr Test Systems provides test solutions for testing, burning-in, and semiconductor devices in wafer level, singulated die, and package part form, and installed systems worldwide. Its product portfolio includes FOX-XP and FOX-NP systems that are full wafer contact and singulated die/module test and burn-in systems that can test, burn-in, and stabilize range of devices, including silicon carbide-based and other power semiconductors, 2D and 3D sensors used in mobile phones, tablets and other computing devices, memory semiconductors, processors, microcontrollers, systems-on-a-chip, and photonics and integrated optical devices.