Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH) Receives Consensus Rating of “Reduce” from Brokerages

Shares of Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPHGet Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of “Reduce” from the thirty-one research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, fourteen have given a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $41.0922.

ENPH has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research cut shares of Enphase Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Northland Securities increased their price objective on Enphase Energy from $52.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Enphase Energy from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. TD Cowen decreased their target price on Enphase Energy from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $31.00 price target on Enphase Energy in a report on Thursday, October 30th.

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Insider Activity at Enphase Energy

In other news, Director Thurman J. Rodgers sold 150,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.13, for a total value of $4,369,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,733,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $50,499,651.48. This represents a 7.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman acquired 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of $30.69 per share, for a total transaction of $153,450.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,635,632 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,197,546.08. This represents a 0.31% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 3.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Enphase Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Enphase Energy by 28.1% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,743,674 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $267,387,000 after purchasing an additional 1,479,153 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Enphase Energy by 2.1% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,542,878 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $140,217,000 after buying an additional 73,459 shares in the last quarter. Coatue Management LLC grew its position in Enphase Energy by 95.3% during the third quarter. Coatue Management LLC now owns 1,647,893 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $58,319,000 after acquiring an additional 803,945 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its stake in shares of Enphase Energy by 9.6% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,619,109 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $57,300,000 after acquiring an additional 141,358 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Enphase Energy by 5.0% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,050,158 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $37,165,000 after acquiring an additional 49,745 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.12% of the company’s stock.

Enphase Energy Stock Down 2.5%

Shares of NASDAQ ENPH opened at $39.46 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.88, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The company has a market cap of $5.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.21 and a beta of 1.35. Enphase Energy has a 52 week low of $25.77 and a 52 week high of $70.78. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.63.

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPHGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.30. Enphase Energy had a return on equity of 25.67% and a net margin of 12.93%.The firm had revenue of $410.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $364.64 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.65 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Enphase Energy will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Enphase Energy Company Profile

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Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company that specializes in solar microinverters, energy storage systems and energy management software. Its core business centers on converting direct current (DC) power generated by solar panels into alternating current (AC) power suitable for use in residential and commercial applications. By integrating hardware and software solutions, Enphase Energy aims to improve solar energy yield, enhance system reliability and provide real-time monitoring capabilities to its customers.

The company’s product portfolio includes its IQ Series microinverters, which attach to individual solar panels to optimize performance at the module level and reduce the impact of shading or system failures.

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