Baillie Gifford & Co. Cuts Position in Enphase Energy, Inc. $ENPH

Baillie Gifford & Co. cut its position in Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPHFree Report) by 70.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,664,893 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 6,312,422 shares during the period. Baillie Gifford & Co. owned 2.04% of Enphase Energy worth $94,311,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ENPH. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Enphase Energy by 28.1% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,743,674 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $267,387,000 after buying an additional 1,479,153 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its position in Enphase Energy by 264.7% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,477,751 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $58,593,000 after acquiring an additional 1,072,602 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Enphase Energy in the second quarter valued at about $40,946,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its stake in shares of Enphase Energy by 2,322.9% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 876,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,772,000 after acquiring an additional 840,787 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia increased its position in shares of Enphase Energy by 1,743.5% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 406,811 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $16,130,000 after buying an additional 384,744 shares in the last quarter. 72.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Insider Buying and Selling 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 transaction of $4,369,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,733,596 shares in the company, valued at $50,499,651.48. This represents a 7.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $30.69 per share, for a total transaction of $153,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,635,632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $50,197,546.08. The trade was a 0.31% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 3.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ENPH. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Enphase Energy from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a $41.00 price target on shares of Enphase Energy in a research report on Monday, September 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Enphase Energy from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Evercore ISI set a $33.00 price target on Enphase Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “underperform” rating and issued a $31.00 price objective on shares of Enphase Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and ten have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $41.09.

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Enphase Energy Stock Down 2.5%

ENPH opened at $39.46 on Friday. Enphase Energy, Inc. has a one year low of $25.77 and a one year high of $70.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 2.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $32.23 and its 200-day moving average is $34.59. The company has a market capitalization of $5.16 billion, a PE ratio of 27.21 and a beta of 1.35.

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