Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) Upgraded to Buy at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has $57.00 target price on the semiconductor company’s stock, up from their prior target price of $42.00.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Raymond James Financial began coverage on Enphase Energy in a research note on Monday, January 12th. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Enphase Energy from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Enphase Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Mizuho set a $39.00 price target on shares of Enphase Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Enphase Energy from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and nine have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $43.28.

Enphase Energy Trading Down 2.5%

NASDAQ ENPH opened at $48.49 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.59 and a beta of 1.37. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $39.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.88. Enphase Energy has a 12 month low of $25.77 and a 12 month high of $67.03.

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $343.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $340.45 million. Enphase Energy had a net margin of 11.69% and a return on equity of 20.31%. The business’s revenue was down 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.94 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Enphase Energy will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Mandy Yang sold 6,000 shares of Enphase Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.01, for a total value of $198,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 68,987 shares in the company, valued at $2,277,260.87. The trade was a 8.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Thurman J. Rodgers sold 150,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $50,499,651.48. This trade represents a 7.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 157,100 shares of company stock worth $4,624,815 in the last ninety days. 3.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Enphase Energy by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,329,647 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $523,365,000 after acquiring an additional 246,876 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Enphase Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $118,190,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Enphase Energy by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,542,878 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $140,217,000 after buying an additional 73,459 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coatue Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Enphase Energy by 95.3% in the 3rd quarter. Coatue Management LLC now owns 1,647,893 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $58,319,000 after buying an additional 803,945 shares in the last quarter. 72.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Enphase Energy News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Enphase Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies upgraded ENPH from Hold to Buy and raised its price target to $57, signaling renewed sell‑side confidence and potential upside from current levels. Jefferies Upgrades Enphase Energy (ENPH) to Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Company fundamentals and policy tailwinds: recent coverage highlights ENPH’s strong Q4 results, Q1 2026 revenue guidance above consensus, and a tariff ruling that could lower input costs — all supportive of near‑term earnings momentum. Enphase Energy (ENPH) Valuation Check After Strong Earnings Guidance And Tariff Relief News
• Positive Sentiment: Broader renewable demand tailwind: industry stories note strong flows into renewables (e.g., “93% of new US power turns renewable”), which supports ENPH’s end‑market outlook. First Solar, Enphase surge as 93% of new US power turns renewable
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest fell ~15.6% in the latest report to ~21.8M shares (about 17.2% of shares sold short) and a short‑interest ratio of ~1.8 days — lessening immediate short‑pressure but still a meaningful level of short exposure. (internal short‑interest report)
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhang: multiple plaintiffs’ firms (Pomerantz, Rosen, Levi & Korsinsky, Kahn Swick & Foti, RGRD, Berger Montague, others) have filed or are soliciting lead plaintiffs for securities class actions covering purchases between April 22, 2025 and Oct 28, 2025; the court lead‑plaintiff application deadline is April 20, 2026 — this raises potential litigation costs, management distraction, and tail risk to the stock. Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against Enphase Energy, Inc.and Certain Officers – ENPH ROSEN, LEADING INVESTOR RIGHTS COUNSEL, Encourages Enphase Energy, Inc. Investors to Secure Counsel

Enphase Energy Company Profile

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.