Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) Receives $68.00 Consensus PT from Brokerages

Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the five ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has issued a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $68.00.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on AEHR shares. William Blair raised shares of Aehr Test Systems from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Lake Street Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Aehr Test Systems in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Aehr Test Systems in a report on Monday. Craig Hallum raised shares of Aehr Test Systems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $68.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Aehr Test Systems from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, April 11th.

Aehr Test Systems News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Aehr Test Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company reported a record, large order from an AI hyperscaler — this is AEHR’s biggest order to date and validates demand for its wafer‑level burn‑in/test systems into high‑volume AI memory supply chains, implying meaningful revenue upside if fulfilled. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Completed a $60M at‑the‑market (ATM) equity offering — adds near‑term liquidity to fund capacity, R&D and order fulfillment (reduces financing risk but is dilutive to shares). Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and increased institutional positions (e.g., William Blair, Craig Hallum, larger fund stakes) have supported sentiment and likely contributed to the rally. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent quarterly results: a small EPS beat but revenue slightly missed estimates — shows operational progress but company remains unprofitable, so execution on large orders will be the key driver. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling this week is significant — multiple directors and executives sold blocks (examples: EVP Alberto Salamone ~15,000 shares at ~$89.57; VP Alistair Sporck 2,000 shares at $93.50; Director Rhea Posedel multiple disposals including 8,787 at ~$96 and larger sales at ~$100). The scale and timing suggest profit‑taking and add near‑term supply that can cap rallies. Read More.

Aehr Test Systems Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AEHR opened at $95.51 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a P/E ratio of -251.34 and a beta of 2.28. Aehr Test Systems has a fifty-two week low of $8.02 and a fifty-two week high of $101.99. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $32.77.

Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.02. The business had revenue of $10.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.85 million. Aehr Test Systems had a negative net margin of 25.23% and a negative return on equity of 7.15%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Aehr Test Systems will post -0.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Howard T. Slayen sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $2,125,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 178,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,157,880. This trade represents a 12.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Laura Oliphant sold 4,665 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.59, for a total transaction of $399,277.35. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 382,184 shares of company stock worth $28,362,244. 6.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Aehr Test Systems

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Aehr Test Systems by 2.9% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,288,190 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $68,897,000 after buying an additional 65,444 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Aehr Test Systems by 485.1% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 78,340 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,359,000 after buying an additional 64,950 shares during the last quarter. KLCM Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Aehr Test Systems by 200.0% in the third quarter. KLCM Advisors Inc. now owns 75,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,258,000 after buying an additional 50,000 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Aehr Test Systems in the third quarter worth approximately $26,920,000. Finally, Essex Investment Management Co. LLC purchased a new position in shares of Aehr Test Systems in the third quarter worth approximately $1,024,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.69% of the company’s stock.

Aehr Test Systems Company Profile

Aehr Test Systems develops, manufactures and sells semiconductor test and burn-in equipment used by device manufacturers to ensure quality and reliability of integrated circuits. Its products are designed for wafer-level reliability assessment, functional test and stress screening of memory devices, system-on-chips, optical components and power semiconductors. By focusing on wafer-level burn-in and testing processes, the company helps reduce cost and improve yield for high-volume semiconductor production.

The company’s product portfolio includes FOX series wafer probe test and burn-in systems as well as ABTS burn-in ovens.