Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPHGet Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-one brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have given a hold recommendation and ten have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $43.2750.

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ENPH. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Enphase Energy from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Enphase Energy from $33.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. HSBC raised Enphase Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Glj Research set a $21.70 price objective on Enphase Energy in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Enphase Energy from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $54.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th.

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Enphase Energy Trading Up 3.5%

Shares of ENPH stock opened at $44.07 on Friday. Enphase Energy has a fifty-two week low of $25.77 and a fifty-two week high of $64.46. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $41.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.16 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.84 and a current ratio of 2.07.

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPHGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $343.32 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $340.45 million. Enphase Energy had a net margin of 11.69% and a return on equity of 20.31%. The firm’s revenue was down 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.94 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Enphase Energy will post 2.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Richard Mora sold 1,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.05, for a total value of $57,255.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 9,370 shares in the company, valued at approximately $487,708.50. This trade represents a 10.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman acquired 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $51.98 per share, with a total value of $259,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,640,632 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,280,051.36. The trade was a 0.31% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 3.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Enphase Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Enphase Energy by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,329,647 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $523,365,000 after acquiring an additional 246,876 shares during the last quarter. 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. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Enphase Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $118,190,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 valued at $140,217,000 after purchasing an additional 73,459 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coatue Management LLC increased its stake in Enphase Energy by 95.3% in the third quarter. Coatue Management LLC now owns 1,647,893 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $58,319,000 after purchasing an additional 803,945 shares during the last quarter. 72.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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