SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SEDG) Given Average Recommendation of “Reduce” by Analysts

Shares of SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SEDG) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the twenty-five research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $29.0864.

A number of research firms have issued reports on SEDG. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of SolarEdge Technologies from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of SolarEdge Technologies from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Raymond James Financial initiated coverage on shares of SolarEdge Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on SolarEdge Technologies from $33.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on SolarEdge Technologies from $36.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th.

SolarEdge Technologies Trading Down 6.0%

NASDAQ:SEDG opened at $48.75 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.94 billion, a PE ratio of -7.09 and a beta of 1.35. SolarEdge Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $11.00 and a fifty-two week high of $53.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 1.48. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $39.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.27.

SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. SolarEdge Technologies had a negative return on equity of 45.54% and a negative net margin of 34.23%.The company had revenue of $333.80 million during the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that SolarEdge Technologies will post -4.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SolarEdge Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SEDG. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its holdings in SolarEdge Technologies by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 13,677 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $395,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in SolarEdge Technologies by 5.1% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,207 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $230,000 after acquiring an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its stake in SolarEdge Technologies by 82.1% in the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 958 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 432 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC grew its position in SolarEdge Technologies by 1.2% in the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 42,411 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $865,000 after acquiring an additional 484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in SolarEdge Technologies by 7.9% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 7,269 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $269,000 after acquiring an additional 530 shares in the last quarter. 95.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SolarEdge Technologies Company Profile

SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ: SEDG) is a global provider of solar energy solutions focused on optimizing photovoltaic (PV) power generation. The company’s core offerings include power optimizers, inverters and cloud-based monitoring platforms designed to maximize energy output and improve safety across residential, commercial and utility-scale installations. By coupling module-level electronics with centralized inverters, SolarEdge’s technology enables real-time performance monitoring and rapid fault detection to enhance system reliability.

In recent years, SolarEdge has expanded its product portfolio beyond solar PV to include energy storage systems, electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions and smart energy management tools.