Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPHGet Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the thirty-three research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, sixteen have assigned a hold recommendation and fourteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $90.42.

A number of analysts recently commented on ENPH shares. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of Enphase Energy from $120.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 27th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised Enphase Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $76.00 to $82.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Enphase Energy from $83.00 to $77.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Jefferies Financial Group cut Enphase Energy from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $93.00 to $61.00 in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Enphase Energy from $121.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd.

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Institutional Trading of Enphase Energy

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Enphase Energy by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,536,218 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,135,707,000 after buying an additional 44,782 shares during the period. Baillie Gifford & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Enphase Energy by 32.0% in the 4th quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 8,371,790 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $574,975,000 after purchasing an additional 2,028,691 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Enphase Energy by 43.4% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,557,865 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $313,034,000 after purchasing an additional 1,378,978 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its holdings in shares of Enphase Energy by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 3,463,475 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $391,442,000 after purchasing an additional 11,890 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Enphase Energy by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,429,909 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $234,994,000 after buying an additional 47,593 shares in the last quarter. 72.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Enphase Energy Stock Performance

Shares of ENPH stock opened at $57.86 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 3.53, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $65.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $82.85. The company has a market cap of $7.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.19 and a beta of 1.68. Enphase Energy has a 12-month low of $51.63 and a 12-month high of $141.63.

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPHGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.72 by ($0.15). Enphase Energy had a return on equity of 15.62% and a net margin of 7.72%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Enphase Energy will post 2.08 EPS for the current year.

Enphase Energy Company Profile

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Enphase Energy, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells home energy solutions for the solar photovoltaic industry in the United States and internationally. The company offers semiconductor-based microinverter, which converts energy at the individual solar module level and combines with its proprietary networking and software technologies to provide energy monitoring and control.

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