JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) Stock Price

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPHGet Free Report) had its price target lowered by stock analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $39.00 to $35.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the semiconductor company’s stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 6.19% from the company’s current price.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on ENPH. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Enphase Energy from $46.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 9th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Enphase Energy from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $31.00 to $41.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Enphase Energy from $57.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Mizuho set a $39.00 price target on shares of Enphase Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of Enphase Energy from $68.00 to $57.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $40.65.

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Shares of ENPH opened at $32.96 on Wednesday. Enphase Energy has a 12 month low of $25.77 and a 12 month high of $54.43. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $38.85 and its 200-day moving average is $36.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.34 billion, a PE ratio of 32.63 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a current ratio of 3.80, a quick ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPHGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.04. Enphase Energy had a net margin of 9.64% and a return on equity of 16.88%. The company had revenue of $282.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $282.28 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.68 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Enphase Energy will post 0.87 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Richard Mora sold 1,100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.05, for a total transaction of $57,255.00. Following the sale, the director owned 9,370 shares in the company, valued at approximately $487,708.50. This trade represents a 10.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman purchased 5,000 shares of Enphase Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $51.98 per share, for a total transaction of $259,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,640,632 shares in the company, valued at $85,280,051.36. This represents a 0.31% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 2.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Enphase Energy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ENPH. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main boosted its position in Enphase Energy by 431.9% in the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 633 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 514 shares in the last quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc boosted its position in Enphase Energy by 77.8% in the fourth quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its position in Enphase Energy by 761.0% in the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 861 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 761 shares in the last quarter. Stance Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Enphase Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Enphase Energy by 199.7% in the third quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 920 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.12% of the company’s stock.

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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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