William Blair Investment Management LLC Takes Position in Power Integrations, Inc. $POWI

William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Power Integrations, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWIFree Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 2,382,007 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $199,517,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC owned approximately 4.27% of Power Integrations at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Avanda Investment Management Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Power Integrations in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,047,000. Allworth Financial LP bought a new position in shares of Power Integrations during the second quarter valued at $42,000. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Power Integrations during the second quarter valued at $13,519,000. Madison Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Power Integrations in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,826,000. Finally, Lisanti Capital Growth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Power Integrations in the 2nd quarter valued at $2,914,000.

Insider Transactions at Power Integrations

In related news, Director Balu Balakrishnan sold 124,287 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.44, for a total value of $10,743,368.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 279,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,161,363.04. The trade was a 30.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Nicholas Brathwaite sold 1,728 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.62, for a total transaction of $149,679.36. Following the sale, the director directly owned 22,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,925,216.12. This represents a 7.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 273,997 shares of company stock valued at $23,013,413 over the last 90 days. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on POWI shares. Zacks Research cut shares of Power Integrations from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Williams Trading set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Power Integrations in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on shares of Power Integrations from $90.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Power Integrations from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating on shares of Power Integrations in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $72.67.

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Power Integrations Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ POWI opened at $55.18 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $69.71 and its 200-day moving average is $63.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion, a PE ratio of 122.62 and a beta of 1.58. Power Integrations, Inc. has a 1 year low of $30.86 and a 1 year high of $91.18.

Power Integrations (NASDAQ:POWIGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $118.94 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $117.44 million. Power Integrations had a return on equity of 5.50% and a net margin of 5.58%.The firm’s revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.35 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Power Integrations, Inc. will post 0.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Power Integrations Profile

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Power Integrations, Inc, based in Hillsboro, Oregon, specializes in the design and development of high-performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion. The company’s products are used to convert and regulate electrical power in a wide range of applications, from consumer electronics and industrial systems to communications equipment and electric vehicle charging. By providing compact, reliable, and highly integrated solutions, Power Integrations aims to reduce system size, improve efficiency, and simplify thermal management for its customers.

The firm’s product portfolio encompasses isolated and non-isolated switching controllers for both AC-DC and DC-DC power conversion.

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