SIR Capital Management L.P. Buys Shares of 220,508 Enphase Energy, Inc. $ENPH

SIR Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPHFree Report) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 220,508 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,858,000. Enphase Energy makes up approximately 1.2% of SIR Capital Management L.P.’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Monaco Asset Management SAM acquired a new position in shares of Enphase Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,724,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its position in Enphase Energy by 154.9% in the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 2,111,158 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $103,953,000 after purchasing an additional 1,283,052 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Enphase Energy by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,329,647 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $523,365,000 after purchasing an additional 246,876 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in Enphase Energy by 42.4% in the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,834,416 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $69,359,000 after purchasing an additional 546,460 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Enphase Energy by 27.8% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 590,282 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $22,319,000 after purchasing an additional 128,283 shares in the last quarter. 72.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Enphase Energy Stock Performance

ENPH opened at $37.18 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.95, a current ratio of 3.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market cap of $4.91 billion, a PE ratio of 37.18 and a beta of 1.64. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.10. Enphase Energy, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $25.77 and a fifty-two week high of $73.74.

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPHGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by ($0.01). Enphase Energy had a return on equity of 13.31% and a net margin of 10.09%.The company had revenue of $291.85 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.76 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.69 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Enphase Energy, Inc. will post 0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ENPH has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Susquehanna lowered their price target on Enphase Energy from $45.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Enphase Energy from $70.00 to $48.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on Enphase Energy from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of Enphase Energy from $39.00 to $37.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of Enphase Energy from $54.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $45.79.

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Insider Transactions at Enphase Energy

In other news, Director Shanker Trivedi acquired 1,000 shares of Enphase Energy stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $53.91 per share, with a total value of $53,910.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 1,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,910. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard Mora sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.76, for a total transaction of $73,520.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 11,922 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $438,252.72. The trade was a 14.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 4,200 shares of company stock worth $179,000 in the last three months. 2.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Enphase Energy

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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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