William Blair reissued their market perform rating on shares of Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR – Free Report) in a report published on Monday, MarketBeat reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Aehr Test Systems’ Q1 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS.
Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Aehr Test Systems from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Friday, January 19th.
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Aehr Test Systems Trading Up 11.5 %
Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 9th. The semiconductor company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $21.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.10 million. Aehr Test Systems had a return on equity of 26.97% and a net margin of 25.76%. As a group, research analysts predict that Aehr Test Systems will post 0.72 earnings per share for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Aehr Test Systems news, CEO Gayn Erickson sold 4,871 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.39, for a total transaction of $84,706.69. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 427,935 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,441,789.65. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other news, CEO Gayn Erickson sold 4,871 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.39, for a total value of $84,706.69. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 427,935 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,441,789.65. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Avijit K. Ray-Chaudhuri bought 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $17.87 per share, for a total transaction of $53,610.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president now directly owns 9,719 shares in the company, valued at $173,678.53. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 8,738 shares of company stock worth $151,723. Company insiders own 6.30% of the company’s stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aehr Test Systems
Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Citigroup Inc. boosted its position in Aehr Test Systems by 63.8% during the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 30,628 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $311,000 after purchasing an additional 11,927 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. boosted its position in Aehr Test Systems by 0.9% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 378,123 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,455 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Aehr Test Systems by 5.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,207,181 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $12,265,000 after purchasing an additional 64,226 shares during the period. Ergoteles LLC bought a new stake in Aehr Test Systems during the first quarter worth approximately $117,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Aehr Test Systems by 7.9% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 41,440 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $421,000 after purchasing an additional 3,036 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.69% of the company’s stock.
About Aehr Test Systems
Aehr Test Systems provides test solutions for testing, burning-in, and semiconductor devices in wafer level, singulated die, and package part form, and installed systems worldwide. Its product portfolio includes FOX-XP and FOX-NP systems that are full wafer contact and singulated die/module test and burn-in systems that can test, burn-in, and stabilize range of devices, including silicon carbide-based and other power semiconductors, 2D and 3D sensors used in mobile phones, tablets and other computing devices, memory semiconductors, processors, microcontrollers, systems-on-a-chip, and photonics and integrated optical devices.
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