Wall Street Zen Downgrades American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) to Hold

American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

AMSC has been the subject of several other research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of American Superconductor in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of American Superconductor in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Superconductor presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.00.

American Superconductor Price Performance

NASDAQ:AMSC opened at $32.19 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 87.00 and a beta of 2.96. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.18. American Superconductor has a 12-month low of $13.98 and a 12-month high of $70.49.

American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $65.86 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $67.23 million. American Superconductor had a return on equity of 6.48% and a net margin of 5.69%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 20.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.27 earnings per share. American Superconductor has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.140- EPS. Research analysts anticipate that American Superconductor will post 0.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in American Superconductor by 20.5% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,949,801 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $175,189,000 after acquiring an additional 502,754 shares in the last quarter. Atreides Management LP raised its holdings in shares of American Superconductor by 34.0% during the 2nd quarter. Atreides Management LP now owns 1,104,458 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $40,523,000 after purchasing an additional 280,418 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of American Superconductor by 6.6% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 940,111 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,497,000 after purchasing an additional 58,430 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in American Superconductor by 221.7% in the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 760,457 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $45,164,000 after purchasing an additional 524,061 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Telemark Asset Management LLC increased its position in American Superconductor by 15.0% during the second quarter. Telemark Asset Management LLC now owns 690,000 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,316,000 after buying an additional 90,000 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.28% of the company’s stock.

About American Superconductor

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:AMSC) is a technology company specializing in power electronics and high-temperature superconductor systems. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Devens, Massachusetts, AMSC develops hardware and software solutions aimed at improving the efficiency, reliability and stability of electric power systems and renewable energy infrastructure. The company’s engineering expertise spans from the lab scale to full commercial deployment, with a focus on tackling grid integration challenges for utilities and independent power producers.

AMSC’s portfolio includes superconducting wire and cryogenic systems, power grid stabilization devices, and turnkey wind turbine electronics.