American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) Trading Down 8.1% After Analyst Downgrade

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:AMSC) shares traded down 8.1% on Friday after Zacks Research downgraded the stock from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating. The company traded as low as $28.22 and last traded at $28.34. 795,256 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 28% from the average session volume of 1,108,227 shares. The stock had previously closed at $30.84.

A number of other research firms have also commented on AMSC. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of American Superconductor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of American Superconductor in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer restated 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 two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in American Superconductor by 19.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,526,632 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $101,496,000 after buying an additional 576,831 shares in the last quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. raised its position in shares of American Superconductor by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 1,506,841 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $43,367,000 after buying an additional 79,509 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of American Superconductor by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,192,093 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,308,000 after buying an additional 56,215 shares in the last quarter. Atreides Management LP lifted 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 worth $40,523,000 after acquiring an additional 280,418 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of American Superconductor by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,090,710 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,396,000 after acquiring an additional 20,855 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.28% of the company’s stock.

American Superconductor Price Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average is $31.55 and its 200-day moving average is $41.64. The firm has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.45 and a beta of 2.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 1.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $2.60. American Superconductor had a net margin of 46.70% and a return on equity of 37.97%. The business had revenue of $74.53 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $69.03 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.16 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 21.4% on a year-over-year basis. American Superconductor has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.170- EPS. Equities research analysts predict that American Superconductor Corporation will post 0.41 earnings per share for the current year.

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.