D.A. Davidson & CO. Makes New Investment in Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE:WOLF)

D.A. Davidson & CO. purchased a new position in Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE:WOLFGet Rating) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 3,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $228,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in Wolfspeed by 27.6% in the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 532 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC grew its position in Wolfspeed by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 8,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $580,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in Wolfspeed by 34.1% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 547 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Wolfspeed by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $788,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its position in Wolfspeed by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 8,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $878,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares in the last quarter.

Wolfspeed Stock Down 2.1 %

Wolfspeed stock opened at $45.66 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $58.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.09. Wolfspeed, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $44.25 and a fifty-two week high of $125.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 4.69 and a quick ratio of 6.13. The firm has a market cap of $5.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -30.85 and a beta of 1.53.

Wolfspeed (NYSE:WOLFGet Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 26th. The company reported ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.31) by $0.06. Wolfspeed had a negative net margin of 20.14% and a negative return on equity of 5.43%. The company had revenue of $228.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $218.54 million. As a group, analysts forecast that Wolfspeed, Inc. will post -1.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Wolfspeed to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, January 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of Wolfspeed from $90.00 to $80.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Wolfspeed from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $100.00 to $65.00 in a report on Monday, April 17th. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on shares of Wolfspeed from $88.00 to $60.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Wolfspeed from $110.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $85.00.

Insider Activity at Wolfspeed

In other Wolfspeed news, Director John B. Replogle bought 10,566 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $47.54 per share, with a total value of $502,307.64. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 81,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,869,993.70. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other Wolfspeed news, Director John B. Replogle bought 10,566 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $47.54 per share, with a total value of $502,307.64. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 81,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,869,993.70. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregg A. Lowe acquired 5,450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 28th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $45.94 per share, for a total transaction of $250,373.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 524,855 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,111,838.70. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Wolfspeed

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Wolfspeed, Inc is an innovator of Wolfspeed power and radio frequency (RF) semiconductors. Its Wolfspeed product families include silicon carbide materials, power-switching devices and RF devices targeted for applications such as electric vehicles, fast charging inverters, power supplies, telecom and military and aerospace.

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