Didier Wimmers Sells 1,900 Shares of Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) Stock

Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) VP Didier Wimmers sold 1,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.02, for a total value of $136,838.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 10,659 shares in the company, valued at approximately $767,661.18. This represents a 15.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Didier Wimmers also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, April 13th, Didier Wimmers sold 3,500 shares of Aehr Test Systems stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.11, for a total value of $248,885.00.

Aehr Test Systems Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AEHR opened at $80.85 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $41.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $30.66. Aehr Test Systems has a fifty-two week low of $7.71 and a fifty-two week high of $91.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -212.76 and a beta of 2.28.

Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 7th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.02. Aehr Test Systems had a negative return on equity of 7.15% and a negative net margin of 25.23%.The firm had revenue of $10.31 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.85 million. Research analysts expect that Aehr Test Systems will post 0.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Aehr Test Systems

Here are the key news stories impacting Aehr Test Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record hyperscale AI production order — Aehr announced a $41M production order to support package?level burn?in of custom AI ASICs, the largest in company history and a clear revenue and capacity catalyst. Accesswire: Record $41M order
• Positive Sentiment: Bookings and backlog momentum tied to AI/data?center — Recent company updates showed large second?half bookings (reported >$92M total) and a sizable backlog driven by burn?in demand for AI processors, which underpins upside to 2027 revenue expectations. Booking/backlog report
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism and higher price targets — Recent analyst upgrades and a notable lift to published price targets have reinforced the view that orders will convert to revenue, attracting fresh institutional and retail interest. MSN: price target increase
• Positive Sentiment: Technical and market dynamics may amplify moves — Momentum signals (recent moving?average crossover) and elevated short interest can fuel follow?through and short covering when positive news arrives. Seeking Alpha: movers summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly fundamentals mixed — AEHR beat EPS modestly last quarter but missed revenue expectations; profitability metrics remain negative, so converting bookings into sustained profitable growth is the key execution risk. MarketBeat: quarterly results
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling — Several executives and directors disclosed sizable share sales in recent filings; while some sales are explained as tax withholding or routine, the volume can create near?term selling pressure and raise governance/conviction questions. InsiderTrades: insider selling

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aehr Test Systems

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AEHR. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in shares of Aehr Test Systems by 262.7% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 50,207 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $365,000 after acquiring an additional 36,364 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Aehr Test Systems by 8.5% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 17,225 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $126,000 after acquiring an additional 1,344 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Aehr Test Systems by 7.9% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 15,576 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $201,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in shares of Aehr Test Systems by 110.8% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 6,882 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $89,000 after acquiring an additional 3,617 shares during the period. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Aehr Test Systems by 3.1% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 41,466 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $536,000 after acquiring an additional 1,254 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.69% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on AEHR shares. Lake Street Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Aehr Test Systems in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Craig Hallum upgraded Aehr Test Systems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $68.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. William Blair upgraded Aehr Test Systems from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Aehr Test Systems from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, April 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Aehr Test Systems in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Aehr Test Systems has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $68.00.

About Aehr Test Systems

Aehr Test Systems develops, manufactures and sells semiconductor test and burn-in equipment used by device manufacturers to ensure quality and reliability of integrated circuits. Its products are designed for wafer-level reliability assessment, functional test and stress screening of memory devices, system-on-chips, optical components and power semiconductors. By focusing on wafer-level burn-in and testing processes, the company helps reduce cost and improve yield for high-volume semiconductor production.

The company’s product portfolio includes FOX series wafer probe test and burn-in systems as well as ABTS burn-in ovens.