Cetera Investment Advisers Has $301,000 Stake in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Cetera Investment Advisers decreased its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 4.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,160 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 140 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $301,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AEIS. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 61.6% during the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 354 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 412.5% in the fourth quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 4,100 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 3,300 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 275,367 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $31,841,000 after buying an additional 14,409 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 22,591 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,612,000 after buying an additional 1,004 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total value of $160,730.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 10,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,611,961.17. The trade was a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 1,173 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.29, for a total transaction of $154,003.17. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 31,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,070,777.74. The trade was a 3.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 4,173 shares of company stock valued at $594,733. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $150.41 on Wednesday. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $75.01 and a one year high of $163.07. The company has a market cap of $5.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.52. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $139.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $118.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 4.09 and a quick ratio of 2.97.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.22. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 5.13% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The firm had revenue of $441.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $421.32 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.85 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 25th will be given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 25th. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 18.10%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $138.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Benchmark boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $138.90.

Advanced Energy Industries Profile

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc provides precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's plasma power products offer solutions to enable innovation for semiconductor and thin film plasma processes, such as dry etch and deposition.