Investors Buy Large Volume of Advanced Energy Industries Put Options (NASDAQ:AEIS)

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock traders bought 3,012 put options on the stock. Thisrepresentsanincreaseofapproximately1,555% compared to the average daily volume of 182 put options.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In related news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 1,173 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.29, for a total value of $154,003.17. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 31,006 shares in the company, valued at $4,070,777.74. This represents a 3.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total transaction 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. This trade represents a 9.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 4,173 shares of company stock valued at $594,733. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System boosted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 11,066 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,466,000 after buying an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 26.0% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 446 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 42.9% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 313 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 29,565 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,818,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank boosted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 26.8% in the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 473 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $145.49 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.97, a current ratio of 4.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Advanced Energy Industries has a fifty-two week low of $75.01 and a fifty-two week high of $163.07. The stock has a market cap of $5.49 billion, a PE ratio of 65.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.57. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $144.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $121.26.

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, topping 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 business had revenue of $441.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $421.32 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.85 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. Analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on AEIS shares. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Benchmark upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. One 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $140.90.

Advanced Energy Industries Company 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.