Inspire Investing LLC Has $342,000 Stock Position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Inspire Investing LLC increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 3.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,590 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the quarter. Inspire Investing LLC’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $342,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the first quarter valued at about $31,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew 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 valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 47.7% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 539 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 71.5% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 559 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $150.00 price target on Advanced Energy Industries and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $140.90.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $158.03 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $148.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $123.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.57. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 12 month low of $75.01 and a 12 month high of $163.07. The company has a current ratio of 4.09, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $441.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $421.32 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.Advanced Energy Industries’s quarterly revenue was up 21.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.85 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total value of $160,730.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 10,029 shares in the company, valued at $1,611,961.17. The trade was a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 1,173 shares of the business’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 approximately $4,070,777.74. The trade was a 3.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 4,173 shares of company stock worth $594,733 over the last quarter. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Advanced Energy Industries

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.