Park Avenue Securities LLC Buys 838 Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 20.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,921 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 838 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $652,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEIS. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 15,632.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 193,670 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $18,459,000 after buying an additional 192,439 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 557.2% during the 1st quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 148,479 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $14,152,000 after buying an additional 125,888 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter valued at about $9,770,000. Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter valued at about $3,785,000. Finally, Select Equity Group L.P. acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter valued at about $3,423,000. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on AEIS shares. KeyCorp upped their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $150.00 price objective on Advanced Energy Industries and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Research raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Benchmark increased their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $140.90.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total transaction of $160,730.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 10,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,611,961.17. This trade represents a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of AEIS opened at $166.46 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.32, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.57. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $75.01 and a 52 week high of $179.28. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $152.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $127.05. 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 (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.22. The firm 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 revenue for the quarter was up 21.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.85 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 25th. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.10%.

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.