Vontobel Holding Ltd. Sells 275 Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Vontobel Holding Ltd. cut its stake in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,097 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 275 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $808,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AEIS. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS increased its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 7,800 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,034,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter worth approximately $158,000. Truist Financial Corp bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter worth $617,000. Finally, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH grew its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 136,017 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $18,022,000 after purchasing an additional 9,272 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $155.00 to $188.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. TD Cowen lifted their price target on 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 lifted 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 note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.44.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Energy Industries

In related news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the executive vice president 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of AEIS opened at $182.15 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $6.87 billion, a PE ratio of 82.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a current ratio of 4.09, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $160.09 and a 200-day moving average price of $132.43. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 12 month low of $75.01 and a 12 month high of $183.93.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $441.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $421.32 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 5.13% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter 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. Equities research analysts predict that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 25th were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.10%.

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.