Andra AP fonden Cuts Stake in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Andra AP fonden lowered its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 10,035 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 1,117 shares during the quarter. Andra AP fonden’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $1,330,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 1.1% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 465,162 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $44,335,000 after acquiring an additional 5,041 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 17.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 245,910 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $32,583,000 after purchasing an additional 36,217 shares during the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 5.7% in the first quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 163,300 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $15,564,000 after purchasing an additional 8,852 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 557.2% during the first quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 148,479 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $14,152,000 after purchasing an additional 125,888 shares during the period. Finally, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 7.3% in the second quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 136,017 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $18,022,000 after buying an additional 9,272 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $216.73 on Friday. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.01 and a fifty-two week high of $232.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a current ratio of 4.09. The stock has a market cap of $8.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 98.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.60. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $179.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $147.55.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $463.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $441.54 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.The firm’s revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.98 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.50%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $190.00 price target on Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Benchmark upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $200.50.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total value of $160,730.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 10,029 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,611,961.17. The trade was a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

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.