Ceredex Value Advisors LLC Acquires New Stake in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Ceredex Value Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 85,550 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $11,335,000. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.23% of Advanced Energy Industries at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AEIS. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 1.0% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 925,648 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $122,663,000 after purchasing an additional 8,993 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 5,041 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $58,766,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 245,910 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $32,583,000 after buying an additional 36,217 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,687,000. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 8,174 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.11, for a total transaction of $1,660,221.14. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 24,792 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,035,503.12. The trade was a 24.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of AEIS stock opened at $211.35 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $7.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 95.63, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $193.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $157.70. 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, Inc. has a 12 month low of $75.01 and a 12 month high of $232.05.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $463.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $441.54 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 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.98 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.50%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on AEIS shares. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $188.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $167.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Zacks Research upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $212.00.

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.