Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Shares Bought by First Trust Advisors LP

First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 294,775 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,422 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP owned 0.78% of Advanced Energy Industries worth $39,058,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 98.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 234 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 42.9% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 313 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 67.7% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 312 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 26.0% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 446 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ AEIS opened at $221.27 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 3.01 and a current ratio of 4.10. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 1 year low of $75.01 and a 1 year high of $232.05. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $200.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $163.10. The firm has a market cap of $8.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.08, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.38.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.27. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 14.27% and a net margin of 8.41%.The firm had revenue of $463.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $441.54 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.98 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is 10.50%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Monday. Finally, Benchmark raised their target price 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, November 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $212.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 8,174 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 24,792 shares in the company, valued at $5,035,503.12. This represents a 24.80% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Tina Donikowski sold 2,257 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.33, for a total transaction of $474,714.81. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 8,248 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,734,801.84. The trade was a 21.49% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

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.