Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Holdings Cut by Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH cut its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 15.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 85,162 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 15,356 shares during the quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH owned approximately 0.23% of Advanced Energy Industries worth $17,830,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Private Trust Co. NA grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 92.4% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 152 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 203.5% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 173 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter worth approximately $34,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Park Place Capital Corp bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,000. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on AEIS shares. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $315.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $330.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $314.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In related news, Director Brian Shirley sold 1,234 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $310.19, for a total transaction of $382,774.46. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,732,100.96. This trade represents a 18.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 964 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $328.42, for a total value of $316,596.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,683 shares in the company, valued at $3,836,930.86. This trade represents a 7.62% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 57,512 shares of company stock valued at $18,210,172 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $310.76 on Friday. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.01 and a fifty-two week high of $360.00. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $301.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $235.61. The company has a market cap of $11.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 81.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.35.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The electronics maker reported $1.94 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.18. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 8.25% and a return on equity of 15.72%. The firm had revenue of $489.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $473.12 million. The company’s revenue was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.30 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.690-2.190 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 10.47%.

Advanced Energy Industries Profile

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc is a global technology company specializing in precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions. The company designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of products including high-voltage power supplies, RF and microwave generators, digital power controllers, reactive gas control systems, and thin film measurement instruments. These solutions enable advanced processes in semiconductor fabrication, flat panel display manufacturing, industrial coating, data storage, telecommunications and medical device production.

Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, Advanced Energy has grown through strategic product development and international expansion.