Paul Oldham Sells 4,314 Shares of Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Stock

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) EVP Paul Oldham sold 4,314 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total transaction of $1,363,180.86. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 22,217 shares in the company, valued at $7,020,349.83. This represents a 16.26% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of AEIS opened at $317.21 on Friday. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $75.01 and a one year high of $350.00. The company has a market cap of $12.01 billion, a PE ratio of 83.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.35. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $292.81 and a 200-day moving average of $229.33.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,155 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after purchasing an additional 1,578 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 47.7% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 539 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter worth about $468,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 22,278 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,123,000 after buying an additional 970 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Services Automobile Association bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the first quarter valued at about $228,000. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $290.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $330.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $314.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Company 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.