Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Shares Sold by Royce & Associates LP

Royce & Associates LP lessened its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 61,576 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 2,470 shares during the quarter. Royce & Associates LP owned 0.16% of Advanced Energy Industries worth $10,477,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter valued at approximately $3,464,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 80.4% in the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 273,993 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $36,304,000 after buying an additional 122,094 shares during the period. Tributary Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 92.5% in the third quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 344,654 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $58,639,000 after acquiring an additional 165,655 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 3.4% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 113,228 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $15,003,000 after acquiring an additional 3,770 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 6.8% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 262,517 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $44,665,000 after acquiring an additional 16,607 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total transaction of $316,620.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,451,702.70. This trade represents a 17.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Tina Donikowski sold 2,257 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.33, for a total value 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 4,221 shares of company stock worth $1,107,932 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on AEIS. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $330.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Benchmark boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. One 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, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $308.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AEIS opened at $322.47 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $268.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $215.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.17 billion, a PE ratio of 84.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.35. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.01 and a fifty-two week high of $350.00.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The electronics maker reported $1.94 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $489.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $473.12 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 8.25% and a return on equity of 15.72%. The firm’s revenue was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.30 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.690-2.190 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast 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 will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd will be given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 23rd. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is 10.47%.

About Advanced Energy Industries

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.