Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Shares Bought by Bamco Inc. NY

Bamco Inc. NY raised its stake in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 5.0% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 391,985 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 18,740 shares during the quarter. Bamco Inc. NY’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $66,692,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 10,720 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,824,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 19.9% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 374 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,860 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $316,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 14.4% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 541 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $92,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 92.4% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 152 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on AEIS. Susquehanna upped their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Robert W. Baird set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, 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, March 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $308.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $302.02 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $283.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $224.08. The stock has a market cap of $11.40 billion, a PE ratio of 79.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.35. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $75.01 and a one year high of $350.00.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released 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. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 8.25%.The company had revenue of $489.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $473.12 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.30 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.690-2.190 EPS. As a group, equities research 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 company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 10.47%.

Insider Activity

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total value of $316,620.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,585 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,451,702.70. This represents a 17.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Stephen Douglas Kelley sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total transaction of $15,831,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 80,376 shares in the company, valued at $25,448,649.12. This represents a 38.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 53,198 shares of company stock worth $16,846,991. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

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.