Amundi Boosts Position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Amundi raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 22.7% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 23,813 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 4,408 shares during the quarter. Amundi’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $2,270,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 26.0% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 446 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $47,000. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 71.5% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 559 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the first quarter worth about $53,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of AEIS stock opened at $159.52 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a current ratio of 4.09. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.01 and a fifty-two week high of $163.07. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $146.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $122.56. The company has a market capitalization of $6.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 72.18, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.57.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.22. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.The firm had revenue of $441.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $421.32 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. Analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 25th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 18.10%.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total value of $160,730.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 10,029 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,611,961.17. The trade was a 9.07% 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, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 1,173 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.29, for a total value of $154,003.17. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 31,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,070,777.74. The trade was a 3.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 4,173 shares of company stock valued at $594,733 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. Benchmark boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $140.90.

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.