Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Holdings Boosted by First Eagle Investment Management LLC

First Eagle Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 119,883 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 900 shares during the quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC owned 0.32% of Advanced Energy Industries worth $15,884,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 26.8% during the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 473 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Burney Co. acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth about $637,000. Savvy Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth about $203,000. Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 376.9% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,736 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $230,000 after acquiring an additional 1,372 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peregrine Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC now owns 92,240 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $12,222,000 after purchasing an additional 1,536 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the company’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 transaction of $160,730.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 10,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,611,961.17. This represents a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Benchmark lifted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $200.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 2.9%

Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $219.20 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.09, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $232.05. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $177.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $146.23. The company has a market capitalization of $8.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 99.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.60.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.27. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 5.13% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The firm had revenue of $463.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $441.54 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.98 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.50%.

Advanced Energy Industries Profile

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.