Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Shares Sold by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System reduced its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 17,600 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 100 shares during the quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $2,332,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AEIS. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 29.8% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,241 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $375,000 after buying an additional 745 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 4,083 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $795,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 65.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,032 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $194,000 after purchasing an additional 801 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 71.5% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 559 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 10,029 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,611,961.17. This trade represents a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AEIS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $150.00 price target on Advanced Energy Industries and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. KeyCorp raised their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Benchmark raised their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $148.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $169.62 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $6.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a quick ratio of 2.97, a current ratio of 4.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $75.01 and a 52 week high of $183.93. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $159.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $131.42.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business 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 business earned $0.85 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th were issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.10%.

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.