Moody Aldrich Partners LLC Sells 5,315 Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Moody Aldrich Partners LLC cut its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 9.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 53,355 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 5,315 shares during the period. Advanced Energy Industries comprises about 1.4% of Moody Aldrich Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Moody Aldrich Partners LLC owned approximately 0.14% of Advanced Energy Industries worth $7,070,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Savvy Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter worth about $203,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 376.9% in the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,736 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $230,000 after acquiring an additional 1,372 shares in the last quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC now owns 92,240 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $12,222,000 after acquiring an additional 1,536 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 45.7% during the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 13,979 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,852,000 after purchasing an additional 4,386 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 98.3% during the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 234 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $160.89.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total value of $160,730.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 10,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,611,961.17. This trade represents a 9.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of AEIS stock opened at $205.61 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $172.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $141.99. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 12-month low of $75.01 and a 12-month high of $213.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.55. 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 (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $441.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $421.32 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.85 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.