Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Director Sells $382,774.46 in Stock

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Director Brian Shirley sold 1,234 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $310.19, for a total transaction of $382,774.46. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,732,100.96. The trade was a 18.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AEIS traded down $3.80 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $302.02. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 342,165 shares, compared to its average volume of 633,341. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $283.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $223.60. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $75.01 and a 52 week high of $350.00. The company has a market capitalization of $11.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.35.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The electronics maker reported $1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $489.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $473.12 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 8.25% and a return on equity of 15.72%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.30 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.690-2.190 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.47%.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AEIS. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 3rd quarter worth about $3,464,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 80.4% in the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 273,993 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $36,304,000 after buying an additional 122,094 shares during the last quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 92.5% during the third quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 344,654 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $58,639,000 after acquiring an additional 165,655 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 3.4% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 113,228 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $15,003,000 after acquiring an additional 3,770 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 6.8% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 262,517 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $44,665,000 after acquiring an additional 16,607 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on AEIS shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $290.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $308.50.

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.