Fiera Capital Corp Increases Stock Position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Fiera Capital Corp grew its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 25.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 54,369 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,035 shares during the quarter. Fiera Capital Corp’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $11,383,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in AEIS. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $123,403,000. Analog Century Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at about $79,507,000. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at about $50,173,000. GW&K Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 51.5% in the 3rd quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 699,780 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $119,062,000 after purchasing an additional 237,895 shares during the period. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $47,502,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on AEIS. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $358.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $306.11 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $11.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.44, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.30. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 1 year low of $122.08 and a 1 year high of $397.44. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $343.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $290.76.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $511.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $505.81 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.00% and a return on equity of 17.99%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.23 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 7.65 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.42%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 4,314 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total transaction of $1,363,180.86. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 22,217 shares in the company, valued at $7,020,349.83. This trade represents a 16.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 966 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $369.40, for a total transaction of $356,840.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 11,616 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,290,950.40. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 6,514 shares of company stock worth $2,102,796 over the last quarter. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

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.