Yousif Capital Management LLC Acquires 127 Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 0.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,120 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $1,871,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 67.6% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,805 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $239,000 after purchasing an additional 728 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 9.5% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 6,817 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $903,000 after purchasing an additional 589 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,135 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $415,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $253,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 67.6% during the 2nd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 8,142 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,079,000 after acquiring an additional 3,285 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were 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 directly owned 10,029 shares in the company, valued at $1,611,961.17. This represents a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ AEIS opened at $191.98 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a current ratio of 4.09. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52-week low of $75.01 and a 52-week high of $195.23. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $163.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $134.77. The stock has a market cap of $7.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 86.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.55.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.22. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 5.13% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The firm had revenue of $441.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $421.32 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. The company’s revenue 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 25th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 18.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $155.00 to $188.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $154.44.

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.