Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Shares Purchased by Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 9.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,817 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 589 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $903,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in AEIS. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 557.2% during the 1st quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 148,479 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $14,152,000 after buying an additional 125,888 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter valued at $9,770,000. Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter valued at $3,785,000. Select Equity Group L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter valued at $3,423,000. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 27.4% during the 1st quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 119,511 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $11,391,000 after buying an additional 25,695 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on AEIS shares. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $154.44.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 0.1%

AEIS opened at $191.98 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.24 billion, a PE ratio of 86.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.55. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $163.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $135.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 4.09 and a quick ratio of 2.97. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 12-month low of $75.01 and a 12-month high of $195.23.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $441.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $421.32 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 5.13% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The firm’s revenue was up 21.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.85 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 currently 18.10%.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 10,029 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,611,961.17. This represents a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

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.