Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Shares Sold by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC cut its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 13.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 10,208 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 1,546 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $2,137,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 10,720 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,824,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 582 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $99,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 19.9% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 374 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,860 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $316,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank lifted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 14.4% in the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 541 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $92,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 0.2%

AEIS stock opened at $378.94 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $319.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $250.58. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $82.64 and a 52 week high of $385.97. The company has a market capitalization of $14.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 99.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.35.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The electronics maker reported $1.94 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.18. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 8.25% and a return on equity of 15.72%. The business had revenue of $489.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $473.12 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.30 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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 year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 10.47%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AEIS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $330.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $330.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.50.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Brian Shirley sold 1,234 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.19, for a total transaction of $382,774.46. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,584 shares of the company’s stock, 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 document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Stephen Douglas Kelley sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total transaction of $15,831,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 80,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,448,649.12. This represents a 38.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 57,512 shares of company stock valued at $18,210,172 in the last three months. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.