Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Trading Down 5.1% After Insider Selling

Key Points

• Advanced Energy Industries shares declined by 5.1% due to insider selling, with EVP John Donaghey selling 1,000 shares at an average price of $160.73.
• Analysts have issued various ratings for AEIS, with a consensus target price of $138.90 and a rating of "Moderate Buy."
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on September 5th, representing an annualized yield of 0.3%.

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) fell 5.1% during trading on Friday after an insider sold shares in the company. The company traded as low as $154.13 and last traded at $153.64. 90,525 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 75% from the average session volume of 356,629 shares. The stock had previously closed at $161.89.

Specifically, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total value of $160,730.00. Following the sale, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on AEIS. Stifel Nicolaus set a $150.00 price objective on Advanced Energy Industries and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $138.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Benchmark upped their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Advanced Energy Industries to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $138.90.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 1.8%

The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $139.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $118.71. The company has a current ratio of 4.09, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company has a market cap of $5.57 billion, a PE ratio of 66.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.52.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $441.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $421.32 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 25th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Advanced Energy Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.10%.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AEIS. Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 4th quarter worth $71,494,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 4th quarter worth $58,393,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 2nd quarter worth $58,766,000. Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 2nd quarter worth $30,687,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 15,632.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 193,670 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $18,459,000 after acquiring an additional 192,439 shares during the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.