Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. Buys Shares of 2,696 Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Key Points

• Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d'investissement inc. has invested $357,000 in Advanced Energy Industries, purchasing 2,696 shares during the second quarter.
• A number of institutional investors, including GAMMA Investing LLC and MetLife Investment Management LLC, have significantly increased their stakes in Advanced Energy Industries, resulting in over 99% of the stock being owned by institutional investors.
• Recent analyst ratings for Advanced Energy Industries show optimistic outlooks, with several firms raising their price targets; the current average target is $140.90.

Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 2,696 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $357,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 26.0% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 446 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. Isthmus Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 0.3% during the first quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 29,565 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $2,818,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 2.8% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,857 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $463,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC grew its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 3.9% in the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 3,590 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $342,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. grew its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 5.8% in the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 2,843 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $271,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, EVP John Donaghey sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total transaction of $280,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 11,029 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,544,060. This represents a 15.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 1,173 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.29, for a total value of $154,003.17. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 31,006 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,070,777.74. This represents a 3.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 4,173 shares of company stock valued at $594,733. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Advanced Energy Industries stock traded up $11.96 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $169.75. The company had a trading volume of 855,836 shares, compared to its average volume of 279,155. The company has a current ratio of 4.09, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 12-month low of $75.01 and a 12-month high of $171.21. The company's fifty day moving average is $149.01 and its 200-day moving average is $124.05. The company has a market capitalization of $6.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.57.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Benchmark lifted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $150.00 target price on Advanced Energy Industries and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. KeyCorp raised their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Advanced Energy Industries from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $140.90.

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.