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

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 9.4% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,169 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $207,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 65.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,032 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $194,000 after purchasing an additional 801 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter worth about $914,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 13.9% in the 1st quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 6,372 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $607,000 after purchasing an additional 780 shares in the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 6.7% in the 1st quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,622 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $536,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

NASDAQ AEIS traded up $4.60 on Friday, hitting $174.35. The stock had a trading volume of 1,498,530 shares, compared to its average volume of 310,324. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52-week low of $75.01 and a 52-week high of $174.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a current ratio of 4.09. The company has a market capitalization of $6.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.57. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $149.68 and a 200-day moving average of $124.61.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.22. The firm 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The business 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 (DPR) is 18.10%.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In related news, EVP John Donaghey sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total transaction of $280,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,029 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,544,060. This trade represents a 15.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AEIS. Stifel Nicolaus set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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.