Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Shares Bought by Intech Investment Management LLC

Key Points

• Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Advanced Energy Industries, raising ownership by 52.4% to a total of 19,122 shares worth approximately $1.82 million.
• Advanced Energy Industries reported $1.50 earnings per share for its latest quarter, exceeding analyst estimates, with a revenue increase of 21.0% year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, with a current yield of 0.3% and a payout ratio of 18.10%.

Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Free Report) by 52.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,122 shares of the electronics maker's stock after acquiring an additional 6,572 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC owned about 0.05% of Advanced Energy Industries worth $1,823,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 0.3% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 477,296 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $45,491,000 after acquiring an additional 1,624 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 465,162 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $44,335,000 after buying an additional 5,041 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 192,439 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC increased its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 5.7% in the 1st quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 163,300 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $15,564,000 after buying an additional 8,852 shares during the period. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 557.2% in the 1st quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 148,479 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $14,152,000 after buying an additional 125,888 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AEIS has been the topic of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a "hold" 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. Zacks Research upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. One investment 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 data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $140.90.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In related news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries 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 directly owned 10,029 shares in the company, valued at $1,611,961.17. The trade was a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of AEIS traded up $4.60 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $174.35. The company had a trading volume of 1,498,530 shares, compared to its average volume of 310,324. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $149.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $124.52. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $6.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 78.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.57. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 1 year low of $75.01 and a 1 year high of $174.51.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 earnings per share 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 last year, the company earned $0.85 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

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

Advanced Energy Industries 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.