Trexquant Investment LP Purchases Shares of 39,709 Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP purchased 39,709 shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. for about $3.8 million, obtaining a 0.11% stake in the company.
• Wall Street analysts are optimistic about Advanced Energy Industries, with multiple upgrades and a consensus price target of $140.90 following earnings that exceeded expectations.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, representing a yearly yield of 0.3% and maintaining a payout ratio of 18.10%.

Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 39,709 shares of the electronics maker's stock, valued at approximately $3,785,000. Trexquant Investment LP owned approximately 0.11% of Advanced Energy Industries as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEIS. Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $71,494,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter valued at $58,393,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in 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 buying an additional 1,624 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 5,041 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 13.3% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 457,759 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $52,931,000 after acquiring an additional 53,692 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP John Donaghey sold 2,000 shares of the business's 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,029 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,544,060. The trade was a 15.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 1,173 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.29, for a total value of $154,003.17. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 31,006 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,070,777.74. This represents a 3.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 4,173 shares of company stock worth $594,733 in the last quarter. Insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of AEIS traded down $0.24 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $145.25. 284,618 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 477,845. 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 cap of $5.48 billion, a PE ratio of 65.72, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.57. The firm's 50 day moving average is $144.53 and its 200-day moving average is $121.43. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $75.01 and a 52 week high of $163.07.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last posted 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. The firm had revenue of $441.50 million during 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 company's revenue for the quarter was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.85 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th will be paid 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%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on AEIS shares. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $140.90.

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.