Hilltop National Bank Takes Position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 1,193 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $158,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AEIS. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 0.3% in the 1st 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 during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 1.1% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 465,162 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $44,335,000 after purchasing an additional 5,041 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC boosted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 5.7% in the first quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 163,300 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $15,564,000 after purchasing an additional 8,852 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 557.2% during the 1st quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 148,479 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $14,152,000 after purchasing an additional 125,888 shares during the period. Finally, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 136,017 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $18,022,000 after buying an additional 9,272 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on AEIS shares. TD Cowen raised their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a 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. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $150.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target 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 analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $140.90.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 2.4%

AEIS opened at $173.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 4.09 and a quick ratio of 2.97. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $155.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $129.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.55. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $180.90.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $441.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $421.32 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.85 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. Analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th were issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 dividend payout ratio is currently 18.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP John Donaghey sold 2,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 11,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,544,060. The trade was a 15.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.