Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Shares Sold by New York State Common Retirement Fund

New York State Common Retirement Fund reduced its position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 11.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 297,908 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 38,975 shares during the quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund owned about 0.79% of Advanced Energy Industries worth $50,686,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in AEIS. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 946,649 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $125,431,000 after purchasing an additional 20,573 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 1.0% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 925,648 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $122,663,000 after buying an additional 8,993 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 18.3% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 719,867 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $122,478,000 after buying an additional 111,467 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter worth about $58,766,000. Finally, Bamco Inc. NY grew its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 1.9% during the second quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 373,245 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $49,455,000 after acquiring an additional 6,958 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 8,174 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.11, for a total value of $1,660,221.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 24,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,035,503.12. The trade was a 24.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Tina Donikowski sold 2,257 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.33, for a total value of $474,714.81. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 8,248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,734,801.84. This represents a 21.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on AEIS shares. KeyCorp set a $290.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 1st. Susquehanna raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $225.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. One research 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, Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $255.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Up 2.0%

AEIS stock opened at $269.12 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 70.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.39. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 12 month low of $75.01 and a 12 month high of $276.85. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $226.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $189.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 4.10 and a quick ratio of 3.01.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.27. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 8.41% and a return on equity of 14.27%. The firm had revenue of $463.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $441.54 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.98 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Profile

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc is a global technology company specializing in precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions. The company designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of products including high-voltage power supplies, RF and microwave generators, digital power controllers, reactive gas control systems, and thin film measurement instruments. These solutions enable advanced processes in semiconductor fabrication, flat panel display manufacturing, industrial coating, data storage, telecommunications and medical device production.

Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, Advanced Energy has grown through strategic product development and international expansion.