Short Interest in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Decreases By 42.7%

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) saw a significant drop in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,497,633 shares, a drop of 42.7% from the June 15th total of 2,615,305 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,305,514 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 4.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AEIS. Tema ETFs LLC increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 151.1% in the second quarter. Tema ETFs LLC now owns 96,621 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $36,027,000 after purchasing an additional 58,140 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the second quarter worth $401,000. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 24.4% in the 2nd quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 2,082 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $776,000 after buying an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. MRA Advisory Group acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the 2nd quarter valued at $674,000. Finally, Reinhart Partners LLC. acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,433,000. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 0.6%

AEIS stock traded down $1.84 on Friday, hitting $284.05. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 771,601 shares, compared to its average volume of 898,185. The stock has a market cap of $10.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.25. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $327.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $314.67. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1 year low of $128.40 and a 1 year high of $397.44.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.12. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.00% and a return on equity of 17.99%. The company had revenue of $511.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $505.81 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.23 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.3% on a year-over-year basis. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 7.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Investors of record on Monday, May 25th were given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is 8.42%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Zacks Research lowered Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $400.45.

About Advanced Energy Industries

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.