Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Director Sells $316,620.00 in Stock

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total transaction of $316,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,585 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,451,702.70. This trade represents a 17.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of AEIS traded up $8.00 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $322.12. 513,783 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 845,579. The stock has a market cap of $12.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 84.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.41. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $328.37. The company has a 50 day moving average of $245.21 and a 200-day moving average of $202.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.59.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The electronics maker reported $1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.18. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 8.25%.The company had revenue of $489.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $473.12 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.30 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue was up 17.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.690-2.190 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 will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 23rd will be issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 23rd. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.47%.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $123,403,000. Analog Century Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter valued at $79,507,000. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 1,734.1% in the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 427,674 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $89,542,000 after buying an additional 404,356 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 3rd quarter worth about $50,173,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 51.5% during the 3rd quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 699,780 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $119,062,000 after acquiring an additional 237,895 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AEIS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $255.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $290.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Benchmark boosted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $304.00.

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.