Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Shares Purchased by Bamco Inc. NY

Bamco Inc. NY boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 391,985 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,740 shares during the period. Bamco Inc. NY owned approximately 1.04% of Advanced Energy Industries worth $66,692,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 16.5% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,155 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after buying an additional 1,578 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 47.7% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 539 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the first quarter worth about $468,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 22,278 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,123,000 after acquiring an additional 970 shares during the period. Finally, United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter valued at about $228,000. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $302.02 on Friday. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $75.01 and a 52 week high of $350.00. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $283.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $224.08. The company has a market cap of $11.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 79.06, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.35.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $489.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $473.12 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 8.25%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.30 EPS. 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 year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.47%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, CEO Stephen Douglas Kelley sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total transaction of $15,831,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 80,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,448,649.12. The trade was a 38.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total transaction of $316,620.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,585 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,451,702.70. This trade represents a 17.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 53,198 shares of company stock worth $16,846,991. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AEIS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup increased their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $255.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $308.50.

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.