Kennedy Capital Management LLC Boosts Stake in Aebi Schmidt Holding AG $AEBI

Kennedy Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Aebi Schmidt Holding AG (NASDAQ:AEBI) by 57.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 456,087 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 166,709 shares during the period. Kennedy Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Aebi Schmidt were worth $5,770,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in shares of Aebi Schmidt in the 4th quarter worth $33,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new stake in shares of Aebi Schmidt in the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank purchased a new stake in shares of Aebi Schmidt in the 4th quarter worth $109,000. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Aebi Schmidt by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 12,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $157,000 after purchasing an additional 1,584 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in shares of Aebi Schmidt by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 26,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $340,000 after purchasing an additional 1,652 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Aebi Schmidt

In related news, Director Patrick Francois Schaub acquired 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $11.41 per share, with a total value of $74,165.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 49,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $570,077.83. This trade represents a 14.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Marco Portmann acquired 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $11.31 per share, with a total value of $56,550.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer directly owned 30,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $339,300. The trade was a 20.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders acquired 22,000 shares of company stock worth $252,965 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 39.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of Aebi Schmidt in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Aebi Schmidt from a “sell (e)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.00.

Aebi Schmidt Stock Performance

Shares of Aebi Schmidt stock opened at $12.20 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $945.62 million and a P/E ratio of 101.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $11.73. Aebi Schmidt Holding AG has a fifty-two week low of $8.91 and a fifty-two week high of $83.26.

Aebi Schmidt (NASDAQ:AEBI) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 15th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $455.55 million during the quarter. Aebi Schmidt had a return on equity of 1.19% and a net margin of 0.48%. Analysts forecast that Aebi Schmidt Holding AG will post 0.62 EPS for the current year.

Aebi Schmidt Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.025 per share. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. Aebi Schmidt’s dividend payout ratio is 83.33%.

Aebi Schmidt Profile

Aebi Schmidt is a Swiss-based company that designs, manufactures and services specialized equipment for municipal and commercial surface maintenance. The company’s offerings focus on machines and attachment systems used for snow-clearing, street sweeping, vegetation management, and related upkeep of roads, paths and public spaces. Aebi Schmidt supplies complete vehicle systems as well as modular implements that can be mounted on carriers for year‑round use.

Product lines typically include multi‑purpose maintenance vehicles, snowplows and salt spreaders, street sweepers, mowers and verge management tools, plus a range of hydraulic attachments and consumable parts.