Blue Trust Inc. Purchases 178 Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 6.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,135 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $415,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of AEIS. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 65.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,032 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $194,000 after purchasing an additional 801 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 71.5% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 559 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 4.0% in the first quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 8,114 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $773,000 after acquiring an additional 311 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 8.0% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,500 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $334,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,622 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total transaction of $160,730.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 10,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,611,961.17. This represents a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Up 7.4%

NASDAQ AEIS opened at $182.15 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $160.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $132.43. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 12 month low of $75.01 and a 12 month high of $183.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.87 billion, a PE ratio of 82.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a current ratio of 4.09, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.22. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.The business had revenue of $441.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $421.32 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.85 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 25th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 18.10%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AEIS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $154.44.

About Advanced Energy Industries

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc provides precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's plasma power products offer solutions to enable innovation for semiconductor and thin film plasma processes, such as dry etch and deposition.