Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Shares Bought by Handelsbanken Fonder AB

Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 377.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 49,792 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 39,355 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB owned 0.13% of Advanced Energy Industries worth $8,472,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of AEIS. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,155 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,063,000 after purchasing an additional 1,578 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its position 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 period. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter worth approximately $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 stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $228,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on AEIS. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Citigroup boosted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $255.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.00.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Energy Industries

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The shares were 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. The trade was a 17.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 964 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $328.42, for a total value of $316,596.88. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 11,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,836,930.86. The trade was a 7.62% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 4,221 shares of company stock valued at $1,107,932 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ AEIS opened at $335.57 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $263.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $213.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.85, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.35. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52-week low of $75.01 and a 52-week high of $347.28.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The electronics maker reported $1.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $489.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $473.12 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 8.25%.Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.30 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.690-2.190 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 23rd will be given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 23rd. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.47%.

Advanced Energy Industries Company 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.