Hantz Financial Services Inc. Grows Holdings in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 18,611.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 25,448 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,312 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $5,328,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,856 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $598,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,602,000. Mach 1 Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $211,000. Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 40.6% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 194 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

NASDAQ AEIS opened at $324.86 on Tuesday. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $112.25 and a 52 week high of $397.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.35 billion, a PE ratio of 68.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.40. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $345.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $283.53.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.12. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.00% and a return on equity of 17.99%. The company had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $505.81 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.23 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 26.3% on a year-over-year basis. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 7.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is 8.42%.

Insider Activity

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 966 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $369.40, for a total transaction of $356,840.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,616 shares in the company, valued at $4,290,950.40. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 4,314 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total transaction of $1,363,180.86. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 22,217 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,020,349.83. This trade represents a 16.26% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 56,514 shares of company stock worth $17,933,796. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $358.00.

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.