14,119 Shares in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS Purchased by Polymer Capital Management HK LTD

Polymer Capital Management HK LTD bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 14,119 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $5,265,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in AEIS. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 33.3% during the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 108 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the period. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 16.2% in the 1st quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 222 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,191 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $384,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 40.6% during the 4th 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. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 906 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $190,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on AEIS. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $421.00 to $439.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. TD Cowen raised their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $350.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $535.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $435.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $409.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 908 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $332.68, for a total value of $302,073.44. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 10,712 shares in the company, valued at $3,563,668.16. This represents a 7.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Eduardo Bernal Acebedo sold 24,771 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total value of $7,814,755.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 23,109 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,290,427.32. This represents a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

AEIS opened at $285.83 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $320.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $326.84. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $144.09 and a one year high of $397.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.33 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 3.79 and a quick ratio of 2.94.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The electronics maker reported $2.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.21 by $0.53. The business had revenue of $574.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $544.41 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.77% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.50 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.250 EPS. Analysts predict that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 9.18 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors of record on Monday, August 24th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 24th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is currently 7.46%.

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.