TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Grows Holdings in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 21.7% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 39,420 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,041 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $14,052,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. PDT Partners LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth $23,188,000. Reinhart Partners LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 2nd quarter worth about $3,433,000. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 119.1% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 188,063 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $39,375,000 after purchasing an additional 102,226 shares in the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 83.7% during the fourth quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 91,446 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $19,146,000 after purchasing an additional 41,654 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the first quarter worth about $1,939,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Elizabeth Vonne sold 907 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $290.05, for a total transaction of $263,075.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,805 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,843,940.25. This represents a 8.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Eduardo Acebedo sold 24,771 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total transaction 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 trade represents a 51.74% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 26,586 shares of company stock worth $8,379,904 over the last quarter. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of AEIS stock opened at $280.90 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $11.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.41 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a 50 day moving average of $302.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $326.07. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $150.08 and a 52 week high of $397.44. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The electronics maker reported $2.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 10.77%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 30.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.50 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.250 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 9.5 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 24th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 24th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.46%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on AEIS. Susquehanna increased their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Seaport Research Partners raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $410.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $350.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Zacks Research raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $409.50.

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.