Tidal Investments LLC Boosts Stake in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Tidal Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 150.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 132,991 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after buying an additional 79,915 shares during the quarter. Tidal Investments LLC’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $49,588,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 37,009.4% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 16,442,821 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $6,131,035,000 after acquiring an additional 16,398,512 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter worth approximately $1,725,045,000. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter valued at approximately $382,342,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 956,979 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $200,393,000 after purchasing an additional 28,549 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $123,403,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $421.00 to $439.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Seaport Research Partners upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $410.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $435.00 to $460.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $409.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, COO Eduardo Acebedo sold 24,771 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $7,290,427.32. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Elizabeth Vonne sold 908 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $332.68, for a total transaction of $302,073.44. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 10,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,563,668.16. The trade was a 7.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 26,586 shares of company stock worth $8,379,904. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of AEIS opened at $285.52 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $11.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.27 and a beta of 1.31. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $298.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $325.44. 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, Inc. has a 1 year low of $154.77 and a 1 year high of $397.44.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

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