Cim Investment Management Inc. Raises Stock Position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Cim Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 100.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,966 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,994 shares during the quarter. Cim Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $739,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the first quarter worth about $31,000. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 98.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 234 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 42.9% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 313 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 67.7% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 312 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 26.0% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 446 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AEIS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $212.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 4.0%

AEIS stock opened at $215.07 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $202.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $164.96. The company has a market capitalization of $8.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.38. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $75.01 and a 52 week high of $232.05. The company has a current ratio of 4.10, a quick ratio of 3.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.27. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 14.27% and a net margin of 8.41%.The company had revenue of $463.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $441.54 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.98 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is currently 10.50%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 8,174 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.11, for a total transaction of $1,660,221.14. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 24,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,035,503.12. This represents a 24.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Tina Donikowski sold 2,257 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.33, for a total transaction of $474,714.81. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 8,248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,734,801.84. This trade represents a 21.49% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Profile

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc provides precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's plasma power products offer solutions to enable innovation for semiconductor and thin film plasma processes, such as dry etch and deposition.