Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Cuts Stock Holdings in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH lowered its stake in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 26.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 100,518 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 35,499 shares during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $17,102,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,232 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $550,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 1.4% in the third quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 7,638 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,300,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 10.3% in the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 9,531 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,622,000 after buying an additional 892 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 92.4% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 152 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 203.5% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 173 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

AEIS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Monday. Zacks Research upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $188.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $190.00 target price on Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Monday, October 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $220.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of AEIS opened at $213.41 on Wednesday. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $75.01 and a one year high of $232.05. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $210.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $173.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 4.10 and a quick ratio of 3.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.05 billion, a PE ratio of 56.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.38.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

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

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.