Norden Group LLC Takes $425,000 Position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Norden Group LLC purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 2,032 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $425,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Private Trust Co. NA increased 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 worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 203.5% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 173 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $34,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $36,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 67.7% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 312 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total value of $316,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,585 shares in the company, valued at $1,451,702.70. This trade represents a 17.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 4,314 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total transaction of $1,363,180.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 22,217 shares in the company, valued at $7,020,349.83. This represents a 16.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 57,512 shares of company stock worth $18,210,172 over the last 90 days. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AEIS opened at $310.76 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 81.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.35. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $360.00. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $301.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $236.73.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The electronics maker reported $1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $489.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $473.12 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 8.25%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.30 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.690-2.190 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 10.47%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $330.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $314.00.

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.