MidFirst Bank Buys Shares of 2,016 Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

MidFirst Bank bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 2,016 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $422,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 582 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $99,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 40.6% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 194 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 906 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $190,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 19.9% during the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 374 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the period. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,856 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $598,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 966 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $369.40, for a total value of $356,840.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 11,616 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,290,950.40. This trade represents a 7.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $361.82.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of AEIS opened at $372.59 on Friday. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a twelve month low of $126.10 and a twelve month high of $397.44. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $346.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $299.26. The firm has a market cap of $14.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 78.44, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.30.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.12. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.00% and a return on equity of 17.99%. The company had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $505.81 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.23 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 7.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 25th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 8.42%.

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.