Bessemer Group Inc. Acquires 33,555 Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 82.6% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 74,154 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,555 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $23,931,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 33.3% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 108 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 582 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $99,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,191 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $384,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 40.6% during the fourth quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 194 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its position 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $400.45.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $284.05 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.80, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.25. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 1-year low of $128.40 and a 1-year high of $397.44. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $327.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $314.67.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.12. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 10.00%.The company had revenue of $511.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $505.81 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.23 EPS. The firm’s quarterly 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, equities research 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 firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. 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 8.42%.

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.