Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Has $6.22 Million Stock Position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 719.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 18,682 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,403 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $6,218,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 16.5% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,155 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after buying an additional 1,578 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 47.7% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 539 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter valued at $468,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 22,278 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,123,000 after acquiring an additional 970 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Services Automobile Association acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter valued at $228,000. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. Zacks Research lowered Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $404.25.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 0.7%

NASDAQ AEIS opened at $315.14 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.35, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.25. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a twelve month low of $128.40 and a twelve month high of $397.44. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $324.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $317.91.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $511.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $505.81 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.23 EPS. The business’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. Research analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 7.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

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

About Advanced Energy Industries

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.