Ardmore Road Asset Management LP Buys Shares of 44,000 Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Ardmore Road Asset Management LP purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 44,000 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $14,199,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the first quarter worth $29,000. Twin Tree Management LP bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on AEIS. Wall Street Zen upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $535.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Weiss Ratings cut Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $404.25.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $303.99 on Monday. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $128.40 and a fifty-two week high of $397.44. The firm has a market cap of $11.56 billion, a PE ratio of 64.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $324.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $318.44.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $505.81 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.00% and a return on equity of 17.99%. The firm’s revenue was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.23 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. Research analysts predict that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 7.96 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.