Andar Capital Management HK Ltd Invests $3.97 Million in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Andar Capital Management HK Ltd bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 18,950 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $3,968,000. Advanced Energy Industries makes up 4.3% of Andar Capital Management HK Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 956,979 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $200,393,000 after acquiring an additional 28,549 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 946,649 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $125,431,000 after acquiring an additional 20,573 shares during the last quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 51.5% during the 3rd quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 699,780 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $119,062,000 after acquiring an additional 237,895 shares during the last quarter. Analog Century Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at $79,507,000. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 36.1% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 394,186 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $82,531,000 after acquiring an additional 104,661 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, Director Brian Shirley sold 1,234 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.19, for a total transaction of $382,774.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,584 shares in the company, valued at $1,732,100.96. This represents a 18.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 966 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $369.40, for a total transaction of $356,840.40. Following the completion of 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 ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 56,514 shares of company stock valued at $17,933,796. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on AEIS. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $340.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $358.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 3.4%

Shares of NASDAQ AEIS opened at $317.08 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $12.06 billion, a PE ratio of 66.75, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.40. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 1-year low of $112.68 and a 1-year high of $397.44. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $346.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $285.81.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $505.81 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.23 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 7.65 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th will be paid 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 is Friday, May 22nd. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend 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.