Moore Capital Management LP Makes New $4.10 Million Investment in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. $AEIS

Moore Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 11,000 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $4,102,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Keybank National Association OH purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter worth about $644,000. PDT Partners LLC purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the second quarter valued at approximately $23,188,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,107,000. Reinhart Partners LLC. purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,433,000. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,665,000. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $345.00 to $465.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 27th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $421.00 to $439.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $410.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $409.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 908 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $332.68, for a total transaction of $302,073.44. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 10,712 shares in the company, valued at $3,563,668.16. This represents a 7.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Eduardo Bernal Acebedo sold 24,771 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total value of $7,814,755.08. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 23,109 shares in the company, valued at $7,290,427.32. This trade represents a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 26,586 shares of company stock worth $8,379,904. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $276.86 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.65 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a 50 day moving average of $309.91 and a 200 day moving average of $327.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 3.79 and a quick ratio of 2.94. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 1-year low of $144.09 and a 1-year high of $397.44.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The electronics maker reported $2.74 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.21 by $0.53. The business had revenue of $574.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $544.41 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.77% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 30.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.50 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 9.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors of record on Monday, August 24th will be given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.46%.

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.