Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS):

• 2/13/2025 – Advanced Energy Industries had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $138.00 to $136.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2025 – Advanced Energy Industries had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $115.00 to $110.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2025 – Advanced Energy Industries had its price target raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $130.00 to $135.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2025 – Advanced Energy Industries had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $145.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/15/2025 – Advanced Energy Industries had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $145.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/13/2025 – Advanced Energy Industries had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $105.00 to $115.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/7/2025 – Advanced Energy Industries was upgraded by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $145.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Advanced Energy Industries was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $138.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $110.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Up 0.6 %

NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $124.27 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 109.01, a PEG ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 3.32, a current ratio of 4.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $117.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $110.69. Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has a 52 week low of $89.11 and a 52 week high of $130.50.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by ($0.03). Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 2.91%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 2.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.32%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 35.09%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 139,556 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $16,137,000 after purchasing an additional 12,860 shares during the period. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 3.6% in the third quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 176,683 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $19,244,000 after acquiring an additional 6,217 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 12.4% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 483,848 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $50,920,000 after acquiring an additional 53,566 shares during the last quarter. MQS Management LLC bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter valued at about $664,000. Finally, BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter worth about $12,306,000. 99.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc provides precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's plasma power products offer solutions to enable innovation for semiconductor and thin film plasma processes, such as dry etch and deposition.