Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $154.4444.

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Benchmark upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $155.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

AEIS opened at $197.44 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $164.61 and a 200-day moving average of $135.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 89.34, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.55. Advanced Energy Industries has a 12-month low of $75.01 and a 12-month high of $198.68. The company has a quick ratio of 2.97, a current ratio of 4.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $441.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $421.32 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.85 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 25th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 18.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total transaction of $160,730.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 10,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,611,961.17. This represents a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 2.2% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 946,649 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $125,431,000 after buying an additional 20,573 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 1.0% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 925,648 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $122,663,000 after buying an additional 8,993 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 0.3% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 477,296 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $45,491,000 after buying an additional 1,624 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 1.1% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 465,162 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $44,335,000 after buying an additional 5,041 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the second quarter worth $58,766,000. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

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.