Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Trading Down 12.5% – Here’s What Happened

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) fell 12.5% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $311.11 and last traded at $311.9550. 480,029 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 42% from the average daily volume of 833,020 shares. The stock had previously closed at $356.35.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $400.45.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 12.3%

The company has a market cap of $11.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a fifty day moving average of $344.69 and a 200 day moving average of $308.13.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 10.00%.The firm’s revenue was up 26.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.23 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 7.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 8.42%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 966 shares of the business’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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,616 shares in the company, valued at $4,290,950.40. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Keybank National Association OH purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter worth $644,000. Congress Asset Management Co. bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter worth $47,502,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 595.2% during the third quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,068 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $862,000 after purchasing an additional 4,339 shares during the period. Campbell Newman Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter worth about $1,954,000. Finally, B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter worth about $2,607,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

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.