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

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $400.4545.

A number of analysts have weighed in on AEIS shares. Citigroup increased their target price 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. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $535.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 956,979 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $200,393,000 after purchasing an additional 28,549 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings 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 worth $125,431,000 after buying an additional 20,573 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter worth approximately $123,403,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 55.4% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 487,494 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $102,067,000 after buying an additional 173,836 shares during the period. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 1,734.1% in the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 427,674 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $89,542,000 after acquiring an additional 404,356 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 1.2%

NASDAQ AEIS opened at $280.67 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $326.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $315.83. Advanced Energy Industries has a 12 month low of $128.40 and a 12 month high of $397.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.67 billion, a PE ratio of 59.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.25.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 earnings per share (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 the consensus estimate 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.23 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 7.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.42%.

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.