Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Trading Down 8.6% – Time to Sell?

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS)’s stock price traded down 8.6% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $262.10 and last traded at $262.4320. 104,051 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 86% from the average daily volume of 770,643 shares. The stock had previously closed at $287.25.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised Advanced Energy Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $345.00 to $465.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $435.00 to $460.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted 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 report on Tuesday, June 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $409.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 8.7%

The firm has a market cap of $10.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.17 and a beta of 1.31. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $297.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $324.74. 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 (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The electronics maker reported $2.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.21 by $0.53. The company had revenue of $574.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $544.41 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.77% and a return on equity of 20.75%. Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue was up 30.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.50 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 9.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 24th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 24th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is 7.46%.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, COO Eduardo Acebedo sold 24,771 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Elizabeth Vonne sold 908 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $332.68, for a total transaction of $302,073.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 10,712 shares in the company, valued at $3,563,668.16. This trade represents a 7.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 27,218 shares of company stock worth $8,562,008. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AEIS. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 33.3% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 108 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Advanced Energy Industries

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc (NASDAQ: AEIS) designs and manufactures highly engineered power conversion, measurement and control solutions. Its products help customers generate, control, convert, distribute and measure electrical power in demanding applications that require precision, reliability and high performance.

The company’s product portfolio includes direct-current and alternating-current power systems, high-voltage power supplies, radio-frequency power systems, pulsed power solutions, power delivery systems, measurement instruments and thermal-management products.