Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Trading Down 7% – Should You Sell?

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS)’s stock price was down 7% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $210.00 and last traded at $208.72. Approximately 100,212 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 75% from the average daily volume of 400,579 shares. The stock had previously closed at $224.40.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $167.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $220.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 7.3%

The company has a current ratio of 4.10, a quick ratio of 3.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $212.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $176.81. The company has a market capitalization of $7.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.39.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $463.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $441.54 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 8.41% and a return on equity of 14.27%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.98 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.50%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 8,174 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.11, for a total value of $1,660,221.14. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 24,792 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,035,503.12. The trade was a 24.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Tina Donikowski sold 2,257 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.33, for a total transaction of $474,714.81. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 8,248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,734,801.84. The trade was a 21.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 20,573 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 1.0% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 925,648 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $122,663,000 after purchasing an additional 8,993 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 18.3% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 719,867 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $122,478,000 after purchasing an additional 111,467 shares during the last quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 51.5% during the 3rd quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 699,780 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $119,062,000 after purchasing an additional 237,895 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Analog Century Management LP bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at about $79,507,000. 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.