Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Shares Down 8.8% – Here’s Why

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) shares dropped 8.8% during mid-day trading on Thursday. The stock traded as low as $223.03 and last traded at $225.8050. Approximately 44,009 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 94% from the average daily volume of 740,700 shares. The stock had previously closed at $247.55.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on AEIS. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Monday, September 28th. Seaport Research Partners raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $410.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $350.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $421.00 to $439.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $409.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $8.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.42 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a current ratio of 3.79, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $274.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $313.24.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The electronics maker reported $2.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.21 by $0.53. The company had revenue of $574.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $544.41 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.77% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.50 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.250 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 9.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In related news, COO Eduardo Acebedo sold 24,771 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 23,109 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,290,427.32. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Elizabeth Vonne sold 632 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.14, for a total transaction of $182,104.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,177 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,644,260.78. This trade represents a 6.44% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 27,218 shares of company stock valued at $8,562,008 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. PDT Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth about $23,188,000. Reinhart Partners LLC. bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,433,000. Troluce Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter valued at about $24,237,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the first quarter valued at about $1,939,000. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC raised its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 150.6% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 132,991 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $49,588,000 after acquiring an additional 79,915 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Advanced Energy Industries

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc develops and manufactures precision power-conversion, measurement and control technologies. Its products are designed to regulate, transform and deliver electrical power with high levels of accuracy and reliability in demanding industrial applications.

The company’s portfolio includes direct-current and alternating-current power supplies, radio-frequency power systems, high-voltage power supplies, thermal-management equipment, power control modules, and measurement and control instruments.