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

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seven have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $212.00.

Several analysts recently issued reports on AEIS shares. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $188.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of AEIS opened at $221.27 on Wednesday. Advanced Energy Industries has a one year low of $75.01 and a one year high of $232.05. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $200.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $163.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 3.01 and a current ratio of 4.10. The company has a market capitalization of $8.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.38.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 582 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $99,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $304,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 84,700.0% in the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 848 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 847 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter valued at $684,000. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 28.4% during the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,791 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $475,000 after acquiring an additional 617 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc provides precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's plasma power products offer solutions to enable innovation for semiconductor and thin film plasma processes, such as dry etch and deposition.