Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Saturday morning.

AEIS has been the subject of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Monday, December 29th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $232.22.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Up 3.6%

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $227.59 on Friday. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $232.05. The company has a market capitalization of $8.59 billion, a PE ratio of 59.74, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 4.10 and a quick ratio of 3.01. The business has a 50-day moving average of $213.30 and a 200-day moving average of $178.96.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th were issued a $0.10 dividend. 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 (DPR) is 10.50%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 8,174 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.11, for a total value of $1,660,221.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 24,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,035,503.12. This represents a 24.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Tina Donikowski sold 2,257 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.33, for a total transaction of $474,714.81. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,248 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,734,801.84. The trade was a 21.49% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 92.4% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 152 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 203.5% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 173 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 98.3% during the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 234 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.