Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Trading Down 12.5% – Here’s What Happened

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS)’s stock price was down 12.5% on Thursday . The company traded as low as $311.11 and last traded at $311.9550. 480,029 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 42% from the average daily volume of 833,020 shares. The stock had previously closed at $356.35.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AEIS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $345.00 to $465.00 in a report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. KeyCorp upped their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $400.45.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $11.84 billion, a PE ratio of 65.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a 50 day moving average of $341.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $308.82.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $511.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $505.81 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 10.00%.Advanced Energy Industries’s quarterly revenue was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.23 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 7.72 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Investors of record on Monday, May 25th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 8.42%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 966 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $369.40, for a total value of $356,840.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 11,616 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,290,950.40. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AEIS. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Twin Tree Management LP purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter worth approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other 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.