Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $409.50 According to Brokerages

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $404.17.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on AEIS shares. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Monday, September 28th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $345.00 to $465.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Finally, Seaport Research Partners raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $410.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $242.32 on Friday. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1 year low of $187.71 and a 1 year high of $397.44. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $269.74 and a 200-day moving average of $307.15. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $9.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.21 and a beta of 1.31.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP Elizabeth Vonne sold 632 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.14, for a total transaction of $182,104.48. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,177 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,644,260.78. This represents a 6.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Eduardo Acebedo sold 24,771 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total value of $7,814,755.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 23,109 shares in the company, valued at $7,290,427.32. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 27,218 shares of company stock valued at $8,562,008. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AEIS. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,725,045,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter valued at approximately $382,342,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter valued at approximately $166,162,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth $95,719,000. Finally, Bamco Inc. NY acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth $51,966,000. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

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.