Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $375.4545.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on AEIS. Zacks Research upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $400.00 target price for the company. KeyCorp upped their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 7.1%

NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $348.60 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. Advanced Energy Industries has a twelve month low of $128.40 and a twelve month high of $397.44. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $345.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $304.65.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 966 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 11,616 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,290,950.40. This represents a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 956,979 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $200,393,000 after purchasing an additional 28,549 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 2.2% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 946,649 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $125,431,000 after acquiring an additional 20,573 shares during the last quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 51.5% during the third quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 699,780 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $119,062,000 after acquiring an additional 237,895 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $123,403,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 55.4% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 487,494 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $102,067,000 after acquiring an additional 173,836 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.