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

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seven have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $212.00.

AEIS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Susquehanna reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $167.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $212.79 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 96.29, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a quick ratio of 2.97, a current ratio of 4.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $183.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $150.06. Advanced Energy Industries has a 52 week low of $75.01 and a 52 week high of $232.05.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.27. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.The company had revenue of $463.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $441.54 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.98 EPS. The firm’s quarterly 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, analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.50%.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV boosted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 0.4% during the third quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 10,720 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,824,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 19.9% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 374 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,860 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $316,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 14.4% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 541 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $92,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maryland State Retirement & Pension System raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 11,066 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,466,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

About Advanced Energy Industries

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.