Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Shares Up 7% on Analyst Upgrade

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) rose 7% during mid-day trading on Thursday after Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on the stock from $215.00 to $225.00. Wells Fargo & Company currently has an equal weight rating on the stock. Advanced Energy Industries traded as high as $257.20 and last traded at $254.67. Approximately 180,728 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 59% from the average daily volume of 441,088 shares. The stock had previously closed at $237.90.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $230.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.78.

Insider Activity

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 582 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $99,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake 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 valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,860 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $316,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 14.4% in the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 541 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $92,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $214.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $180.08. 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 stock has a market cap of $9.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.39.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its quarterly 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. The company had revenue of $463.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $441.54 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 8.41% and a return on equity of 14.27%. The firm’s revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.98 EPS. 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, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 10.50%.

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.