Wall Street Zen Downgrades Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) to Buy

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on AEIS. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. TD Cowen increased their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $190.00 price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Monday, October 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $200.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

AEIS stock opened at $216.73 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $8.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 98.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.60. Advanced Energy Industries has a 12 month low of $75.01 and a 12 month high of $232.05. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $179.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $147.95.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.27. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 5.13% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The business 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 firm earned $0.98 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue for the quarter 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, equities analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total transaction of $160,730.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 10,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,611,961.17. This represents a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEIS. Teacher Retirement System of Texas acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the first quarter worth approximately $914,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter worth approximately $78,000. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter worth approximately $253,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,168 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $493,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 215.3% during the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 11,195 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,067,000 after purchasing an additional 7,644 shares in 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 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.