Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Lowered to Buy Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Monday morning.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on AEIS. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $167.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $190.00 price target on Advanced Energy Industries in a research note 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $212.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of AEIS opened at $206.04 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $7.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 93.23, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.60. Advanced Energy Industries has a fifty-two week low of $75.01 and a fifty-two week high of $232.05. 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 firm’s 50 day moving average price is $190.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $155.64.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 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 analysts’ expectations of $441.54 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 5.13% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The firm’s revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.98 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 8,174 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.11, for a total transaction of $1,660,221.14. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 24,792 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,035,503.12. The trade was a 24.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 85.4% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,077 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 496 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 14.6% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 30,749 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,931,000 after purchasing an additional 3,911 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 40,964 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $3,904,000 after purchasing an additional 2,244 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 43.0% during the 1st quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 7,610 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $725,000 after purchasing an additional 2,288 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vestcor Inc acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the first quarter valued at $255,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.