Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald to a “strong-buy” rating in a report issued on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $361.82.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AEIS opened at $340.40 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $344.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $293.41. The company has a market capitalization of $12.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.30. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1 year low of $122.08 and a 1 year high of $397.44.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by $0.12. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.00% and a return on equity of 17.99%. The business had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $505.81 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.23 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries will post 7.65 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 966 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $369.40, for a total value of $356,840.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 11,616 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,290,950.40. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 4,314 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total transaction of $1,363,180.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 22,217 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,020,349.83. This represents a 16.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AEIS. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Twin Tree Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.