Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Receives $154.44 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $154.4444.

AEIS has been the subject of several recent research reports. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $155.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, June 27th.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Energy Industries

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total value of $160,730.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 10,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,611,961.17. The trade was a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 9.4% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,169 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $207,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 65.1% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,032 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $194,000 after acquiring an additional 801 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the first quarter valued at about $914,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 13.9% during the first quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 6,372 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $607,000 after acquiring an additional 780 shares in the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 6.7% during the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,622 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $536,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

AEIS stock opened at $191.98 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 4.09 and a quick ratio of 2.97. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $163.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $134.77. The company has a market capitalization of $7.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 86.87, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.55. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $195.23.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $441.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $421.32 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 25th were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 25th. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is currently 18.10%.

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.