Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for AEIS

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) – Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the electronics maker will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.00. The consensus estimate for Advanced Energy Industries’ current full-year earnings is $3.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Advanced Energy Industries’ FY2025 earnings at $3.97 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.56 EPS.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The electronics maker reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.26. The firm had revenue of $404.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $392.36 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 4.73% and a return on equity of 10.70%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.58 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on AEIS. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $124.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. KeyCorp raised their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 price target (down previously from $135.00) on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $130.20.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $143.25 on Friday. Advanced Energy Industries has a fifty-two week low of $75.01 and a fifty-two week high of $144.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a current ratio of 4.43. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $127.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $114.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 73.84, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.52.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 26th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.28%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 23rd. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP John Donaghey sold 2,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total transaction of $280,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 11,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,544,060. The trade was a 15.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 1,173 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.29, for a total transaction of $154,003.17. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 31,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,070,777.74. The trade was a 3.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AEIS. Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter worth about $71,494,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter worth approximately $68,949,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $58,393,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 15,632.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 193,670 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $18,459,000 after purchasing an additional 192,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 774,586 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $89,565,000 after purchasing an additional 138,814 shares during the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.