Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $183.93 and last traded at $181.10, with a volume of 69487 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $179.98.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $148.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $159.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $131.60. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $6.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.75, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.55.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Advanced Energy Industries

In related news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total transaction of $160,730.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 0.7% during the second quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 11,066 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,466,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 26.0% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 446 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 42.9% during the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 313 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the period. Isthmus Partners LLC increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 0.3% during the first quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 29,565 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,818,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 26.8% during the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 473 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

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.