Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Cut to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Saturday.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $188.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $200.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of AEIS opened at $216.73 on Friday. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $232.05. The stock has a market cap of $8.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 98.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.60. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $179.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $147.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 4.09 and a quick ratio of 2.97.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $463.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $441.54 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.98 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In related 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 10,029 shares in the company, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CenterBook Partners LP grew its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 30.1% in the third quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 27,772 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,725,000 after purchasing an additional 6,426 shares in the last quarter. First National Bank of Omaha bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $916,000. NEOS Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 21.9% during the 3rd quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 13,715 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,333,000 after acquiring an additional 2,465 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,565 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,457,000 after acquiring an additional 744 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 299.3% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 18,008 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $3,064,000 after purchasing an additional 13,498 shares during the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.