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

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) was upgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Sunday.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $190.00 price objective on Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Monday, October 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $212.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $202.48 on Friday. Advanced Energy Industries has a 52 week low of $75.01 and a 52 week high of $232.05. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $185.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $151.53. The stock has a market cap of $7.64 billion, a PE ratio of 91.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a current ratio of 4.09, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

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

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Private Trust Co. NA increased its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 92.4% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 152 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 203.5% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 173 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the first quarter valued at $31,000. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 98.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 234 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 42.9% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 313 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.