Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Stock Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $169.36 and traded as high as $220.40. Advanced Energy Industries shares last traded at $217.76, with a volume of 217,100 shares traded.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AEIS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Robert W. Baird set a $190.00 target price on Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. KeyCorp upped 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 report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $167.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $220.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Up 0.8%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 4.10 and a quick ratio of 3.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.16, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.38. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $207.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $169.36.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $463.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $441.54 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 14.27% and a net margin of 8.41%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.98 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 10.50%.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, Director Tina Donikowski sold 2,257 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.33, for a total transaction of $474,714.81. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 8,248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,734,801.84. This trade represents a 21.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 8,174 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.11, for a total transaction of $1,660,221.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 24,792 shares in the company, valued at $5,035,503.12. This represents a 24.80% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 9.2% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 582 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $99,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 3rd quarter worth $304,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 84,700.0% during the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 848 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $144,000 after purchasing an additional 847 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter valued at $684,000. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 28.4% during the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,791 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $475,000 after purchasing an additional 617 shares during the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc is a global technology company specializing in precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions. The company designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of products including high-voltage power supplies, RF and microwave generators, digital power controllers, reactive gas control systems, and thin film measurement instruments. These solutions enable advanced processes in semiconductor fabrication, flat panel display manufacturing, industrial coating, data storage, telecommunications and medical device production.

Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, Advanced Energy has grown through strategic product development and international expansion.