Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Lowered to Hold Rating by Wall Street Zen

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

AEIS has been the topic of several other reports. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $255.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Robert W. Baird set a $315.00 price target on Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Monday, December 29th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $290.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $304.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $331.23 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $12.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 86.71, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.41. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1 year low of $75.01 and a 1 year high of $334.53. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $251.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $205.95.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The electronics maker reported $1.94 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.18. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 8.25%.The firm had revenue of $489.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $473.12 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.30 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.690-2.190 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Tina Donikowski sold 2,257 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.33, for a total transaction of $474,714.81. Following the sale, the director owned 8,248 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,734,801.84. This trade represents a 21.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total transaction of $316,620.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,451,702.70. This trade represents a 17.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AEIS. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter worth $3,464,000. Tributary Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 92.5% in the third quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 344,654 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $58,639,000 after buying an additional 165,655 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 3.4% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 113,228 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $15,003,000 after acquiring an additional 3,770 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 80.4% during the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 273,993 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $36,304,000 after acquiring an additional 122,094 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,429,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

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.