Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $308.50.

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Bank of America increased their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $305.82 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.35. The business has a 50-day moving average of $281.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $222.56. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1 year low of $75.01 and a 1 year high of $350.00.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The electronics maker reported $1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $489.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $473.12 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.30 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries’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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.47%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total transaction of $316,620.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,585 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,451,702.70. This trade represents a 17.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Stephen Douglas Kelley sold 50,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total value of $15,831,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 80,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,448,649.12. This represents a 38.35% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 51,964 shares of company stock worth $16,464,217. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AEIS. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 956,979 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $200,393,000 after purchasing an additional 28,549 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 946,649 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $125,431,000 after buying an additional 20,573 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 18.3% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 719,867 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $122,478,000 after buying an additional 111,467 shares in the last quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 51.5% during the 3rd quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 699,780 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $119,062,000 after buying an additional 237,895 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter worth about $123,403,000. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

About Advanced Energy Industries

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.