Citigroup Boosts Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Price Target to $385.00

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) had its price objective lifted by analysts at Citigroup from $330.00 to $385.00 in a report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the electronics maker’s stock. Citigroup’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 21.37% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on AEIS. 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. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Susquehanna raised their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $315.00 price target on Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $314.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $317.21 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.04, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.35. Advanced Energy Industries has a 52-week low of $75.01 and a 52-week high of $350.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $292.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $229.92.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The electronics maker reported $1.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.18. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 8.25% and a return on equity of 15.72%. The company had revenue of $489.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $473.12 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.30 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue for the quarter 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 research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Brian Shirley sold 1,234 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.19, for a total transaction of $382,774.46. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,732,100.96. The trade was a 18.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the director owned 4,585 shares in the company, valued at $1,451,702.70. This represents a 17.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 57,512 shares of company stock valued at $18,210,172. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 valued at $200,393,000 after buying an additional 28,549 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position 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 raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 719,867 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $122,478,000 after buying an additional 111,467 shares during the last quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC lifted its stake 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 valued at $119,062,000 after acquiring an additional 237,895 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $123,403,000. 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.