Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Given New $360.00 Price Target at Robert W. Baird

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) had its price objective boosted by Robert W. Baird from $315.00 to $360.00 in a research note published on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the electronics maker’s stock.

AEIS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Friday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective 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. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $318.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of AEIS opened at $298.29 on Monday. Advanced Energy Industries has a 12 month low of $75.01 and a 12 month high of $360.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $302.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $237.71. The company has a market cap of $11.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 78.09, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.35.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 964 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $328.42, for a total value of $316,596.88. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 11,683 shares in the company, valued at $3,836,930.86. This represents a 7.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Stephen Douglas Kelley sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 80,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 57,512 shares of company stock worth $18,210,172. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AEIS. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter worth approximately $3,464,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 80.4% in the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 273,993 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $36,304,000 after buying an additional 122,094 shares during the period. Tributary Capital Management LLC raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 92.5% during the third quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 344,654 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $58,639,000 after buying an additional 165,655 shares during the period. Congress Asset Management Co. purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the 4th quarter worth about $47,502,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 262,517 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $44,665,000 after acquiring an additional 16,607 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.