Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eight have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $318.50.

Several brokerages have recently commented on AEIS. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $290.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $330.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 964 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $328.42, for a total transaction of $316,596.88. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 11,683 shares in the company, valued at $3,836,930.86. This represents a 7.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 4,314 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total transaction of $1,363,180.86. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 22,217 shares in the company, valued at $7,020,349.83. The trade was a 16.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 57,512 shares of company stock worth $18,210,172 over the last 90 days. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 3.1% in the 4th 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 grew its position in shares of 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 grew its position in shares of 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 grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 51.5% in 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 buying an additional 237,895 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 4th quarter valued at $123,403,000. 99.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ AEIS opened at $331.90 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $309.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $243.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 86.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.35. Advanced Energy Industries has a fifty-two week low of $75.01 and a fifty-two week high of $360.00.

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, topping 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 company had revenue of $489.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $473.12 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.30 earnings per share. The firm’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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

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

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.