Brokerages Set Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Price Target at $358.00

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $358.00.

A number of research analysts have commented on AEIS shares. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of AEIS opened at $302.18 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.62, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.40. Advanced Energy Industries has a one year low of $112.68 and a one year high of $397.44. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $346.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $285.93.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $505.81 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 10.00%.Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.23 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 7.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.42%.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Energy Industries

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 4,314 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total transaction of $1,363,180.86. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 22,217 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,020,349.83. This trade represents a 16.26% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Brian Shirley sold 1,234 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $310.19, for a total value of $382,774.46. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,732,100.96. This represents a 18.10% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 56,514 shares of company stock worth $17,933,796. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 3.1% during the 4th 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 period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 946,649 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $125,431,000 after purchasing an additional 20,573 shares during the period. GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 237,895 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter worth approximately $123,403,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 55.4% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 487,494 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $102,067,000 after purchasing an additional 173,836 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is currently 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.