Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Shares Down 7% – Here’s Why

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS)’s share price dropped 7% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $210.00 and last traded at $208.72. Approximately 100,212 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 75% from the average daily volume of 400,579 shares. The stock had previously closed at $224.40.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AEIS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup lifted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $167.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Zacks Research cut Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 1st. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $190.00 price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $220.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 7.3%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 3.01 and a current ratio of 4.10. The stock has a market cap of $7.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.39. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $212.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $176.81.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $463.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $441.54 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 8.41% and a return on equity of 14.27%. Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.98 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. Research analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 10.50%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Tina Donikowski sold 2,257 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.33, for a total transaction of $474,714.81. Following the transaction, the director owned 8,248 shares in the company, valued at $1,734,801.84. This represents a 21.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 8,174 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.11, for a total transaction of $1,660,221.14. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 24,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,035,503.12. The trade was a 24.80% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Analog Century Management LP bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter worth approximately $79,507,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the 2nd quarter valued at $58,766,000. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the 3rd quarter worth $50,173,000. 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 acquiring an additional 237,895 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter valued at about $30,687,000. 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.