Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $404.25.

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on AEIS shares. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $345.00 to $465.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 16.5% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,155 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,063,000 after buying an additional 1,578 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 47.7% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 539 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter worth approximately $468,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 22,278 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,123,000 after acquiring an additional 970 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Services Automobile Association purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $228,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Up 4.5%

AEIS stock opened at $317.31 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $325.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $317.25. Advanced Energy Industries has a 12-month low of $128.40 and a 12-month high of $397.44. The company has a market capitalization of $12.07 billion, a PE ratio of 66.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.25.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its 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 company had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 period last year, the business posted $1.23 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. Research analysts predict that Advanced Energy Industries will post 7.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Investors of record on Monday, May 25th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 8.42%.

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.