Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Receives $409.50 Consensus PT from Analysts

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $409.50.

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 27th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $421.00 to $439.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $345.00 to $465.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Zacks Research raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In related news, COO Eduardo Acebedo sold 24,771 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total transaction of $7,814,755.08. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 23,109 shares in the company, valued at $7,290,427.32. This trade represents a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Elizabeth Vonne sold 632 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.14, for a total transaction of $182,104.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 9,177 shares in the company, valued at $2,644,260.78. This represents a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 27,218 shares of company stock valued at $8,562,008 in the last three months. 1.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. PDT Partners LLC bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth $23,188,000. Reinhart Partners LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,433,000. UBS Group AG raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 119.1% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 188,063 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $39,375,000 after purchasing an additional 102,226 shares in the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 83.7% during the fourth quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 91,446 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $19,146,000 after purchasing an additional 41,654 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter valued at $1,939,000. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 4.1%

AEIS opened at $273.74 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $297.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $325.03. Advanced Energy Industries has a fifty-two week low of $155.07 and a fifty-two week high of $397.44. The company has a market cap of $10.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.07 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 3.79 and a quick ratio of 2.94.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The electronics maker reported $2.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.21 by $0.53. The firm had revenue of $574.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $544.41 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.77% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.50 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries will post 9.5 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 24th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 24th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 7.46%.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc (NASDAQ: AEIS) designs and manufactures highly engineered power conversion, measurement and control solutions. Its products help customers generate, control, convert, distribute and measure electrical power in demanding applications that require precision, reliability and high performance.

The company’s product portfolio includes direct-current and alternating-current power systems, high-voltage power supplies, radio-frequency power systems, pulsed power solutions, power delivery systems, measurement instruments and thermal-management products.