Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for AEIS Q1 Earnings

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) – Zacks Research issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Advanced Energy Industries in a report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department expects that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $0.72 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Advanced Energy Industries’ current full-year earnings is $3.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Advanced Energy Industries’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.57 EPS.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The electronics maker reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.26. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 3.66% and a return on equity of 8.90%. The company had revenue of $404.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $392.36 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.58 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $124.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $115.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $145.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $130.00 target price (down from $135.00) on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Thursday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.44.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

AEIS stock opened at $111.29 on Thursday. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1 year low of $75.01 and a 1 year high of $132.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 4.42 and a quick ratio of 3.27. The stock has a market cap of $4.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $98.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $110.15.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Saturday, May 24th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is 27.97%.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO Eduardo Bernal Acebedo sold 19,309 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.61, for a total transaction of $2,155,077.49. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 19,822 shares in the company, valued at $2,212,333.42. The trade was a 49.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.37, for a total transaction of $206,992.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 3,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $451,760.04. This trade represents a 31.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,913,669 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $568,168,000 after purchasing an additional 69,908 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 774,586 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $89,565,000 after buying an additional 138,814 shares in the last quarter. Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter valued at $71,494,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter worth $68,949,000. Finally, Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter worth $58,393,000. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Advanced Energy Industries

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc provides precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's plasma power products offer solutions to enable innovation for semiconductor and thin film plasma processes, such as dry etch and deposition.