Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Buy”

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Susquehanna reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $195.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $167.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $212.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Up 3.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $196.00 on Monday. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1 year low of $75.01 and a 1 year high of $232.05. The company has a market capitalization of $7.40 billion, a PE ratio of 88.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.60. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $189.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $154.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 4.09 and a quick ratio of 2.97.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $463.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $441.54 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.98 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. Analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, 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. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Private Trust Co. NA raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 92.4% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 152 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 203.5% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 173 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 98.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 234 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Finally, Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter worth $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

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.