Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Trading Up 7% Following Analyst Upgrade

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) traded up 7% on Thursday after Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on the stock from $225.00 to $290.00. Needham & Company LLC currently has a buy rating on the stock. Advanced Energy Industries traded as high as $257.20 and last traded at $254.67. 180,728 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 59% from the average session volume of 441,088 shares. The stock had previously closed at $237.90.

AEIS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $230.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Benchmark increased their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. TD Cowen raised their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $249.44.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 8,174 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 24,792 shares in the company, valued at $5,035,503.12. This represents a 24.80% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Tina Donikowski sold 2,257 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.33, for a total value of $474,714.81. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 8,248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,734,801.84. This represents a 21.49% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in 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 increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 203.5% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 173 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 98.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 234 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 3.01, a current ratio of 4.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a market cap of $9.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.63, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.39. The business has a fifty day moving average of $215.83 and a 200 day moving average of $181.46.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 10.50%.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

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.