Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Lowered to Buy Rating by Wall Street Zen

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Sunday.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Benchmark raised their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Zacks Research lowered Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $190.00 target price on Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Monday, October 27th. One investment 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $249.44.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AEIS opened at $253.86 on Friday. Advanced Energy Industries has a twelve month low of $75.01 and a twelve month high of $264.00. 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 fifty day simple moving average of $215.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $181.80. The company has a market capitalization of $9.58 billion, a PE ratio of 66.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.39.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.98 earnings per share. The company’s revenue 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 forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 8,174 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.11, for a total value of $1,660,221.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 24,792 shares of the company’s stock, 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 the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.33, for a total transaction of $474,714.81. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 8,248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,734,801.84. This trade represents a 21.49% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Analog Century Management LP purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the 3rd quarter worth about $79,507,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the second quarter valued at $58,766,000. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $50,173,000. GW&K Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 51.5% during the 3rd quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 699,780 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $119,062,000 after purchasing an additional 237,895 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter worth about $30,687,000. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.