Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $358.00.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on AEIS shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Zacks Research raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, Director Brian Shirley sold 1,234 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.19, for a total value of $382,774.46. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,732,100.96. This represents a 18.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Stephen Douglas Kelley sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total transaction of $15,831,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 80,376 shares in the company, valued at $25,448,649.12. This represents a 38.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 56,514 shares of company stock worth $17,933,796. 1.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 16.5% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,155 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,063,000 after buying an additional 1,578 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 47.7% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 539 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $468,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 22,278 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,123,000 after acquiring an additional 970 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter worth approximately $228,000. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Up 4.6%

NASDAQ AEIS opened at $339.65 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $346.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $284.34. The company has a market cap of $12.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.40. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1 year low of $112.68 and a 1 year high of $397.44.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $511.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $505.81 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.00% and a return on equity of 17.99%. Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.23 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 7.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.42%.

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.