Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Rating Lowered to Hold at Wall Street Zen

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

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of 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 shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Thursday. They set an “overweight” rating and a $400.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $361.82.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Up 4.1%

Shares of AEIS stock opened at $354.37 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $344.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $293.83. Advanced Energy Industries has a 52 week low of $122.08 and a 52 week high of $397.44. The company has a market cap of $13.48 billion, a PE ratio of 74.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.30.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 4,314 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total value of $1,363,180.86. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 22,217 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,020,349.83. The trade was a 16.26% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 966 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $369.40, for a total transaction of $356,840.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 11,616 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,290,950.40. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Optiver Holding B.V. boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 1,160.0% in the 1st quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 126 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter valued at about $53,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter valued at about $207,000. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 24.0% during the 1st quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 44,309 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $14,299,000 after purchasing an additional 8,574 shares during the period. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 32.6% during the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 14,789 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $4,773,000 after purchasing an additional 3,640 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

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.