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

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $361.8182.

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on AEIS shares. Citigroup lifted their target price 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. 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. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $340.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 13th.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of AEIS opened at $372.59 on Friday. Advanced Energy Industries has a 52-week low of $126.10 and a 52-week high of $397.44. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $346.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $299.26. The stock has a market cap of $14.17 billion, a PE ratio of 78.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.30.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $511.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $505.81 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.23 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 26.3% on a year-over-year basis. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries will post 7.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 25th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 8.42%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 966 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $369.40, for a total transaction of $356,840.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,616 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,290,950.40. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AEIS. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 16.5% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,155 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after acquiring an additional 1,578 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 47.7% during the 1st 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 last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter valued at about $468,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 4.6% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter valued at about $228,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.