Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirteen analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $400.4545.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on AEIS. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 27th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $345.00 to $465.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $301.88 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $11.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.25. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $330.67 and its 200 day moving average is $314.40. Advanced Energy Industries has a one year low of $128.40 and a one year high of $397.44.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $505.81 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 10.00%.Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.23 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. Analysts predict that Advanced Energy Industries will post 7.72 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 33.3% in the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 108 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the period. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the first quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Main Street Group LTD purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the first quarter worth about $40,000. Hedge funds and other 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.