Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) has received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with a target price of $138.90 per share.
• The company reported strong quarterly earnings, with an EPS of $1.50, surpassing expectations by $0.22 and showing a year-over-year revenue increase of 21%.
• A quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share is set to be paid on September 5th, yielding approximately 0.3% on an annualized basis.

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the twelve research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $140.90.

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on AEIS shares. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research upgraded Advanced Energy Industries to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. KeyCorp raised their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Advanced Energy Industries stock traded down $5.87 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $149.68. The company's stock had a trading volume of 290,725 shares, compared to its average volume of 511,517. Advanced Energy Industries has a fifty-two week low of $75.01 and a fifty-two week high of $163.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a current ratio of 4.09. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $143.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $120.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.65 billion, a PE ratio of 67.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.52.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.22. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 5.13%.The company had revenue of $441.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $421.32 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.85 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries's quarterly revenue was up 21.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 25th will be given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Advanced Energy Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP John Donaghey sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total value of $280,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,029 shares in the company, valued at $1,544,060. This trade represents a 15.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 1,173 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.29, for a total value of $154,003.17. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 31,006 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,070,777.74. This represents a 3.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 4,173 shares of company stock valued at $594,733. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEIS. Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter worth about $71,494,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter worth about $58,393,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth about $58,766,000. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,687,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 15,632.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 193,670 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $18,459,000 after purchasing an additional 192,439 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company's stock.

About Advanced Energy Industries

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc provides precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's plasma power products offer solutions to enable innovation for semiconductor and thin film plasma processes, such as dry etch and deposition.