Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Receives $138.90 Consensus Target Price 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 earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the twelve research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $140.90.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on AEIS shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $138.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $150.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $124.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:AEIS traded down $3.97 during trading on Monday, reaching $151.59. The stock had a trading volume of 10,380 shares, compared to its average volume of 356,451. The firm's fifty day moving average is $143.21 and its 200 day moving average is $120.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a current ratio of 4.09. Advanced Energy Industries has a 52 week low of $75.01 and a 52 week high of $163.07. The stock has a market cap of $5.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.52.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Advanced Energy Industries's payout ratio is currently 18.10%.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $71,494,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $58,393,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at $58,766,000. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,687,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 15,632.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 193,670 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $18,459,000 after buying an additional 192,439 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

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.