Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Hits New 1-Year High - Here's What Happened

Key Points

• Advanced Energy Industries hit a new 52-week high of $385.99 (last $385.31) on Tuesday, trading about 298,492 shares and giving the stock a market cap of roughly $14.6 billion.
• The company topped expectations in its most recent quarter with EPS $1.94 vs. $1.76 expected and revenue of $489.4M (up 17.8% year‑over‑year), and set Q1 2026 guidance of EPS 1.690–2.190.
• Analyst sentiment is a consensus "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $322.50 (eight Buys, four Holds), while insiders sold about 57,512 shares (~$18.2M) over the past three months.

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $385.99 and last traded at $385.3140, with a volume of 298492 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $378.94.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on AEIS shares. Susquehanna upped their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research lowered Advanced Energy Industries from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Friday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $322.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Up 1.7%

The stock has a market capitalization of $14.58 billion, a PE ratio of 100.87, a PEG ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.35. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $319.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $250.58.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The electronics maker reported $1.94 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $489.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $473.12 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 8.25% and a return on equity of 15.72%. Advanced Energy Industries's revenue was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.30 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.690-2.190 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd were issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 23rd. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 10.47%.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Energy Industries

In related news, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total value of $316,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,585 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,451,702.70. This represents a 17.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 4,314 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total transaction 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 $7,020,349.83. This represents a 16.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 57,512 shares of company stock valued at $18,210,172 in the last three months. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 956,979 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $200,393,000 after acquiring an additional 28,549 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 946,649 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $125,431,000 after acquiring an additional 20,573 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 18.3% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 719,867 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $122,478,000 after acquiring an additional 111,467 shares during the last quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 51.5% during the 3rd quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 699,780 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $119,062,000 after acquiring an additional 237,895 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter worth $123,403,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company's stock.

About Advanced Energy Industries

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.

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