Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Price Target Raised to $188.00

Key Points

• Advanced Energy Industries has had its price target raised to $188.00 by Needham & Company, indicating a potential upside of 10.84% from its current price.
• The company's stock has recently received upgrades from various analysts, with Zacks Research upgrading it to a "strong-buy" rating and other firms setting varying price targets between $150.00 and $195.00.
• Advanced Energy Industries reported a 21% year-over-year revenue increase with earnings of $1.50 per share, exceeding analyst expectations.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) had its target price boosted by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $155.00 to $188.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the electronics maker's stock. Needham & Company LLC's price target indicates a potential upside of 10.84% from the stock's current price.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $175.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Monday. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $154.44.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 5.8%

Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $169.62 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $159.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $131.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.55. 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 one year low of $75.01 and a one year high of $183.93.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total value of $160,730.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 10,029 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,611,961.17. This represents a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 9.4% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,169 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $207,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 65.1% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,032 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $194,000 after acquiring an additional 801 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the first quarter valued at approximately $914,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 13.9% during the first quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 6,372 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $607,000 after acquiring an additional 780 shares in the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 6.7% during the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,622 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. 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.

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