Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Hits New 1-Year High - Should You Buy?

Key Points

• Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) reached a new 52-week high of $165.20, indicating strong market performance with a closing price increase from $157.79.
• Several analysts have raised their price targets for AEIS, with KeyCorp increasing theirs from $160.00 to $180.00 and giving an "overweight" rating, while Zacks Research upgraded the stock to a "strong-buy" rating.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, reflecting a dividend yield of 0.2% and a payout ratio of 18.10%.

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $164.84 and last traded at $165.20, with a volume of 52178 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $157.79.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on AEIS. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $150.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. TD Cowen increased their price objective 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. Finally, 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $140.90.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Up 0.2%

The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $149.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $124.74. 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 company has a market capitalization of $6.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.57.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 firm's revenue was up 21.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 25th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.10%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 10,029 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,611,961.17. This trade represents a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 98.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 234 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 42.9% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 313 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 67.7% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 312 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 26.0% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 446 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is 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.