Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $409.50

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a bullish outlook: Fourteen analysts give Advanced Energy Industries a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, with an average 12-month price target of $409.50.
• Recent results exceeded expectations: The company reported quarterly EPS of $2.74 versus the $2.21 consensus estimate and revenue of $574.1 million, up 30% year over year. Q3 2026 EPS guidance is $2.75–$3.25.
• Shares traded at $277.84, below the consensus price target, while insiders sold 27,218 shares worth approximately $8.56 million over the past 90 days; institutional investors own 99.67% of the stock.

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the fourteen analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eleven have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $409.50.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised Advanced Energy Industries from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $345.00 to $465.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Monday. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Energy Industries

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, COO Eduardo Acebedo sold 24,771 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total transaction of $7,814,755.08. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 23,109 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,290,427.32. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Elizabeth Vonne sold 908 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $332.68, for a total value of $302,073.44. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 10,712 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,563,668.16. This trade represents a 7.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 27,218 shares of company stock valued at $8,562,008. 1.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the first quarter worth $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 33.3% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 108 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the second quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, GHP Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the first quarter valued at $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company's stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $277.84 on Tuesday. Advanced Energy Industries has a twelve month low of $163.13 and a twelve month high of $397.44. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $290.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $320.27. The firm has a market cap of $11.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.84 and a beta of 1.31.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The electronics maker reported $2.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.21 by $0.53. The company had revenue of $574.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $544.41 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 10.77%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 30.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.50 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.250 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries will post 9.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 24th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 24th. Advanced Energy Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 7.46%.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc NASDAQ: AEIS designs and manufactures highly engineered power conversion, measurement and control solutions. Its products help customers generate, control, convert, distribute and measure electrical power in demanding applications that require precision, reliability and high performance.

The company's product portfolio includes direct-current and alternating-current power systems, high-voltage power supplies, radio-frequency power systems, pulsed power solutions, power delivery systems, measurement instruments and thermal-management products.

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