Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for AEIS Q4 Earnings

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $1.16 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.17. The consensus estimate for Advanced Energy Industries' current full-year earnings is $3.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Advanced Energy Industries' Q1 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.90 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.10 EPS.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The electronics maker reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.26. The firm had revenue of $404.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $392.36 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 10.70% and a net margin of 4.73%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 23.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.58 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on AEIS. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $138.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $130.00 price target (down from $135.00) on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on 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. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $130.20.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:AEIS opened at $139.42 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 4.43 and a quick ratio of 3.28. The business's 50-day moving average is $125.97 and its 200-day moving average is $114.25. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1 year low of $75.01 and a 1 year high of $144.54.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 26th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.29%. Advanced Energy Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.62%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 1,173 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.29, for a total value of $154,003.17. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 31,006 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,070,777.74. This trade represents a 3.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP John Donaghey sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total value of $280,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 11,029 shares in the company, valued at $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. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $71,494,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $68,949,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $58,393,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 15,632.7% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 193,670 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $18,459,000 after purchasing an additional 192,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 774,586 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $89,565,000 after purchasing an additional 138,814 shares during the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.

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