Equities Analysts Set Expectations for AEIS Q2 Earnings

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Free Report) - Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Advanced Energy Industries in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $0.99 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.00. 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' FY2025 earnings at $3.97 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.56 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on AEIS. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $130.00 price target (down from $135.00) on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Citigroup lifted their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $138.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted 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. KeyCorp lifted 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, July 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $130.20.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:AEIS traded down $0.59 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $142.66. 276,528 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 287,756. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a current ratio of 4.43. The company has a market cap of $5.37 billion, a PE ratio of 73.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.52. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $127.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $114.62. Advanced Energy Industries has a twelve month low of $75.01 and a twelve month high of $145.52.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last released 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. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 4.73% and a return on equity of 10.70%. The firm had revenue of $404.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $392.36 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.58 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries's revenue for the quarter was up 23.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 26th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.28%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 23rd. Advanced Energy Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, EVP John Donaghey sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total value of $280,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 11,029 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,544,060. This represents a 15.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 1,173 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.29, for a total transaction of $154,003.17. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 31,006 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,070,777.74. This represents a 3.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AEIS. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 9.4% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,169 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $207,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 65.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,032 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $194,000 after purchasing an additional 801 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the first quarter worth about $914,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 13.9% in the first quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 6,372 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $607,000 after purchasing an additional 780 shares in the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 6.7% in the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,622 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $536,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.