Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has upgraded Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) from a "hold" to a "strong-buy" rating, indicating increased investor confidence.
• Multiple analysts have raised their price targets for AEIS, with estimates ranging from $130.00 to $180.00, which suggests potential upside for investors.
• In its latest earnings report, Advanced Energy Industries exceeded estimates with $1.50 earnings per share, boosting revenue by 21% year-over-year.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) was upgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report issued on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

AEIS has been the topic of several other reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Benchmark boosted their price objective 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. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $140.90.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of AEIS stock traded down $2.08 on Wednesday, hitting $157.44. The stock had a trading volume of 227,321 shares, compared to its average volume of 293,483. Advanced Energy Industries has a twelve month low of $75.01 and a twelve month high of $163.07. The firm has a market cap of $5.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.24, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a current ratio of 4.09, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $147.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $122.85.

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

Insider Activity

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 1,173 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.29, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 3.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total transaction of $160,730.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 10,029 shares in the company, valued at $1,611,961.17. This trade represents a 9.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 4,173 shares of company stock worth $594,733 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. 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 stake in 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 buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 26.0% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 446 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $43,000 after buying 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.