Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $315.00 price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $255.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advanced Energy Industries presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $308.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

AEIS stock opened at $305.02 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $275.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $220.22. Advanced Energy Industries has a fifty-two week low of $75.01 and a fifty-two week high of $350.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.35.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The electronics maker reported $1.94 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $489.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $473.12 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 8.25%.The business’s revenue was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.30 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.690-2.190 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is currently 10.47%.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Energy Industries

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 964 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $328.42, for a total transaction of $316,596.88. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 11,683 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,836,930.86. This represents a 7.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total transaction of $316,620.00. Following the sale, the director owned 4,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,451,702.70. This represents a 17.91% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $123,403,000. Analog Century Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter worth $79,507,000. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 1,734.1% in the fourth quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 427,674 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $89,542,000 after purchasing an additional 404,356 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter valued at about $50,173,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 51.5% in the third quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 699,780 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $119,062,000 after buying an additional 237,895 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc is a global technology company specializing in precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions. The company designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of products including high-voltage power supplies, RF and microwave generators, digital power controllers, reactive gas control systems, and thin film measurement instruments. These solutions enable advanced processes in semiconductor fabrication, flat panel display manufacturing, industrial coating, data storage, telecommunications and medical device production.

Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, Advanced Energy has grown through strategic product development and international expansion.