Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Stock Price Down 8.6% – Should You Sell?

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) fell 8.6% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $262.10 and last traded at $262.4320. 104,051 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 86% from the average session volume of 770,643 shares. The stock had previously closed at $287.25.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on AEIS shares. Seaport Research Partners upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $410.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $345.00 to $465.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. TD Cowen increased their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $350.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $409.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 3.79 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $297.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $324.74. The stock has a market cap of $10.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.17 and a beta of 1.31.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The electronics maker reported $2.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.21 by $0.53. The business had revenue of $574.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $544.41 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.77% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The firm’s revenue was up 30.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.50 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.250 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 9.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 24th were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.46%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Eduardo Acebedo sold 24,771 shares of the firm’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 completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 23,109 shares in the company, valued at $7,290,427.32. This trade represents a 51.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Elizabeth Vonne sold 908 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 10,712 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,563,668.16. This represents a 7.81% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 27,218 shares of company stock valued at $8,562,008. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 150.6% during the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 132,991 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $49,588,000 after purchasing an additional 79,915 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the second quarter worth approximately $477,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 512.6% in the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 29,618 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $11,044,000 after acquiring an additional 24,783 shares during the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 32.5% in the second quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 8,506 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $3,172,000 after acquiring an additional 2,088 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $194,000. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

About Advanced Energy Industries

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.