Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Trading Up 6.8% – What’s Next?

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS)’s stock price rose 6.8% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $368.27 and last traded at $371.92. Approximately 35,722 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 96% from the average session volume of 830,632 shares. The stock had previously closed at $348.15.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AEIS. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Zacks Research cut Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 27th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $400.45.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Down 4.4%

The firm has a market capitalization of $13.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.02, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.25. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $344.69 and a 200-day moving average of $308.13.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $505.81 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 10.00%.Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.23 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 7.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 25th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8.42%.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, EVP Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne sold 966 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $369.40, for a total value of $356,840.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 11,616 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,290,950.40. This trade represents a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the first quarter worth $29,000. Twin Tree Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter valued at $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

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.