Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Announces Earnings Results

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.09 by ($0.03), Zacks reports. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 2.91%. Advanced Energy Industries updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.780-1.280 EPS.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ AEIS traded down $0.19 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $111.17. 323,233 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 254,755. Advanced Energy Industries has a 52 week low of $89.11 and a 52 week high of $130.50. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $117.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $110.40. The company has a market cap of $4.19 billion, a PE ratio of 97.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 4.62 and a quick ratio of 3.32.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is 35.09%.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.72, for a total value of $111,720.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 5,092 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $568,878.24. The trade was a 16.41 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $124.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. TD Cowen reduced their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $120.00 to $118.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Citigroup raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $110.00 to $138.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy 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 $126.89.

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.