Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Price Target Raised to $188.00

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEISFree Report) had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $155.00 to $188.00 in a report released on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports. Needham & Company LLC currently has a buy rating on the electronics maker’s stock.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on AEIS. Benchmark raised their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $118.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $154.44.

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Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Shares of AEIS stock opened at $189.96 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $7.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 85.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 4.09 and a quick ratio of 2.97. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $190.14. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $161.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $133.17.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEISGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The electronics maker reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $441.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $421.32 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 5.13% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.85 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.700 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 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, September 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total value 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 92.4% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 152 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 203.5% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 173 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 98.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 234 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 42.9% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 313 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Advanced Energy Industries

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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.

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