Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Price Target Raised to $230.00 at Stifel Nicolaus

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) had its target price upped by equities researchers at Stifel Nicolaus from $210.00 to $230.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the electronics maker’s stock. Stifel Nicolaus’ price target points to a potential upside of 17.92% from the company’s previous close.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $155.00 to $188.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $190.00 target price on Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Monday, October 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $183.89.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 5.1%

Shares of NASDAQ AEIS opened at $195.05 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $174.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $145.16. The stock has a market cap of $7.36 billion, a PE ratio of 88.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a quick ratio of 2.97, a current ratio of 4.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Advanced Energy Industries has a 52-week low of $75.01 and a 52-week high of $213.63.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.27. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 5.13% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The company had revenue of $463.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $441.54 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.98 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.500-2.000 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, EVP John Donaghey sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.73, for a total transaction of $160,730.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 10,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,611,961.17. The trade was a 9.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 3.5% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,860 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $316,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System raised its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 11,066 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,466,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 92.4% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 152 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 26.0% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 446 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 42.9% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 313 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.