Brokerages Set Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Price Target at $409.50

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $409.50.

Several brokerages have recently commented on AEIS. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $435.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $430.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $375.00 to $415.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $345.00 to $465.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AEIS. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter worth $27,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the first quarter valued at $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 33.3% in the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 108 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the second quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $330.26 on Monday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $13.23 billion, a PE ratio of 61.62 and a beta of 1.29. Advanced Energy Industries has a one year low of $143.38 and a one year high of $397.44. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $322.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $325.24.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The electronics maker reported $2.74 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.21 by $0.53. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 10.77%.The business had revenue of $574.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $544.41 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.50 EPS. Advanced Energy Industries’s quarterly revenue was up 30.0% on a year-over-year basis. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 9.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 24th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 7.46%.

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.