Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Upgraded to “Strong-Buy” at Susquehanna

Susquehanna upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note released on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on AEIS. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $167.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $140.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Benchmark boosted their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $150.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $232.22.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AEIS opened at $227.59 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 4.10 and a quick ratio of 3.01. The firm has a market cap of $8.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.74, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.39. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $213.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $178.96. Advanced Energy Industries has a one year low of $75.01 and a one year high of $232.05.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.27. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 14.27% and a net margin of 8.41%.The company had revenue of $463.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $441.54 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.98 earnings per share. The company’s revenue 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Advanced Energy Industries will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.50%.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In other news, Director Tina Donikowski sold 2,257 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.33, for a total value of $474,714.81. Following the transaction, the director owned 8,248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,734,801.84. This trade represents a 21.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 8,174 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.11, for a total value of $1,660,221.14. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 24,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,035,503.12. This trade represents a 24.80% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AEIS. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 113,228 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $15,003,000 after acquiring an additional 3,770 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 80.4% in the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 273,993 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $36,304,000 after purchasing an additional 122,094 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL acquired a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the 2nd quarter worth about $253,000. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 67.6% during the second quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 8,142 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,079,000 after purchasing an additional 3,285 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter worth approximately $3,429,000. 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.