Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for AEIS Earnings

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Free Report) - Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report released on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the electronics maker will earn $0.41 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.40. The consensus estimate for Advanced Energy Industries' current full-year earnings is $2.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Advanced Energy Industries' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.50 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on AEIS. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $103.00 to $98.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. StockNews.com upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Baird R W raised Advanced Energy Industries to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $113.75.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of AEIS traded down $1.19 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $110.37. The stock had a trading volume of 113,502 shares, compared to its average volume of 212,818. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 4.62 and a quick ratio of 3.32. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $106.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $106.63. The firm has a market cap of $4.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 96.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.47 and a beta of 1.48. Advanced Energy Industries has a twelve month low of $89.11 and a twelve month high of $120.81.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The electronics maker reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.07. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 2.91%. The firm had revenue of $374.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $372.49 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.12 EPS. The business's revenue was down 8.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Earnest Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 13.5% during the second quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 1,681,776 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $182,910,000 after acquiring an additional 199,578 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 22.4% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 647,682 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $70,442,000 after buying an additional 118,328 shares during the last quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter valued at approximately $12,306,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 23.5% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 540,213 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $58,754,000 after buying an additional 102,659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 1.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,543,395 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $463,335,000 after buying an additional 73,028 shares during the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Investors of record on Monday, November 25th will be given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 25th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.36%. Advanced Energy Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.09%.

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.