Zacks Research Has Bullish Outlook for AEIS Q1 Earnings

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the electronics maker will earn $0.50 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.41. The consensus estimate for Advanced Energy Industries' current full-year earnings is $3.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Advanced Energy Industries' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.38 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.49 EPS.

AEIS has been the topic of several other research reports. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $145.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $115.00 to $110.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $138.00 to $136.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $126.56.

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Advanced Energy Industries Price Performance

NASDAQ AEIS traded down $2.23 on Friday, reaching $103.25. 316,364 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 224,623. The stock has a market cap of $3.89 billion, a PE ratio of 72.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 4.42 and a quick ratio of 3.27. Advanced Energy Industries has a 12 month low of $89.12 and a 12 month high of $132.16. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $117.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $112.24.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.09 by ($0.03). Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 3.66% and a return on equity of 8.90%.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter worth about $47,000. Visionary Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,326,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 426.0% in the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 26,631 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $3,079,000 after purchasing an additional 21,568 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming grew its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 23.2% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,699 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $196,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tema Etfs LLC bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $408,000. 99.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.37, for a total value of $206,992.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 3,492 shares of the company's stock, valued at $451,760.04. This represents a 31.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, COO Eduardo Bernal Acebedo sold 19,309 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.61, for a total value of $2,155,077.49. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 19,822 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,212,333.42. This represents a 49.34 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. Advanced Energy Industries's payout ratio is currently 27.97%.

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.