Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for AEIS Earnings

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the electronics maker will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.71. 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’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.54 EPS.

AEIS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Citigroup raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $110.00 to $138.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $115.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $140.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $126.56.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Up 3.3 %

AEIS stock opened at $110.60 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 4.42 and a quick ratio of 3.27. The firm has a market cap of $4.17 billion, a PE ratio of 77.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.43. Advanced Energy Industries has a 12 month low of $89.12 and a 12 month high of $132.16. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $118.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $112.25.

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

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.97%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO Eduardo Bernal Acebedo sold 19,309 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 19,822 shares in the company, valued at $2,212,333.42. This represents a 49.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.37, for a total transaction of $206,992.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 3,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $451,760.04. This trade represents a 31.42 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,913,669 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $568,168,000 after purchasing an additional 69,908 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 1.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 884,402 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $93,094,000 after acquiring an additional 15,030 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 774,586 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $89,565,000 after acquiring an additional 138,814 shares during the last quarter. Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at $71,494,000. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter valued at $68,949,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Company Profile

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.