Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Issues Earnings Results

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.09 by ($0.03), Zacks reports. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 2.91% and a return on equity of 9.02%. Advanced Energy Industries updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.780-1.280 EPS.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of AEIS opened at $111.17 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion, a PE ratio of 97.52, a P/E/G ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 3.32, a current ratio of 4.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $117.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $110.41. Advanced Energy Industries has a 52-week low of $89.11 and a 52-week high of $130.50.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 is currently 35.09%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on AEIS shares. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $138.00 to $136.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com raised Advanced Energy Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Bank of America upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $140.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $145.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.11.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.72, for a total transaction of $111,720.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 5,092 shares in the company, valued at $568,878.24. This trade represents a 16.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.