Q1 Earnings Forecast for AEIS Issued By Zacks Research

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) – Zacks Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Advanced Energy Industries in a report released on Tuesday, April 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department forecasts that the electronics maker will earn $0.72 per share for the quarter. 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 $1.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.57 EPS.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The electronics maker reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.26. The company had revenue of $404.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $392.36 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a return on equity of 8.90% and a net margin of 3.66%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.58 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $124.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $115.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Citigroup raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $110.00 to $138.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $130.00 target price (down previously from $135.00) on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.44.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Up 2.8 %

Shares of AEIS opened at $111.29 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $98.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $110.15. Advanced Energy Industries has a twelve month low of $75.01 and a twelve month high of $132.16. The company has a current ratio of 4.42, a quick ratio of 3.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.83, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.47.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of AEIS. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 460,121 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $53,204,000 after acquiring an additional 18,533 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the fourth quarter worth about $3,971,000. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH raised its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 139,556 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $16,137,000 after buying an additional 12,860 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 192.6% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 19,405 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,303,000 after purchasing an additional 12,773 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the 4th quarter valued at $487,000. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In related news, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,600 shares of the firm’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 completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 3,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $451,760.04. This trade 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 through this hyperlink. Also, COO Eduardo Bernal Acebedo sold 19,309 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.61, for a total transaction of $2,155,077.49. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 19,822 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,212,333.42. The trade was a 49.34 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Saturday, May 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.36%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.