Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for AEIS Earnings

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Advanced Energy Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the electronics maker will earn $1.16 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.17. 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’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.90 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.10 EPS.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The electronics maker reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.26. The firm had revenue of $404.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $392.36 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 4.73% and a return on equity of 10.70%. The business’s revenue was up 23.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.58 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on AEIS. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $138.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $145.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $124.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 price objective (down from $135.00) on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $130.20.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

NASDAQ AEIS opened at $143.25 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.39 billion, a PE ratio of 73.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 3.28 and a current ratio of 4.43. Advanced Energy Industries has a 52-week low of $75.01 and a 52-week high of $144.54. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $127.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $114.63.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Energy Industries

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter worth approximately $71,494,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 4th quarter valued at about $68,949,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 4th quarter worth approximately $58,393,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 15,632.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 193,670 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $18,459,000 after acquiring an additional 192,439 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 774,586 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $89,565,000 after purchasing an additional 138,814 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Paul R. Oldham sold 1,173 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.29, for a total transaction of $154,003.17. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 31,006 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,070,777.74. This represents a 3.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP John Donaghey sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total value of $280,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 11,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,544,060. The trade was a 15.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Monday, May 26th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.28%. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.62%.

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.