Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Advanced Energy Industries in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $0.41 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.40. The consensus estimate for Advanced Energy Industries' current full-year earnings is $2.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Advanced Energy Industries' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.50 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS.
Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on AEIS. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $103.00 to $92.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 11th. Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. They set a "buy" rating and a $135.00 price target on the stock. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Advanced Energy Industries from $120.00 to $118.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Baird R W raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $112.75.
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Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $111.56 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $106.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $106.63. The company has a current ratio of 4.62, a quick ratio of 3.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Advanced Energy Industries has a 1-year low of $89.11 and a 1-year high of $120.81. The company has a market cap of $4.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 97.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.47 and a beta of 1.48.
Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The electronics maker reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $374.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $372.49 million. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 2.91% and a return on equity of 9.02%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.12 EPS.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 25th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 25th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.36%. Advanced Energy Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 35.09%.
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AEIS. Huntington National Bank grew its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 200.0% in the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 312 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter worth approximately $41,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 68.4% in the third quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 458 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 157.6% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 626 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new position in shares of Advanced Energy Industries during the second quarter worth approximately $87,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company's stock.
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.
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