Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of AEIS Q3 Earnings

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for 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 post earnings of $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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%.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Bank of America raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $140.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $115.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Advanced Energy Industries from $138.00 to $136.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Four 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $126.56.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $105.99 on Thursday. Advanced Energy Industries has a 12 month low of $89.12 and a 12 month high of $132.16. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $118.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $112.24. The firm has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 74.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a current ratio of 4.42, a quick ratio of 3.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.38%. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is 27.97%.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Energy Industries

In other Advanced Energy Industries news, 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 transaction, the director now owns 3,492 shares in the company, valued at approximately $451,760.04. This represents a 31.42 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Eduardo Bernal Acebedo sold 19,309 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.61, for a total transaction of $2,155,077.49. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 19,822 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,212,333.42. This represents a 49.34 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AEIS. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH boosted its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 10.2% in the fourth 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. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 483,848 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $50,920,000 after acquiring an additional 53,566 shares during the period. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at $12,306,000. MQS Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at $664,000. Finally, Moody Aldrich Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 26.8% in the fourth quarter. Moody Aldrich Partners LLC now owns 51,726 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $5,981,000 after acquiring an additional 10,947 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.