What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for AEIS Q1 Earnings?

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) – Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Advanced Energy Industries in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $0.50 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.41. 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 $1.23 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.38 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.49 EPS.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The electronics maker reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by ($0.03). Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 3.66% and a return on equity of 8.90%.

Several other research analysts have also commented on AEIS. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Citigroup raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $110.00 to $138.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Robert W. Baird dropped 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 note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of 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. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $126.56.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Up 3.5 %

AEIS stock opened at $109.67 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 3.27 and a current ratio of 4.42. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $118.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $112.19. The firm has a market cap of $4.14 billion, a PE ratio of 76.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.43. Advanced Energy Industries has a fifty-two week low of $89.12 and a fifty-two week high of $132.16.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Energy Industries

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AEIS. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries by 5.5% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,496 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $263,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 12.4% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 483,848 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $50,920,000 after purchasing an additional 53,566 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 1.5% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 18,090 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $1,904,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. MQS Management LLC bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter worth about $664,000. Finally, Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in Advanced Energy Industries by 200.0% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 312 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,600 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director now directly owns 3,492 shares in the company, valued at $451,760.04. The trade was a 31.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Eduardo Bernal Acebedo sold 19,309 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.61, for a total value of $2,155,077.49. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 19,822 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,212,333.42. The trade was a 49.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were 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 was Monday, February 24th. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.97%.

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.