Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) Shares Gap Down – Here’s What Happened

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS)’s share price gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $387.03, but opened at $351.06. Advanced Energy Industries shares last traded at $360.31, with a volume of 359,090 shares changing hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Advanced Energy Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Advanced Energy Industries from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Friday, March 27th. Zacks Research cut shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $358.00.

Advanced Energy Industries Stock Down 2.5%

The stock has a market capitalization of $13.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 74.09, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $342.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $271.53.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The electronics maker reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by $0.12. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 10.00% and a return on equity of 17.99%. The firm had revenue of $511.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $505.81 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.23 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Advanced Energy Industries has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.430 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Energy Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Investors of record on Monday, May 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. Advanced Energy Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.42%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Brian Shirley sold 1,234 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.19, for a total value of $382,774.46. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 5,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,732,100.96. This trade represents a 18.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of Advanced Energy Industries stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.62, for a total transaction of $316,620.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,451,702.70. This represents a 17.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 58,478 shares of company stock valued at $18,567,013 over the last 90 days. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Energy Industries in the fourth quarter worth approximately $123,403,000. Analog Century Management LP purchased a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at $79,507,000. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Advanced Energy Industries by 1,734.1% in the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 427,674 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $89,542,000 after acquiring an additional 404,356 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in Advanced Energy Industries in the third quarter worth $50,173,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 51.5% in the third quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 699,780 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $119,062,000 after purchasing an additional 237,895 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

About Advanced Energy Industries

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc is a global technology company specializing in precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions. The company designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of products including high-voltage power supplies, RF and microwave generators, digital power controllers, reactive gas control systems, and thin film measurement instruments. These solutions enable advanced processes in semiconductor fabrication, flat panel display manufacturing, industrial coating, data storage, telecommunications and medical device production.

Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, Advanced Energy has grown through strategic product development and international expansion.