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

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Advanced Energy Industries in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the electronics maker will earn $0.41 per share 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.

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The electronics maker reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.07. Advanced Energy Industries had a net margin of 2.91% and a return on equity of 9.02%. The business had revenue of $374.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $372.49 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.12 earnings per share. Advanced Energy Industries’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $103.00 to $92.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 11th. StockNews.com raised shares of Advanced Energy Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 target price on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a research report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on shares of Advanced Energy Industries in a report on Thursday, August 15th. They set a “buy” rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Advanced Energy Industries from $128.00 to $124.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 1st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $113.75.

Advanced Energy Industries Trading Up 1.9 %

Advanced Energy Industries stock opened at $112.90 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 4.62 and a quick ratio of 3.32. The company has a market capitalization of $4.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 99.04, a PEG ratio of 6.60 and a beta of 1.48. Advanced Energy Industries has a one year low of $89.11 and a one year high of $120.81. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $107.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.70.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 1.7% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 884,402 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $93,094,000 after purchasing an additional 15,030 shares during the period. Dean Investment Associates LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Energy Industries by 123.5% during the third quarter. Dean Investment Associates LLC now owns 35,817 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $3,769,000 after purchasing an additional 19,791 shares during the period. Weiss Asset Management LP bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter worth about $462,000. Sora Investors LLC bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter worth about $4,736,000. Finally, Southernsun Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Advanced Energy Industries during the third quarter worth about $3,575,000. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Advanced Energy Industries

In related news, Director Lanesha Minnix sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.72, for a total value of $111,720.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 5,092 shares in the company, valued at approximately $568,878.24. This trade represents a 16.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Advanced Energy Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Investors of record on Monday, November 25th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 25th. Advanced Energy Industries’s payout ratio is presently 35.09%.

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.