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Advanced Energy Industries Inc provides precision power-conversion measurement and control solutions that transform power into various forms for use in manufacturing and industrial equipment and applications. The firm serves original equipment manufacturers and end customers in the semiconductor, flat panel display, solar panel, and other industrial capital equipment markets. Products include thin-film power-conversion systems, which control and modify raw electrical power into a customizable, predictable power source, and power control modules, which control and measure temperature during manufacturing cycles. A majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States, with the rest primarily from Asia and Europe.

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AEIS proposes to acquire XP Power for £19.50 per share in cash, which is a 68% premium to XP Power&#39;s closing share price on May 20, 2024. AEIS&#39;s CEO believes the deal will benefit both shareholders and customers.

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KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Steve Barger raised the price target of Advanced Energy Industries Inc (NASDAQ: AEIS) to $125 from $105 and 

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In the preceding three months, 4 analysts have released ratings for Advanced Energy Indus (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>), presenting a wide array of perspectives from bullish to bearish.
The table below provides a snapshot of their recent ratings, showcasing how sentiments have evolved over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months.
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<th></th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Bullish</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Somewhat Bullish</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Indifferent</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Somewhat Bearish</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Bearish</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Total Ratings</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">2</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">2</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Last 30D</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">1</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1M Ago</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2M Ago</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
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<td>3M Ago</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">2</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">1</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
The 12-month price targets assessed by analysts reveal further insights, featuring an average target of $108.25, a high estimate of $117.00, and a low estimate of $90.00. Marking an increase of 0.23%, the current average surpasses the previous average price target of $108.00. 
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1721048446_0.png" alt="price target chart" />
<h2>Understanding Analyst Ratings: A Comprehensive Breakdown</h2>
The perception of Advanced Energy Indus by financial experts is analyzed through recent analyst actions. The following summary presents key analysts, their recent evaluations, and adjustments to ratings and price targets.
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<th>Analyst</th>
<th>Analyst Firm</th>
<th>Action Taken</th>
<th>Rating</th>
<th>Current Price Target</th>
<th>Prior Price Target</th>
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<td>Atif Malik</td>
<td>Citigroup</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$113.00</td>
<td>$113.00</td>
</tr>
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<td>Atif Malik</td>
<td>Citigroup</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$113.00</td>
<td>$107.00</td>
</tr>
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<td>Mark Miller</td>
<td>Benchmark</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$117.00</td>
<td>$117.00</td>
</tr>
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<td>Mehdi Hosseini</td>
<td>Susquehanna</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$90.00</td>
<td>$95.00</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Key Insights:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Action Taken: Analysts frequently update their recommendations based on evolving market conditions and company performance. Whether they 'Maintain', 'Raise' or 'Lower' their stance, it reflects their reaction to recent developments related to Advanced Energy Indus. This information provides a snapshot of how analysts perceive the current state of the company.</li>
<li>Rating: Offering insights into predictions, analysts assign qualitative values, from 'Outperform' to 'Underperform'. These ratings convey expectations for the relative performance of Advanced Energy Indus compared to the broader market.</li>
<li>Price Targets: Understanding forecasts, analysts offer estimates for Advanced Energy Indus's future value. Examining the current and prior targets provides insight into analysts' changing expectations.</li>
</ul>
To gain a panoramic view of Advanced Energy Indus's market performance, explore these analyst evaluations alongside essential financial indicators. Stay informed and make judicious decisions using our Ratings Table.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/AEIS/analyst-ratings?utm_source=Benzinga Insights">Stay up to date on Advanced Energy Indus analyst ratings.</a>
<h2>Get to Know Advanced Energy Indus Better</h2>
Advanced Energy Industries Inc provides precision power-conversion measurement and control solutions that transform power into various forms for use in manufacturing and industrial equipment and applications. The firm serves original equipment manufacturers and end customers in the semiconductor, flat panel display, solar panel, and other industrial capital equipment markets. Products include thin-film power-conversion systems, which control and modify raw electrical power into a customizable, predictable power source, and power control modules, which control and measure temperature during manufacturing cycles. A majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States, with the rest primarily from Asia and Europe.
<h3>Financial Milestones: Advanced Energy Indus's Journey</h3>
Market Capitalization Analysis: Positioned below industry benchmarks, the company's market capitalization faces constraints in size. This could be influenced by factors such as growth expectations or operational capacity.
Decline in Revenue: Over the 3 months period, Advanced Energy Indus faced challenges, resulting in a decline of approximately -22.95% in revenue growth as of 31 March, 2024. This signifies a reduction in the company's top-line earnings. In comparison to its industry peers, the company trails behind with a growth rate lower than the average among peers in the Information Technology sector.
Net Margin: The company's net margin is a standout performer, exceeding industry averages. With an impressive net margin of 1.59%, the company showcases strong profitability and effective cost control.
Return on Equity (ROE): Advanced Energy Indus's ROE excels beyond industry benchmarks, reaching 0.46%. This signifies robust financial management and efficient use of shareholder equity capital.
Return on Assets (ROA): Advanced Energy Indus's financial strength is reflected in its exceptional ROA, which exceeds industry averages. With a remarkable ROA of 0.21%, the company showcases efficient use of assets and strong financial health.
Debt Management: Advanced Energy Indus's debt-to-equity ratio is notably higher than the industry average. With a ratio of 0.9, the company relies more heavily on borrowed funds, indicating a higher level of financial risk.
<h2>The Core of Analyst Ratings: What Every Investor Should Know</h2>
Ratings come from analysts, or specialists within banking and financial systems that report for specific stocks or defined sectors (typically once per quarter for each stock). Analysts usually derive their information from company conference calls and meetings, financial statements, and conversations with important insiders to reach their decisions.
Some analysts publish their predictions for metrics such as growth estimates, earnings, and revenue to provide additional guidance with their ratings. When using analyst ratings, it is important to keep in mind that stock and sector analysts are also human and are only offering their opinions to investors.
If you want to keep track of which analysts are outperforming others, you can view updated analyst ratings along withanalyst success scores in <a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/register174">Benzinga Pro</a>.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

Assessing Advanced Energy Indus: Insights From 4 Financial Analysts

Citigroup analyst Atif Malik downgrades Advanced Energy Indus (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>) from Buy to Neutral and maintains the price target from $113 to $113.

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Citigroup Downgrades Advanced Energy Indus to Neutral, Maintains Price Target to $113

Needham analyst James Ricchiuti reiterates Advanced Energy Indus (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>) with a Hold.

Needham Reiterates Hold on Advanced Energy Indus

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>), a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions, today announced the acquisition of Airity Technologies, a Redwood City, California-based provider of next-generation, high voltage power conversion products and technologies for applications in semiconductor, industrial and medical markets.
Airity Technologies adds a portfolio of Gallium Nitride (GaN) based high frequency, power conversion and pulsing technologies, which enable a step function improvement in power density and response time. Leveraging Airity&#39;s proven technologies, Advanced Energy will address a broader range of applications in its target markets.

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Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>), a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions, confirms further to its announcement of May 21, 2024, that it does not intend to make an offer for the shares of XP Power Limited (LSE: XPP, &quot;XP Power&quot;).
Advanced Energy has sought to engage with the XP Power board of directors, but the lack of any progress given relative expectations of value has prevented it from accessing due diligence necessary to make a firm offer. Based on publicly available information, Advanced Energy has not identified any additional elements that would justify improving the terms of its possible offer.
Advanced Energy believes that the possible offer, at 1950p per share, captured the potential of future market recovery while factoring in near and intermediate term market and operational risks facing XP Power as a standalone company. Advanced Energy further believes that an offer would have been an excellent opportunity for XP Power&#39;s shareholders to realize an extraordinary premium, in cash, which would fully de-risk their investment

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Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>) disclosed a possible offer&nbsp;to acquire the entire issued and to be issued shares of&nbsp;XP Power Ltd.&nbsp;(OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XPPLF#OTC">XPPLF</a>)&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/05/b38931892/advanced-energy-announces-possible-all-cash-offer-to-acquire-xp-power-limited" rel="noreferrer noopener">for&nbsp;£19.50 per share in cash</a>.
The proposal reflects a 68% premium to XP Power&#8217;s closing share price of £11.64 as of May 20, 2024 (the last business day before this announcement) and an 82% premium to 30-trading day volume weighted average price of £10.74 as of May 20.
Also, the proposal reflects a 76% premium to XP Power&#8217;s closing share price on the trading day before&nbsp;the May 7 proposal of £19.50 per share was submitted&nbsp;to the XP Power board.
The total proposed consideration is £571 million, which is based on the diluted ordinary share count of 24.0 million, net debt of £103.4 million (as of March 31, 2024), and no further dividends to be declared or paid after this announcement. 
Earlier, the company had submitted three all-cash proposals to the company, which the Board of XP Power rejected.&nbsp;
On November 5, 2023, the company offered £18.50 per share in cash, valuing XP Power&#8217;s equity at £369 million.
Steve Kelley, the president and CEO of Advanced&nbsp;Energy&nbsp;said, &#8220;We believe that the proposed offer for XP Power provides compelling value for both Advanced&nbsp;Energy&#8217;s&nbsp;and XP Power&#8217;s shareholders. By expanding our portfolio of products and&nbsp;technologies,&nbsp;and combining our technical capabilities, we believe we will be better able to meet the growing needs of our customers.&#8221;
As of March 31, 2024, cash and cash equivalent&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/05/b38564062/advanced-energy-reports-first-quarter-2024-results" rel="noreferrer noopener">stood at $1.02 billion</a>.
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via&nbsp;Invesco S&amp;P SmallCap Information Technology ETF&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PSCT#NASDAQ">PSCT</a>) and&nbsp;Mid Cap&nbsp;US Equity Select ETF&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RNMC#NASDAQ">RNMC</a>).
Price Action: AEIS shares closed higher by 2.13% at $107.88 on Monday.
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Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>), a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions, today announced a possible offer of&nbsp;&pound;19.50 per share in cash&nbsp;to acquire the entire issued and to be issued shares of XP Power Limited (LSE: XPP,&quot;XP Power&quot;), after submitting three, all-cash, proposals to the Board of XP Power as set out below:
<ul>
<li>On October 24, 2023, at &pound;17.00 per share in cash, valuing XP Power&#39;s equity at &pound;339m;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>On November 5, 2023, at &pound;18.50 per share in cash, valuing XP Power&#39;s equity at &pound;369m; and</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>On May 7, 2024, at &pound;19.50 per share in cash, valuing XP Power&#39;s equity at &pound;468m (the &quot;Latest Proposal&quot;) and reflecting the increased number of shares following XP Power&#39;s November 6, 2023 equity raise executed at &pound;11.50 per share (the &quot;Fundraising&quot;).</li>
</ul>
Each of these proposals has been at a significant premium to the share price at the time of each respective proposal, but the Board of XP Power unanimously rejected each of these proposals.

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This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. 
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: 
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<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
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<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/10/24</td>
<td>$900.00</td>
<td>$25.2K</td>
<td>14.6K</td>
<td>98.9K</td>
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<td>INTC</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$32.00</td>
<td>$48.8K</td>
<td>9.4K</td>
<td>9.2K</td>
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<td>TSM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/21/24</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
<td>$64.4K</td>
<td>29.3K</td>
<td>9.2K</td>
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<td>AMD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$152.50</td>
<td>$30.3K</td>
<td>2.1K</td>
<td>5.7K</td>
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<td>ARM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/10/24</td>
<td>$110.00</td>
<td>$28.7K</td>
<td>518</td>
<td>4.5K</td>
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<td>SOUN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$4.50</td>
<td>$59.1K</td>
<td>3.6K</td>
<td>2.4K</td>
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<td>AAPL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/31/24</td>
<td>$180.00</td>
<td>$45.5K</td>
<td>38.0K</td>
<td>1.5K</td>
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<td>MARA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/21/24</td>
<td>$19.00</td>
<td>$35.0K</td>
<td>2.3K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
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<td>AEIS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$235.3K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
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<td>IOT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/19/24</td>
<td>$50.00</td>
<td>$52.9K</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
<td>516</td>
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<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $900.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $253.0 per contract. There were 14618 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 98914 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For INTC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 8000 contract(s) at a $32.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.8K, with a price of $6.0 per contract. There were 9489 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9270 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding TSM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.4K, with a price of $1289.0 per contract. There were 29378 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9248 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AMD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on May 17, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $152.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.3K, with a price of $303.0 per contract. There were 2136 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5784 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ARM (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARM#NASDAQ">ARM</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.7K, with a price of $115.0 per contract. There were 518 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4576 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding SOUN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOUN#NASDAQ">SOUN</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on May 17, 2024. Parties traded 844 contract(s) at a $4.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.1K, with a price of $70.0 per contract. There were 3607 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2421 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 21 day(s) on May 31, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.5K, with a price of $455.0 per contract. There were 38070 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1551 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MARA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MARA#NASDAQ">MARA</a>), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $19.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.0K, with a price of $175.0 per contract. There were 2314 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1390 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AEIS (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1300 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $235.3K, with a price of $181.0 per contract. There were 1449 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1300 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For IOT (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IOT#NYSE">IOT</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 70 day(s) on July 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 499 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.9K, with a price of $106.0 per contract. There were 1649 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 516 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more news on unusual options activity</a>. 
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Advanced Energy Indus (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>) underwent analysis by 4 analysts in the last quarter, revealing a spectrum of viewpoints from bullish to bearish.
Summarizing their recent assessments, the table below illustrates the evolving sentiments in the past 30 days and compares them to the preceding months.
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<th style="text-align: right;">Bullish</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Somewhat Bullish</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Indifferent</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Somewhat Bearish</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Bearish</th>
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<td>Total Ratings</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">2</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">2</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
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<td>Last 30D</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">1</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
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The 12-month price targets assessed by analysts reveal further insights, featuring an average target of $104.25, a high estimate of $117.00, and a low estimate of $90.00. This upward trend is apparent, with the current average reflecting a 0.89% increase from the previous average price target of $103.33.
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1715025655_0.png" alt="price target chart" />
<h2>Diving into Analyst Ratings: An In-Depth Exploration</h2>
The perception of Advanced Energy Indus by financial experts is analyzed through recent analyst actions. The following summary presents key analysts, their recent evaluations, and adjustments to ratings and price targets.
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<th>Analyst Firm</th>
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<th>Rating</th>
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<th>Prior Price Target</th>
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<td>Atif Malik</td>
<td>Citigroup</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$113.00</td>
<td>$107.00</td>
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<td>Mark Miller</td>
<td>Benchmark</td>
<td>Maintains</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$117.00</td>
<td>-</td>
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<td>Mehdi Hosseini</td>
<td>Susquehanna</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$90.00</td>
<td>$95.00</td>
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<td>Joe Quatrochi</td>
<td>Wells Fargo</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Equal-Weight</td>
<td>$97.00</td>
<td>$108.00</td>
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<h3>Key Insights:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Action Taken: Responding to changing market dynamics and company performance, analysts update their recommendations. Whether they 'Maintain', 'Raise', or 'Lower' their stance, it signifies their response to recent developments related to Advanced Energy Indus. This offers insight into analysts' perspectives on the current state of the company.</li>
<li>Rating: Offering a comprehensive view, analysts assess stocks qualitatively, spanning from 'Outperform' to 'Underperform'. These ratings convey expectations for the relative performance of Advanced Energy Indus compared to the broader market.</li>
<li>Price Targets: Analysts gauge the dynamics of price targets, providing estimates for the future value of Advanced Energy Indus's stock. This comparison reveals trends in analysts' expectations over time.</li>
</ul>
For valuable insights into Advanced Energy Indus's market performance, consider these analyst evaluations alongside crucial financial indicators. Stay well-informed and make prudent decisions using our Ratings Table.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/AEIS/analyst-ratings?utm_source=Benzinga Insights">Stay up to date on Advanced Energy Indus analyst ratings.</a>
<h2>Get to Know Advanced Energy Indus Better</h2>
Advanced Energy Industries Inc provides precision power-conversion measurement and control solutions that transform power into various forms for use in manufacturing and industrial equipment and applications. The firm serves original equipment manufacturers and end customers in the semiconductor, flat panel display, solar panel, and other industrial capital equipment markets. Products include thin-film power-conversion systems, which control and modify raw electrical power into a customizable, predictable power source, and power control modules, which control and measure temperature during manufacturing cycles. A majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States, with the rest primarily from Asia and Europe.
<h3>Advanced Energy Indus: A Financial Overview</h3>
Market Capitalization Analysis: Falling below industry benchmarks, the company's market capitalization reflects a reduced size compared to peers. This positioning may be influenced by factors such as growth expectations or operational capacity.
Negative Revenue Trend: Examining Advanced Energy Indus's financials over 3 months reveals challenges. As of 31 December, 2023, the company experienced a decline of approximately -17.42% in revenue growth, reflecting a decrease in top-line earnings. As compared to competitors, the company encountered difficulties, with a growth rate lower than the average among peers in the Information Technology sector.
Net Margin: Advanced Energy Indus's net margin surpasses industry standards, highlighting the company's exceptional financial performance. With an impressive 9.25% net margin, the company effectively manages costs and achieves strong profitability.
Return on Equity (ROE): Advanced Energy Indus's financial strength is reflected in its exceptional ROE, which exceeds industry averages. With a remarkable ROE of 3.34%, the company showcases efficient use of equity capital and strong financial health.
Return on Assets (ROA): The company's ROA is a standout performer, exceeding industry averages. With an impressive ROA of 1.49%, the company showcases effective utilization of assets.
Debt Management: With a high debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, Advanced Energy Indus faces challenges in effectively managing its debt levels, indicating potential financial strain.
<h2>The Core of Analyst Ratings: What Every Investor Should Know</h2>
Analyst ratings serve as essential indicators of stock performance, provided by experts in banking and financial systems. These specialists diligently analyze company financial statements, participate in conference calls, and engage with insiders to generate quarterly ratings for individual stocks.
Some analysts publish their predictions for metrics such as growth estimates, earnings, and revenue to provide additional guidance with their ratings. When using analyst ratings, it is important to keep in mind that stock and sector analysts are also human and are only offering their opinions to investors.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

Analyst Scoreboard: 4 Ratings For Advanced Energy Indus

Citigroup analyst Atif Malik maintains Advanced Energy Indus (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $107 to $113.

Citigroup Maintains Buy on Advanced Energy Indus, Raises Price Target to $113

Benchmark analyst Mark Miller reiterates Advanced Energy Indus (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>) with a Buy and maintains $117 price target.

Benchmark Reiterates Buy on Advanced Energy Indus, Maintains $117 Price Target

Susquehanna analyst Mehdi Hosseini maintains Advanced Energy Indus (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $95 to $90.

Susquehanna Maintains Neutral on Advanced Energy Indus, Lowers Price Target to $90

Guidance

Advanced Energy Expects Q2 Revenue Of $330M-$370M (Est $360.95M); Adj EPS $0.48-$0.98 (Est $0.72)

Advanced Energy Indus (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.58 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.67 by 13.43 percent. This is a 53.23 percent decrease over earnings of $1.24 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $327.475 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $351.783 million by 6.91 percent. This is a 22.95 percent decrease over sales of $425.040 million the same period last year.

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Advanced Energy Indus Q1 2024 Adj EPS $0.58 Misses $0.67 Estimate, Sales $327.475M Miss $351.783M Estimate

Advanced Energy Indus's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NYSE">AEIS</a>) short percent of float has fallen 4.95% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 2.96 million shares sold short, which is 10.95% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 16.83 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Advanced Energy Indus Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1708375519_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Advanced Energy Indus has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Advanced Energy Indus's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Advanced Energy Indus's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 6.46%, which means the company has more short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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Shares of several companies in the broader tech sector are trading lower as Treasury yields rise following a greater-than-expected increase in U.S. January inflation data.

Wednesday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from Advanced Energy Indus (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AEIS#NASDAQ">AEIS</a>). 
<h3>What's Happening</h3>
The company announced on Friday that it would pay shareholders a quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share. On Thursday, Advanced Energy Indus will go ex-dividend, meaning the stock will trade lower to reflect that payout. In other words, the stock will likely open 10 cents lower than it would have opened on any other day.
In order to be eligible to receive a company's dividend, shareholders must own the stock prior to the ex-dividend date—in this case, Thursday. Shareholders who own AEIS as of the end of Wednesday's session are eligible to receive the 10 cents dividend payout for every share that they own. 
According to the company, this dividend will be paid out to shareholders on March 01, 2024. Investors will then be able to either reinvest those dividends back into the stock or use the payment in some other way. 
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