Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) Accelerates Gains As Data-Center Demand Strengthens Near-Term Momentum

Product launches and corporate actions have positioned Advanced Energy for continued operational momentum, while technical indicators signal a short-term bullish bias tempered by elevated volatility and valuation pressures.

Recent News

On December 4, 2025 the company announced the SLB350, a 350 W open-frame power supply for industrial markets. On October 31, 2025 the board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share payable December 5, 2025. On October 14, 2025 Advanced Energy showcased power solutions for AI data centers at the OCP Global Summit. The company scheduled investor presentations across November–December 2025 and into January 2026. On January 6, 2026 a market publication named Advanced Energy its stock-of-the-day, citing expanding data-center demand and recent corporate updates.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 12.63 indicates no strong trend; directional strength lacks the momentum typically associated with sustained breakout moves. Despite that, directional indicators present a bullish tilt: DI+ at 21.8 showing a dip-and-reversal, which signals bullish directional pressure, while DI- at 20.54 shows a peak-and-reversal, also consistent with reduced downside directional pressure.

MACD stands at 3.68 with a dip-and-reversal and sits above its signal line (3.16); that cross above the signal line confirms bullish momentum in the moving-average convergence/divergence framework and supports near-term upside bias.

MRO reads 24.34 and indicates the market price sits above the model target, creating potential downward pressure on the price as the measure normalizes; the recent MRO dip-and-reversal suggests that this pressure has moderated but still warrants attention for mean-reversion risk.

RSI at 59.16 with a dip-and-reversal shows a recent pullback followed by renewed upward momentum while remaining below overbought thresholds, supporting the case for additional short-term gains without immediate overextension.

Price sits at $229.70 above the 20-day average ($216.73), 50-day average ($211.60), and 200-day average ($154.37), and trades between the 1x and 2x upper Bollinger band boundaries ($224.34 / $231.94). The 12-day EMA at $219.41 shows a dip-and-reversal and the ichimoku Tenkan/Kijun (≈$217.72/$216.15) plus Senkou support ($209.33/$192.00) provide layered technical support; the super-trend lower at $210.03 acts as a nearer-term structural floor. Volume has recently run above the 10-day average (10-day avg: 270,779; current volume: 560,309), reinforcing the validity of the latest directional moves.

Short-term volatility looks elevated — 42-day beta 2.72 and 52-week beta 2.02 — which implies larger-than-average intramarket swings that can amplify both gains and pullbacks in the coming weeks.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Earnings and revenue: GAAP-related metrics show EPS of $1.74 versus an estimate of $1.47, a beat of $0.27 representing an EPS surprise of 18.37%. Total revenue stood at $463.3 million with year-over-year revenue growth of 94.41% and a quarter-over-quarter decline of 45.86%.

Margins and profitability: gross margin at 37.64% sits below the industry peer mean of 41.04% and the industry peer median of 38.09%. Operating margin at 10.77% and EBIT margin at 12.02% both fall below the industry peer mean (operating margin mean 17.41%; EBIT margin mean 17.83%) and the industry peer median. EBIT margin improved sequentially (EBIT margin QoQ showed a large positive change) while the year-over-year margin change registered a decline of about 6.51 percentage points.

Cash flow and balance sheet: operating cash flow equaled $78.7 million, free cash flow reached $50.8 million with a free cash flow yield of 0.78% that sits above the industry peer mean of 0.43%. Cash and short-term investments totaled $758.6 million giving a cash ratio of 2.07 and a current ratio of 4.10, both reflecting strong near-term liquidity relative to liabilities. Total debt measured $682.8 million with debt-to-assets of 28.01% and debt-to-EBITDA of 9.64x, signaling meaningful leverage versus operating earnings.

Efficiency and returns: asset turnover at 0.192 is slightly below the industry peer mean (0.203), return on equity at 3.53% and return on assets at 1.92% both lag the industry peer mean levels. Research & development at $59.1 million supports ongoing product innovation tied to data-center and semiconductor end markets.

Valuation context: price multiples read elevated — trailing PE ~99.46 (near the industry peer mean of ~100.47), price-to-book ~4.99 (below the industry peer mean of ~7.35), and PEG around 6.22 (above the industry peer mean of ~5.34). WMDST values the stock as fair-valued. The consensus analyst price-target mean sits at $269.47 with a high target near $422.99 and a low at $129.09, indicating a wide range of outcomes reflected in market expectations.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-09-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-11-04
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-02-03
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 713.5 M
 Operating Cash Flow 78.7 M
 Capital Expenditures -27.90 M
 Change In Working Capital 5.5 M
 Dividends Paid -3.90 M
 Cash Flow Delta 45.1 M
 End Period Cash Flow 758.6 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 463.3 M
 Forward Revenue 184.0 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 288.9 M
 Depreciation 9.5 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 15.1 M
 Research and Development 59.1 M
 Total Operating Expenses 413.4 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 174.4 M
 EBITDA 70.8 M
 EBIT 55.7 M
 Operating Income 49.9 M
 Interest Income 6.6 M
 Interest Expense 3.4 M
 Net Interest Income 2.4 M
 Income Before Tax 52.3 M
 Tax Provision 5.9 M
 Tax Rate 11.281 %
 Net Income 46.2 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 46.4 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.47
 EPS Actual 1.74
 EPS Difference 0.27
 EPS Surprise 18.367 %
 Forward EPS 1.95
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 2.4 B
 Intangible Assets 423.8 M
 Net Tangible Assets 883.4 M
 Total Current Assets 1.5 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 758.6 M
 Cash 758.6 M
 Net Receivables 299.5 M
 Inventory 399.7 M
 Long-Term Investments 169.2 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 194.7 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 366.5 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 682.8 M
 Total Liabilities 1.1 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.3 B
 Retained Earnings 1.1 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 34.66
 Shares Outstanding 37.720 M
 Revenue Per-Share 12.28
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 6.5 B
 Enterprise Value 6.5 B
 Enterprise Multiple 91.133
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -15.977 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -73.43 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 230.414
AEIS: 91.133
median: 74.716
mean: 59.072
low: -197.639
 EV/R 13.927
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.865
 Asset To Liability 2.156
 Debt To Capital 0.343
 Debt To Assets 0.28
Debt To Assets QoQ -3.067 %
Debt To Assets YoY 1571.94 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.788
AEIS: 0.28
median: 0.276
mean: 0.229
low: 0.002
 Debt To Equity 0.522
Debt To Equity QoQ -4.475 %
Debt To Equity YoY 1556.119 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.475
median: 0.601
AEIS: 0.522
mean: 0.474
low: -0.674
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 4.994
Price To Book QoQ 19.262 %
Price To Book YoY 46.831 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 15.545
mean: 7.354
median: 6.409
AEIS: 4.994
low: -8.049
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 99.462
Price To Earnings QoQ 15.219 %
Price To Earnings YoY -7.28 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 383.521
median: 124.306
mean: 100.474
AEIS: 99.462
low: -251.079
 PE/G Ratio 6.216
 Price To Sales (P/S) 14.09
Price To Sales QoQ 18.161 %
Price To Sales YoY 33.144 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 84.038
median: 20.662
mean: 17.793
AEIS: 14.09
low: 0.0
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 120.71
Forward PE/G 7.544
Forward P/S 55.447
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 14.245
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.192
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.978 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 21.674 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.503
median: 0.235
mean: 0.203
AEIS: 0.192
low: 0.001
 Receivables Turnover 1.535
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 0.973 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 7.049 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.347
AEIS: 1.535
mean: 1.457
median: 1.405
low: 0.271
 Inventory Turnover 0.724
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -0.142 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 14.761 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.365
median: 1.192
mean: 1.051
AEIS: 0.724
low: 0.134
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 59.432
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 126.909
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -6.088 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -17.639 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 384.751
AEIS: 126.909
mean: 115.227
median: 85.242
low: -90.357
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.408
 CapEx To Revenue -0.06
 CapEx To Depreciation -2.937
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.9 B
 Net Invested Capital 1.9 B
 Invested Capital 1.9 B
 Net Tangible Assets 883.4 M
 Net Working Capital 1.1 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 2.07
 Current Ratio 4.1
Current Ratio QoQ 0.263 %
Current Ratio YoY -11.183 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 11.805
AEIS: 4.1
mean: 2.624
median: 2.07
low: 0.373
 Quick Ratio 3.01
Quick Ratio QoQ 1.178 %
Quick Ratio YoY -9.366 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 9.468
AEIS: 3.01
mean: 2.097
median: 1.518
low: 0.295
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 9.644
 Cost Of Debt 0.44 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 16.382
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 70.336 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -1379.062 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 88.732
median: 21.333
AEIS: 16.382
mean: 13.472
low: -113.26
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.183
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 63.376
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 11.846
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.084
 Dividend Rate 0.10
 Dividend Yield 0.001
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 2.458 %
 Revenue Growth 4.938 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -45.855 %
Revenue Growth YoY 94.409 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 79.411 %
median: 9.63 %
mean: 6.393 %
AEIS: 4.938 %
low: -44.732 %
 Earnings Growth 16.0 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -27.11 %
Earnings Growth YoY 4.616 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 164.706 %
AEIS: 16.0 %
median: 14.815 %
mean: 8.671 %
low: -200.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 37.643 %
Gross Margin QoQ 1.71 %
Gross Margin YoY 5.072 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 97.907 %
mean: 41.044 %
median: 38.088 %
AEIS: 37.643 %
low: -43.101 %
 EBIT Margin 12.022 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 62.306 %
EBIT Margin YoY -650.71 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 44.499 %
median: 19.896 %
mean: 17.834 %
AEIS: 12.022 %
low: -228.471 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 10.771 %
Return On Sales QoQ 23.196 %
Return On Sales YoY -593.404 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 44.617 %
median: 18.276 %
mean: 17.409 %
AEIS: 10.771 %
low: -228.471 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 50.8 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.778 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 139.385 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 43.808 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 2.804 %
median: 0.858 %
AEIS: 0.778 %
mean: 0.432 %
low: -13.716 %
 Free Cash Growth 197.076 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 1307.686 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -153.891 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 288.449 %
AEIS: 197.076 %
median: 8.386 %
mean: -23.332 %
low: -351.784 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.1
 Cash Flow Margin 14.483 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.452
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.918 %
Return On Assets QoQ 78.087 %
Return On Assets YoY -404.444 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 6.668 %
mean: 2.597 %
median: 2.338 %
AEIS: 1.918 %
low: -24.617 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 2.689 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.035
Return On Equity QoQ 76.347 %
Return On Equity YoY -376.094 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.289
median: 0.068
mean: 0.059
AEIS: 0.035
low: -0.264
 DuPont ROE 3.603 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 2.637 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 68.93 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY 105.855 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 9.897 %
mean: 3.562 %
median: 2.823 %
AEIS: 2.637 %
low: -14.977 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term bias skews bullish: momentum measures (MACD cross, DI+ dip-and-reversal, RSI rebound) favor additional upside over the next six weeks, supported by price above key moving averages and ichimoku support near $216–$217. Offsetting that bias, the ADX signals no entrenched trend and the MRO indicates the market price currently exceeds model targets, introducing mean-reversion risk. Elevated betas imply amplified intraperiod swings and higher event-driven sensitivity.

Key technical reference levels for monitoring sit near the super-trend lower at $210.03 and the ichimoku support band around $209–$192; upside reference aligns with the analyst mean target at $269.47 but the wide target range underscores dispersion in expectations. Liquidity and cash-flow metrics remain healthy while margins trail industry peer averages, and leverage metrics warrant attention should operating earnings fluctuate.

About Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) is a leading innovator in the field of precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions, with its headquarters nestled in Denver, Colorado. Since its founding in 1981, Advanced Energy has been a pioneer, particularly in the semiconductor and thin film plasma industries, where its advanced plasma power products play a critical role in processes such as dry etch and deposition. The company’s extensive product portfolio spans high and low voltage power solutions, catering to a myriad of sectors including semiconductor manufacturing, industrial production, healthcare, data centers, and telecommunications. Advanced Energy is renowned for its sophisticated sensing, control, and instrumentation products, which ensure precise power and temperature measurement and calibration. In addition to its innovative products, Advanced Energy offers a comprehensive suite of service solutions. These include calibration, conversions, upgrades, refurbishments, and repair services, along with warranty and aftermarket support, all designed to maximize customer satisfaction and extend the lifespan of equipment. With a robust distribution network comprising direct sales, independent representatives, and channel partners, Advanced Energy ensures its solutions reach a global audience. The company’s unwavering commitment to innovation and service excellence solidifies its reputation as a trusted partner in power solutions worldwide.



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