Advanced Energy (AEIS)
NASDAQInformation TechnologyHardware, Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-14
$254.35-11.45%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologyHardware, Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Semiconductor Materials & Equipment is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Maintain operating income above $68 million: Q2 FY26 operating income $95.3M vs $68M target.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 25% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 35%, softest on share dilution.
View QualityManagement screens strong on earnings delivery, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 35% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskAEIS's growth in revenue must continue to justify its current valuation. Revenue grew 30% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 36× P/E versus a peer median of 48×. The price reflects less growth than forecasted, indicating expectations look modest versus our view. The primary risk is maintaining operating income above $68 million, as the latest figure was $95.3 million. Peer multiples imply a price about 14% below where it trades.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. AEIS is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 12 analysts currently covering AEIS (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 5 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for AEIS in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Semiconductor Materials & Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Increase revenue growth
Conference highlights growth potential and strategic direction.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $254.35
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $254.35.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
Strength in semiconductor and data center markets boosts revenue.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
Positive Q1 performance supports revenue growth.
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