Advanced Energy Industries Inc (AEIS) is overvalued and Powell Industries Inc (POWL) is overvalued.
Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. POWL is the closer of the two: -56%, against -209% for AEIS.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 10.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $88.59; the price of $273.43 is 209% above that value, and 71% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 27/100 on 3 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 10.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $122.65; the price of $191.90 is 56% above that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 44/100 on 2 of 12 signals
| Metric | AEIS | POWL |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Overvalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $273.43 | $191.90 |
| Intrinsic value | $88.59 | $122.65 |
| Margin of safety | -209% | -56% |
| Leak Score | 27/100 (3/12) | 44/100 (2/12) |
| Market cap | $11.0B | $7.0B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 4.9% | 16.3% |
| Operating margin | 14.6% | 19.8% |
| Net margin | 10.8% | 16.5% |
| Return on equity | 16.3% | 28.2% |
| Debt to equity | 0.95 | 0.00 |
| P/E | 51.0x | 36.8x |
| Forward P/E | 18.0x | 27.9x |
| P/B | 7.5x | 9.3x |
| Dividend yield | 0.1% | 0.6% |