Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE – Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the thirteen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $119.4167.
A number of analysts have weighed in on AEE shares. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $120.00 price target on shares of Ameren in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Ameren from $126.00 to $121.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Ameren from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $120.00 to $126.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $115.00 target price on Ameren in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Ameren from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, May 25th.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Ameren
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameren
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AEE. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in shares of Ameren by 285.5% during the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 266 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ameren in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Ameren by 6,040.0% during the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 307 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 302 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its stake in Ameren by 6,080.0% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 304 shares during the period. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its holdings in Ameren by 74.9% in the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 292 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. 79.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Ameren Stock Performance
Shares of AEE stock opened at $113.07 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.29 billion, a PE ratio of 20.34, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 0.47. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $110.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $108.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.44. Ameren has a one year low of $94.23 and a one year high of $118.32.
Ameren (NYSE:AEE – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.11. Ameren had a net margin of 17.17% and a return on equity of 10.94%. The firm had revenue of $2.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.07 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Ameren will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current year.
Ameren Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th were given a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 9th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 53.96%.
About Ameren
Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) is an integrated energy company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that provides electric and natural gas delivery and related services in portions of Missouri and Illinois. The company operates regulated utility businesses that serve a broad mix of residential, commercial and industrial customers, and it participates in wholesale energy markets and transmission operations that support reliable service across its service territories.
Ameren’s core activities include generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, distribution of natural gas, and the provision of customer energy solutions such as demand-side management and energy efficiency programs.
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