AES (NYSE:AES - Get Free Report) is anticipated to issue its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, July 31st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.47 per share and revenue of $2.97 billion for the quarter. AES has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.100-2.260 EPS.
AES (NYSE:AES - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.13 billion. AES had a return on equity of 18.06% and a net margin of 10.67%. The business's revenue was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.60 EPS. On average, analysts expect AES to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.
AES Stock Performance
AES traded down $0.01 during trading on Friday, hitting $13.80. 7,837,142 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 18,724,774. The firm has a market cap of $9.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.95. The stock's fifty day moving average is $11.36 and its 200 day moving average is $11.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.42. AES has a one year low of $9.46 and a one year high of $20.30.
AES Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 1st will be given a dividend of $0.176 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 1st. This represents a $0.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.10%. AES's payout ratio is currently 38.04%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms recently weighed in on AES. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of AES from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of AES from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, May 24th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of AES from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of AES from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of AES from $23.00 to $14.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $24.67.
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Institutional Trading of AES
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AES. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in AES by 763.3% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 146,851 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,824,000 after buying an additional 129,841 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in AES by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 68,745 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $854,000 after purchasing an additional 3,936 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in AES by 40.7% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 60,072 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $746,000 after purchasing an additional 17,372 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in AES by 259.7% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 54,407 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $675,000 after purchasing an additional 39,283 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in AES during the 1st quarter valued at about $190,000. Institutional investors own 93.13% of the company's stock.
AES Company Profile
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The AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified power generation and utility company in the United States and internationally. The company owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries; owns and/or operates utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit, and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors; and generates and sells electricity on the wholesale market.
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