Ameren (NYSE:AEE) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.01 EPS

Ameren (NYSE:AEE - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The utilities provider reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.08 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. Ameren had a net margin of 15.51% and a return on equity of 10.34%. The company had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.92 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.98 earnings per share. Ameren's revenue was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. Ameren updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.850-5.050 EPS.

Ameren Stock Performance

Shares of AEE traded down $1.72 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $97.82. 1,237,885 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,579,015. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. Ameren has a fifty-two week low of $69.39 and a fifty-two week high of $104.10. The business's 50 day moving average is $98.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.51.

Ameren Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th were given a dividend of $0.71 per share. This is an increase from Ameren's previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.90%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 11th. Ameren's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.97%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on AEE shares. Evercore ISI upgraded Ameren from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their target price for the company from $89.00 to $104.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Guggenheim reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Ameren in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Ameren from $106.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Ameren in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Ameren from $101.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $99.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ameren

In other Ameren news, EVP Chonda J. Nwamu sold 5,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.37, for a total value of $557,535.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 43,344 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,393,781.28. The trade was a 11.26 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Craig S. Ivey sold 2,716 shares of Ameren stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.27, for a total transaction of $266,901.32. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 14,495 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,424,423.65. The trade was a 15.78 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 12,959 shares of company stock valued at $1,316,712 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

Ameren Company Profile

Ameren Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution, Ameren Illinois Natural Gas, and Ameren Transmission. It engages in the rate-regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution activities; and rate-regulated natural gas distribution business.