Ameren (AEE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) is a regulated electric and natural gas utility holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Through its operating companies, Ameren provides energy generation, transmission, distribution and related services to customers in Missouri and Illinois.

Ameren Missouri operates an integrated electric utility serving communities across Missouri and also provides natural gas distribution services in parts of the state. Ameren Illinois operates electric and natural gas distribution businesses serving customers throughout much of Illinois. The company also owns and operates electric transmission infrastructure and generation assets, including renewable and other power resources that support its regulated utility operations.

Ameren was formed in 1997 through the merger of Union Electric and Central Illinois Public Service Company. Martin J. Lyons Jr. serves as Ameren’s chairman, president and chief executive officer. The company’s operations are primarily focused on maintaining and modernizing its energy networks while supporting the transition toward lower-carbon electricity generation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $105.40 to $107.08
• 50-Day Range: $105.95 to $114.97
• 52-Week Range: $96.57 to $118.32
• Volume: 247,936 shs
• Average Volume: 1.69 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $29.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.55
• Dividend Yield: 2.85%
• Price Target: $121.42
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ameren Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ameren scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ameren has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ameren has a consensus price target of $121.42, representing about 14.3% upside from its current price of $106.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ameren has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ameren are expected to grow by 8.52% in the coming year, from $5.40 to $5.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ameren is 18.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ameren is 18.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.83.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ameren has a PEG Ratio of 3.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ameren has a P/B Ratio of 2.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.54% of the float of Ameren has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ameren has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.49.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ameren has recently decreased by 7.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Ameren pays a meaningful dividend of 2.81%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ameren has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ameren is 52.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ameren will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.19% next year. This indicates that Ameren will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.21

News Sentiment

Ameren has a news sentiment score of 1.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.90 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Ameren this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for AEE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Ameren to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ameren insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $743,642.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.29% of the stock of Ameren is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.09% of the stock of Ameren is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AEE
• CIK: 1002910
• Web: www.amereninvestors.com
• Phone: (314) 621-3222
• Fax: 314-621-2888
• Employees: 8,913
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ameren: $121.42
• High Price Target: $137.00
• Low Price Target: $114.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.59
• P/E Growth: 3.12
• Net Income: $1.46 billion
• Net Margins: 17.86%
• Pretax Margin: 19.69%
• Return on Equity: 10.95%
• Return on Assets: 3.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.38
• Current Ratio: 0.53
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.33
• Cash Flow: $10.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.65
• Book Value: $48.95 per share
• Price / Book: 2.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 276,840,000
• Free Float: 276,040,000
• Market Cap: $29.29 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.46