B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Takes $5.24 Million Position in Ameren Corporation $AEE

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG acquired 46,364 Ameren shares during the second quarter, building a position valued at approximately $5.24 million. Institutional investors collectively own 79.09% of Ameren.
• Analyst sentiment remains generally positive, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $121.42, although some firms recently lowered targets or issued a sell rating.
• Ameren reported quarterly EPS of $1.13, beating estimates, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.75 per share. The annualized $3.00 payout represents a 2.8% yield.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG acquired a new stake in Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 46,364 shares of the utilities provider's stock, valued at approximately $5,241,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Amundi raised its stake in shares of Ameren by 106.0% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 919,349 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $101,055,000 after purchasing an additional 473,048 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Ameren by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 35,645,555 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $3,559,565,000 after buying an additional 495,945 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new stake in Ameren during the second quarter worth $1,637,000. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Ameren by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,473,120 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $246,966,000 after purchasing an additional 123,084 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its stake in Ameren by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 973,193 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $97,183,000 after purchasing an additional 43,821 shares during the last quarter. 79.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ameren news, SVP Theresa A. Shaw sold 325 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.93, for a total transaction of $35,402.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 32,340 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,522,796.20. This trade represents a 0.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.96, for a total value of $708,240.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 199,689 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $21,758,113.44. This trade represents a 3.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on AEE. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Ameren in a research report on Friday, August 7th. KeyCorp upgraded Ameren from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $122.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Wall Street Zen lowered Ameren from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Ameren from $118.00 to $114.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price target on Ameren from $124.00 to $120.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 17th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $121.42.

Ameren Trading Down 2.4%

NYSE:AEE opened at $106.14 on Friday. The firm's fifty day moving average is $111.06 and its 200-day moving average is $110.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.53. Ameren Corporation has a 52 week low of $96.57 and a 52 week high of $118.32. The firm has a market cap of $29.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.47.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The utilities provider reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $2.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.27 billion. Ameren had a net margin of 17.86% and a return on equity of 10.95%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.01 earnings per share. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Ameren Corporation will post 5.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 8th. Ameren's payout ratio is presently 52.82%.

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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