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Ameren (AEE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$87.11
+0.50 (+0.58%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

About Ameren Stock (NYSE:AEE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$86.65
$88.15
50-Day Range
$81.65
$89.20
52-Week Range
$67.03
$89.54
Volume
1.66 million shs
Average Volume
1.58 million shs
Market Capitalization
$23.23 billion
P/E Ratio
19.71
Dividend Yield
3.08%
Price Target
$87.80
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. In addition, the company generates electricity through coal, nuclear, and natural gas, as well as renewable sources, such as hydroelectric, wind, methane gas, and solar. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Ameren Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

AEE MarketRank™: 

Ameren scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Ameren has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.54, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Ameren's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Ameren are expected to grow by 6.72% in the coming year, from $4.61 to $4.92 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Ameren is 19.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.26.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ameren is 19.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 82.44.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Ameren has a PEG Ratio of 2.89. 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 2.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Ameren's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.17% of the outstanding shares of Ameren have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ameren has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ameren has recently decreased by 15.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Ameren pays a meaningful dividend of 3.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Ameren has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Ameren is 60.63%. 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 54.47% next year. This indicates that Ameren will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Ameren's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.17% of the outstanding shares of Ameren have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ameren has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ameren has recently decreased by 15.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Ameren has a news sentiment score of 0.72. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Ameren this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for AEE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Ameren to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $131,923.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.36% 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.

  • Read more about Ameren's insider trading history.
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AEE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ameren's stock was trading at $72.34 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, AEE shares have increased by 20.4% and is now trading at $87.11.
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Ameren Co. (NYSE:AEE) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. The company's quarterly revenue was down 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Ameren subsidiaries include Illinois Power, Central Illinois Light Company, Ameren Accelerator Investments LLC, Ameren Development Company, Ameren EIP Investment LLC, AmerenEnergy Medina Valley Cogen L.L.C., Ameren Illinois Company, and more.

Top institutional investors of Ameren include Maple Brown Abbott Ltd (0.61%), International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.44%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.28%) and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.15%). Insiders that own company stock include Martin J Lyons, Warner L Baxter, Michael L Moehn, Mark C Birk, Fadi M Diya, Chonda J Nwamu, Mark C Lindgren, Rafael Flores and Shawn E Schukar.
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Shares of AEE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ameren investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Chevron (CVX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Walmart (WMT) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/01/2024
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/11/2024
Dividend Payable
9/30/2024
Today
10/31/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
11/06/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric & other services combined
Sub-Industry
Multi-Utilities
CUSIP
02360810
Employees
9,372
Year Founded
1997

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$87.80
High Stock Price Target
$97.00
Low Stock Price Target
$73.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.54
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$1.15 billion
Pretax Margin
19.01%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.19 billion
Cash Flow
$10.07 per share
Book Value
$43.65 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
265,710,000
Market Cap
$23.23 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.45

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This page (NYSE:AEE) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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