Brokers Issue Forecasts for Ameren's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:AEE)

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Ameren in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.79 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.77. The consensus estimate for Ameren's current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ameren's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on AEE. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Ameren from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $103.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Ameren from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $91.00 to $100.00 in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Ameren from $102.00 to $100.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Guggenheim reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Ameren in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Ameren from $101.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $101.64.

Ameren Price Performance

NYSE:AEE traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $95.33. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,259,868 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,577,123. Ameren has a 52-week low of $70.15 and a 52-week high of $104.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.86. The business's 50-day moving average is $96.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.85. The company has a market capitalization of $25.77 billion, a PE ratio of 21.14, a PEG ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.49.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The utilities provider reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.92 billion. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.40% and a net margin of 15.31%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.98 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEE. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Ameren by 2.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 34,314,121 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $3,445,138,000 after buying an additional 979,928 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in Ameren by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 28,404,577 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $2,851,821,000 after acquiring an additional 1,355,848 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Ameren by 16.7% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 17,038,754 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,518,835,000 after acquiring an additional 2,439,811 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ameren by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,749,446 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $600,157,000 after purchasing an additional 77,282 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ameren by 96.5% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,170,709 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $460,917,000 after purchasing an additional 2,539,129 shares during the period. 79.09% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 10th will be given a dividend of $0.71 per share. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 10th. Ameren's dividend payout ratio is presently 62.97%.

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.