Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for Ameren Earnings

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Ameren in a report issued on Thursday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.79 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded 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 price target on shares of Ameren from $102.00 to $100.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. BMO Capital Markets upped 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, May 5th. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $114.00 price objective (up previously from $113.00) on shares of Ameren in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Ameren from $108.00 to $112.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $101.64.

Ameren Price Performance

NYSE:AEE traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $95.33. The stock had a trading volume of 2,259,868 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,580,405. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.49. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $96.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.86. Ameren has a one year low of $70.15 and a one year high of $104.10.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 firm had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.92 billion. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.40% and a net margin of 15.31%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.98 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ameren in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Ameren in the first quarter worth $25,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Ameren in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. SouthState Corp bought a new stake in Ameren in the first quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Ameren by 74.5% in the first quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 349 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.09% of the company's stock.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

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

About Ameren

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.