NYSE:AEEAmeren Stock Price, Forecast & News

Ameren's stock was trading at $80.87 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AEE shares have decreased by 7.6% and is now trading at $74.73. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ameren in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Ameren.

Ameren is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 7th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Ameren.

Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) posted its earnings results on Monday, May, 11th. The utilities provider reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.12. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.56 billion. Ameren had a net margin of 13.51% and a return on equity of 9.62%. Ameren's quarterly revenue was down 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.78 EPS. View Ameren's earnings history.

Ameren announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 10th will be given a dividend of $0.495 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.98 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.65%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 9th. View Ameren's dividend history.

Ameren updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 11th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.40-3.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.44.

14 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Ameren's stock. Their forecasts range from $74.00 to $91.00. On average, they expect Ameren's share price to reach $83.64 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Ameren.

News coverage about AEE stock has trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ameren earned a news sentiment score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutAmeren.

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Ameren trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AEE."

Ameren's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.28%), State Street Corp (5.53%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (2.04%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.65%), Legal & General Group Plc (1.27%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.04%). Company insiders that own Ameren stock include Bruce A Steinke, Fadi M Diya, Gregory L Nelson, Mark C Birk, Martin J Lyons, Mary P Heger, Michael L Moehn, Shawn E Schukar and Warner L Baxter. View institutional ownership trends for Ameren.

AEE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Zimmer Partners LP, BlackRock Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Invesco Ltd., APG Asset Management N.V., APG Asset Management N.V., and UBS Group AG. View insider buying and selling activity for Ameren.

AEE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Wellington Management Group LLP, SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd., State Street Corp, PointState Capital LP, Swiss National Bank, and Cbre Clarion Securities LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Ameren.

Shares of AEE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of AEE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $74.73.

Ameren has a market capitalization of $18.45 billion and generates $5.91 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $828 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.35 on an earnings per share basis. Ameren employs 9,323 workers across the globe.

The official website for Ameren is www.ameren.com.

Ameren's mailing address is 1901 CHOUTEAU AVE MC 1370, ST LOUIS MO, 63103. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 314-621-3222 or via email at [email protected]