Ameren (AEE) Competitors $99.76 +1.45 (+1.47%) Closing price 07/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$105.00 +5.24 (+5.25%) As of 08:02 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AEE vs. AEP, CMS, DTE, DUK, ED, ES, ETR, NEE, NI, and PEGShould you be buying Ameren stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ameren include American Electric Power (AEP), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), Duke Energy (DUK), Consolidated Edison (ED), Eversource Energy (ES), Entergy (ETR), NextEra Energy (NEE), NiSource (NI), and Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. Ameren vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power CMS Energy DTE Energy Duke Energy Consolidated Edison Eversource Energy Entergy NextEra Energy NiSource Public Service Enterprise Group Ameren (NYSE:AEE) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is AEE or AEP more profitable? Ameren has a net margin of 15.31% compared to American Electric Power's net margin of 13.73%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.68% beat Ameren's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameren15.31% 10.40% 2.85% American Electric Power 13.73%11.68%3.08% Does the media favor AEE or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 20 more articles in the media than Ameren. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for American Electric Power and 18 mentions for Ameren. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Ameren's score of 1.16 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameren 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Electric Power 29 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AEE or AEP? American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Ameren. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameren, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmeren$7.62B3.54$1.18B$4.5122.12American Electric Power$19.72B2.96$2.97B$5.1921.04 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AEE or AEP? 79.1% of Ameren shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Ameren shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, AEE or AEP? Ameren has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer AEE or AEP? Ameren presently has a consensus target price of $101.36, indicating a potential upside of 1.60%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $108.31, indicating a potential downside of 0.84%. Given Ameren's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ameren is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameren 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 Is AEE or AEP a better dividend stock? Ameren pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Ameren pays out 63.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ameren has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryAmeren beats American Electric Power on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ameren News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AEE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AEE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerenUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$26.57B$24.73B$15.88B$21.03BDividend Yield2.89%3.72%5.41%3.60%P/E Ratio22.1235.1220.2427.92Price / Sales3.544.21194.8968.03Price / Cash9.178.8519.0123.29Price / Book2.172.272.154.54Net Income$1.18B$1.43B$751.46M$993.24M7 Day Performance-0.17%-0.29%-0.81%-1.51%1 Month Performance3.97%1.81%20.71%3.16%1 Year Performance25.46%19.36%139.85%9.14% Ameren Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEEAmeren4.0949 of 5 stars$99.77+1.5%$101.36+1.6%+27.6%$26.57B$7.62B22.128,981Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionAEPAmerican Electric Power4.2339 of 5 stars$108.51+1.0%$108.31-0.2%+12.5%$57.86B$19.72B20.8716,330Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionCMSCMS Energy3.4116 of 5 stars$72.22+0.4%$77.00+6.6%+13.6%$21.60B$7.52B21.438,324Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDTEDTE Energy4.6826 of 5 stars$137.81+0.4%$141.53+2.7%+15.1%$28.60B$12.46B18.629,500Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionDUKDuke Energy4.4669 of 5 stars$119.77+1.1%$127.25+6.2%+9.9%$93.09B$30.36B19.8626,413Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionEDConsolidated Edison4.5887 of 5 stars$102.05+1.0%$105.09+3.0%+5.5%$36.77B$15.77B18.8615,097Analyst RevisionESEversource Energy3.5016 of 5 stars$65.52+0.2%$65.56+0.1%+2.2%$24.07B$11.90B28.2410,680Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionETREntergy4.251 of 5 stars$86.97+0.7%$86.46-0.6%+54.3%$37.46B$11.88B28.2412,267Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNEENextEra Energy4.867 of 5 stars$76.17+0.3%$84.42+10.8%-3.2%$156.80B$25.27B28.539,300Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeNINiSource4.1131 of 5 stars$41.74+2.0%$41.50-0.6%+34.7%$19.64B$5.46B22.567,746Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.6057 of 5 stars$84.43+0.1%$89.86+6.4%+15.2%$42.13B$10.29B23.0726,094Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Electric Power Alternatives CMS Energy Alternatives DTE Energy Alternatives Duke Energy Alternatives Consolidated Edison Alternatives Eversource Energy Alternatives Entergy Alternatives NextEra Energy Alternatives NiSource Alternatives Public Service Enterprise Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AEE) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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