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Ameren (AEE) Competitors

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AEE vs. AEP, CMS, DTE, DUK, ED, ES, ETR, NEE, NI, and PEG

Should 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 (NASDAQ:AEP) and Ameren (NYSE:AEE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

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
American Electric Power13.73% 11.68% 3.08%
Ameren 15.31%10.40%2.85%

In the previous week, American Electric Power had 18 more articles in the media than Ameren. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for American Electric Power and 13 mentions for Ameren. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Ameren's score of 1.05 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
American Electric Power
24 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ameren
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
American Electric Power$19.72B2.80$2.97B$5.1919.94
Ameren$7.62B3.36$1.18B$4.5121.03

75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Ameren shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Ameren shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Ameren pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. American Electric Power pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameren pays out 63.0% 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. American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Ameren has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

American Electric Power currently has a consensus price target of $108.31, indicating a potential upside of 4.63%. Ameren has a consensus price target of $101.64, indicating a potential upside of 7.16%. Given Ameren's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameren is more favorable than American Electric Power.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American Electric Power
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31
Ameren
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69

American Electric Power has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameren has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ameren beats American Electric Power on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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AEE vs. The Competition

MetricAmerenUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$25.63B$24.13B$15.64B$20.45B
Dividend Yield2.96%3.69%5.58%3.72%
P/E Ratio21.0334.5719.9927.80
Price / Sales3.363.9028.8748.54
Price / Cash8.969.0119.3118.22
Price / Book2.072.192.144.58
Net Income$1.18B$1.43B$751.09M$982.91M
7 Day Performance-1.59%-2.01%-0.72%1.24%
1 Month Performance-1.24%1.28%2.09%4.89%
1 Year Performance34.14%21.73%15.88%14.21%

Ameren Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AEE
Ameren
4.068 of 5 stars
$94.84
-1.1%
$101.64
+7.2%
+36.0%$25.63B$7.62B21.038,981Positive News
AEP
American Electric Power
4.5833 of 5 stars
$103.46
+1.0%
$108.31
+4.7%
+18.6%$55.27B$19.72B19.9317,000Positive News
CMS
CMS Energy
4.6733 of 5 stars
$69.18
+0.2%
$77.00
+11.3%
+18.1%$20.69B$7.52B20.539,070Positive News
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DTE
DTE Energy
4.5725 of 5 stars
$132.22
+0.5%
$140.93
+6.6%
+19.4%$27.44B$12.46B17.8710,200Positive News
DUK
Duke Energy
4.536 of 5 stars
$117.76
+0.7%
$126.94
+7.8%
+16.6%$91.53B$30.36B19.5327,900
ED
Consolidated Edison
4.4872 of 5 stars
$100.21
+2.1%
$105.27
+5.1%
+11.6%$36.11B$15.26B18.5214,300Positive News
ES
Eversource Energy
3.2913 of 5 stars
$63.34
0.0%
$65.67
+3.7%
+12.4%$23.27B$11.90B27.309,630Positive News
ETR
Entergy
4.3186 of 5 stars
$82.87
+0.5%
$86.25
+4.1%
+55.1%$35.70B$11.93B26.9111,700Positive News
NEE
NextEra Energy
4.7294 of 5 stars
$69.60
-1.8%
$84.55
+21.5%
+3.6%$143.28B$24.75B26.079,300Positive News
Gap Down
NI
NiSource
4.5326 of 5 stars
$40.18
+0.5%
$41.50
+3.3%
+38.8%$18.81B$5.93B21.727,746Positive News
PEG
Public Service Enterprise Group
4.7132 of 5 stars
$84.06
+0.6%
$89.54
+6.5%
+11.1%$41.95B$10.29B22.9712,500Analyst Upgrade

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This page (NYSE:AEE) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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