Ameren (AEE) Competitors

Ameren has a net margin of 17.17% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 12.55%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 12.17% beat Ameren's return on equity.

Ameren has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Ameren has higher revenue and earnings than CMS Energy. Ameren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CMS Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ameren pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMS Energy 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. Ameren has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and CMS Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Ameren currently has a consensus target price of $120.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.17%. CMS Energy has a consensus target price of $81.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.69%. Given CMS Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Ameren.

79.1% of Ameren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Ameren shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Ameren and Ameren both had 18 articles in the media. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Ameren's score of 1.14 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. DTE Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ameren pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DTE Energy pays out 76.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ameren has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and DTE Energy has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. DTE Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Ameren currently has a consensus target price of $120.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.17%. DTE Energy has a consensus target price of $158.69, indicating a potential upside of 9.66%. Given Ameren's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ameren is more favorable than DTE Energy.

In the previous week, DTE Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Ameren. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for DTE Energy and 18 mentions for Ameren. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat DTE Energy's score of 0.74 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ameren has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DTE Energy has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

79.1% of Ameren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of DTE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Ameren shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of DTE Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ameren has a net margin of 17.17% compared to DTE Energy's net margin of 7.65%. DTE Energy's return on equity of 12.37% beat Ameren's return on equity.

DTE Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ameren. Ameren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DTE Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Ameren has a net margin of 17.17% compared to Duke Energy's net margin of 15.49%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.94% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

Duke Energy presently has a consensus price target of $138.47, indicating a potential upside of 10.66%. Ameren has a consensus price target of $120.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.17%. Given Duke Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Duke Energy is more favorable than Ameren.

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 47 more articles in the media than Ameren. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Duke Energy and 18 mentions for Ameren. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Duke Energy's score of 0.96 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Duke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ameren. Duke Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameren, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Duke Energy has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ameren has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Duke Energy pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameren pays out 54.0% 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. Duke Energy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Ameren has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Duke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

65.3% of Duke Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Ameren shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Ameren shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ameren currently has a consensus price target of $120.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.17%. Consolidated Edison has a consensus price target of $108.07, suggesting a potential downside of 1.93%. Given Ameren's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ameren is more favorable than Consolidated Edison.

Ameren has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Consolidated Edison pays an annual dividend of $3.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ameren pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Consolidated Edison pays out 59.8% 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 Consolidated Edison has increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Consolidated Edison is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Consolidated Edison had 6 more articles in the media than Ameren. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Consolidated Edison and 18 mentions for Ameren. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Consolidated Edison's score of 0.87 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the media.

79.1% of Ameren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Ameren shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Consolidated Edison has higher revenue and earnings than Ameren. Consolidated Edison is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameren, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Ameren has a net margin of 17.17% compared to Consolidated Edison's net margin of 12.52%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.94% beat Consolidated Edison's return on equity.