Ameren (AEE) Competitors

Ameren has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 2.8%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ameren pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMS Energy pays out 68.5% 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 has a net margin of 17.86% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 11.64%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.95% beat CMS Energy's return on equity.

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

In the previous week, Ameren had 1 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ameren and 7 mentions for CMS Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Ameren's score of 0.69 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Ameren currently has a consensus price target of $122.08, indicating a potential upside of 13.84%. CMS Energy has a consensus price target of $81.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.32%. Given CMS Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Ameren.

79.1% of Ameren shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Ameren shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of DTE Energy 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.

Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. DTE Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Ameren pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DTE Energy pays out 73.7% 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 raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and DTE Energy has raised 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 has a net margin of 17.86% compared to DTE Energy's net margin of 8.00%. DTE Energy's return on equity of 12.19% beat Ameren's return on equity.

Ameren currently has a consensus target price of $122.08, indicating a potential upside of 13.84%. DTE Energy has a consensus target price of $158.62, indicating a potential upside of 14.91%. Given DTE Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DTE Energy is more favorable than Ameren.

In the previous week, DTE Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Ameren. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for DTE Energy and 8 mentions for Ameren. DTE Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Ameren's score of 0.69 indicating that DTE Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

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 presently has a consensus target price of $138.44, suggesting a potential upside of 13.26%. Ameren has a consensus target price of $122.08, suggesting a potential upside of 13.84%. Given Ameren's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ameren is more favorable than Duke Energy.

Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Duke Energy pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameren pays out 52.8% 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. Duke Energy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Ameren has raised 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.

Ameren has a net margin of 17.86% compared to Duke Energy's net margin of 15.78%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.95% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 58 more articles in the media than Ameren. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for Duke Energy and 8 mentions for Ameren. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Ameren's score of 0.69 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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 currently has a consensus price target of $122.08, indicating a potential upside of 13.84%. Consolidated Edison has a consensus price target of $109.07, indicating a potential upside of 2.28%. Given Ameren's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ameren is more favorable than Consolidated Edison.

Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Consolidated Edison pays an annual dividend of $3.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ameren pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Consolidated Edison pays out 58.3% 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 Consolidated Edison has raised 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.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Consolidated Edison had 12 more articles in the media than Ameren. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Consolidated Edison and 8 mentions for Ameren. Consolidated Edison's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Ameren's score of 0.69 indicating that Consolidated Edison is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Ameren has a net margin of 17.86% compared to Consolidated Edison's net margin of 12.53%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.95% beat Consolidated Edison's return on equity.

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