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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

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

In the previous week, American Electric Power had 13 more articles in the media than Ameren. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for American Electric Power and 14 mentions for Ameren. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Ameren's score of 1.04 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
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Electric Power
21 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

Ameren pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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.

Ameren presently has a consensus target price of $101.64, indicating a potential upside of 5.73%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $108.31, indicating a potential upside of 4.27%. Given Ameren's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)
2.69
American Electric Power
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31

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%

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
Ameren$7.62B3.41$1.18B$4.5121.31
American Electric Power$19.72B2.81$2.97B$5.1920.01

79.1% of Ameren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Ameren shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power 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.

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$25.99B$24.55B$15.86B$20.60B
Dividend Yield2.96%3.69%5.58%3.72%
P/E Ratio21.3235.9120.4328.03
Price / Sales3.414.2129.1937.60
Price / Cash8.969.0119.3118.22
Price / Book2.102.252.174.61
Net Income$1.18B$1.43B$751.09M$983.39M
7 Day Performance0.17%0.56%0.31%2.48%
1 Month Performance0.10%3.10%2.71%4.97%
1 Year Performance36.44%23.97%16.67%14.95%

Ameren Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AEE
Ameren
4.1763 of 5 stars
$96.12
+0.1%
$101.64
+5.7%
+34.6%$25.99B$7.62B21.328,981Positive News
AEP
American Electric Power
4.6089 of 5 stars
$103.46
+1.0%
$108.31
+4.7%
+17.7%$55.27B$19.72B19.9317,000Positive News
CMS
CMS Energy
4.3261 of 5 stars
$69.18
+0.2%
$77.00
+11.3%
+19.5%$20.69B$7.52B20.539,070Positive News
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DTE
DTE Energy
4.5967 of 5 stars
$132.22
+0.5%
$140.93
+6.6%
+18.9%$27.44B$12.46B17.8710,200Positive News
DUK
Duke Energy
4.473 of 5 stars
$117.76
+0.7%
$126.94
+7.8%
+16.9%$91.53B$30.36B19.5327,900
ED
Consolidated Edison
4.588 of 5 stars
$100.21
+2.1%
$105.27
+5.1%
+12.1%$36.11B$15.26B18.5214,300Positive News
ES
Eversource Energy
3.3189 of 5 stars
$63.34
0.0%
$65.67
+3.7%
+12.7%$23.27B$11.90B27.309,630Positive News
ETR
Entergy
4.3409 of 5 stars
$82.87
+0.5%
$86.25
+4.1%
+55.9%$35.70B$11.93B26.9111,700Positive News
NEE
NextEra Energy
4.7427 of 5 stars
$69.60
-1.8%
$84.55
+21.5%
+2.0%$143.28B$24.75B26.079,300Positive News
NI
NiSource
4.5526 of 5 stars
$40.18
+0.5%
$41.50
+3.3%
+38.3%$18.81B$5.93B21.727,746Positive News
PEG
Public Service Enterprise Group
4.7056 of 5 stars
$84.06
+0.6%
$89.54
+6.5%
+10.3%$41.95B$10.29B22.9712,500Analyst Revision

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