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AES (AES) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$14.59 -0.23 (-1.55%)
Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$14.65 +0.06 (+0.41%)
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About AES Stock (NYSE:AES)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$14.46
$14.71
50-Day Range
$12.50
$15.38
52-Week Range
$9.46
$17.67
Volume
8.81 million shs
Average Volume
12.88 million shs
Market Capitalization
$10.39 billion
P/E Ratio
10.27
Dividend Yield
4.80%
Price Target
$23.80
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

AES Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

AES MarketRank™: 

AES scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 95 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    AES has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    AES has a consensus price target of $23.80, representing about 63.1% upside from its current price of $14.59.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    AES has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about AES's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for AES are expected to grow by 4.66% in the coming year, from $1.93 to $2.02 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of AES is 10.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 200.35.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of AES is 10.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 55.77.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    AES has a PEG Ratio of 0.60. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    AES has a P/B Ratio of 1.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about AES's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.40% of the outstanding shares of AES have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    AES has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AES has recently decreased by 5.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    AES is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.83%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    AES has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of AES is 49.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, AES will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.65% next year. This indicates that AES will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about AES's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.40% of the outstanding shares of AES have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    AES has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AES has recently decreased by 5.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    AES has a news sentiment score of -0.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for AES this week, compared to 24 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    91 people have searched for AES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 47% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    24 people have added AES to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, AES insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.64% of the stock of AES is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.13% of the stock of AES is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about AES's insider trading history.
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AES Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

AES's stock was trading at $12.87 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AES shares have increased by 13.4% and is now trading at $14.59.

The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.12. The business's revenue was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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AES subsidiaries include these companies: sPower, AES Distributed Energy Inc., DPL Inc., KMR Power Company, IPALCO Enterprises Inc., 25 Ashdown Road Solar LLC, AES-3C Maritza East 1 Ltd., and more.

Top institutional investors of AES include Ausbil Investment Management Ltd (0.04%), GAMMA Investing LLC and Jeppson Wealth Management LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Andres Gluski, Tish Mendoza, Ricardo Manuel Falu, Stephen Coughlin, Paul L Freedman, Maura Shaughnessy and Alain Monie.
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Shares of AES stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AES investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Record date for 8/15 Dividend
8/01/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend
8/01/2025
Dividend Payable
8/15/2025
Today
10/19/2025
Record date for 11/14 Dividend
10/31/2025
Ex-Dividend for 11/14 Dividend
10/31/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2025
Dividend Payable
11/14/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
Current Symbol
NYSE:AES
CIK
874761
Employees
9,100
Year Founded
1981

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$112.00
Low Price Target
$9.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+63.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.38
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.42
Trailing P/E Ratio
10.27
Forward P/E Ratio
7.56
P/E Growth
0.6
Net Income
$1.68 billion
Net Margins
8.42%
Pretax Margin
4.31%
Return on Equity
19.02%
Return on Assets
3.01%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.46
Current Ratio
0.82
Quick Ratio
0.74

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$12.28 billion
Price / Sales
0.85
Cash Flow
$4.05 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.60
Book Value
$10.84 per share
Price / Book
1.35

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
712,050,000
Free Float
707,493,000
Market Cap
$10.39 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.93

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This page (NYSE:AES) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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