NYSE:AES AES (AES) Stock Price, News & Analysis $10.44 -0.28 (-2.61%) As of 02:48 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About AES Stock (NYSE:AES) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get AES alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$10.02▼$10.5050-Day Range$9.66▼$12.5552-Week Range$9.46▼$20.30Volume18.39 million shsAverage Volume13.08 million shsMarket Capitalization$7.43 billionP/E Ratio5.67Dividend Yield6.70%Price Target$24.22Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewThe AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified power generation and utility company in the United States and internationally. The company owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries; owns and/or operates utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit, and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors; and generates and sells electricity on the wholesale market. It uses various fuels and technologies to generate electricity, such as coal, gas, hydro, wind, solar, and biomass, as well as renewables comprising energy storage and landfill gas. The company owns and/or operates a generation portfolio of approximately 34,596 megawatts and distributes power to 2.6 million customers. The company was formerly known as Applied Energy Services, Inc. and changed its name to The AES Corporation in April 2000. The AES Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.Read More… AES Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks97th Percentile Overall ScoreAES MarketRank™: AES scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingAES has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageAES has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about AES's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth4.66% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of AES is 5.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.90.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of AES is 5.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.23.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAES has a PEG Ratio of 1.43. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAES has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about AES's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted5.49% of the float of AES has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAES has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in AES has recently decreased by 11.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend5.0 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipAES is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.57%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthAES has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of AES is 38.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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. Sustainability and ESG1.9 / 5Environmental Score-3.69 Percentage of Shares Shorted5.49% of the float of AES has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAES has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in AES has recently decreased by 11.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media1.6 / 5News Sentiment0.82 News SentimentAES has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for AES this week, compared to 20 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 38 people have searched for AES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 16 people have added AES to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, AES insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.64% of the stock of AES is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions93.13% 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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Don’t miss it.June 30 at 2:00 AM | Crypto Swap Profits (Ad)AES Impact Experience equips informal business owners with skills to scale upJune 27 at 8:43 PM | msn.comAn Intrinsic Calculation For The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) Suggests It's 49% UndervaluedJune 26, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comMixed Signals Lead to Hold Rating for BAE Systems Amid Growth and Financial PressuresJune 25, 2025 | tipranks.comAES Indiana training, conserving energy during heat waveJune 25, 2025 | msn.comAES Indiana seeks 13.5% rate hike to cover storm response, infrastructure and inflationJune 24, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines AES Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AES shares performed this year? AES's stock was trading at $12.87 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AES stock has decreased by 19.8% and is now trading at $10.3250. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were AES's earnings last quarter? The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.10. The firm's revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does AES have any subsidiaries? 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 others. How do I buy shares of AES? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of AES own? 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 AU Optronics (AUOTY). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/01/2025Record date for 5/15 Dividend5/01/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend5/01/2025Dividend Payable5/15/2025Today6/30/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)7/30/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry UTIL - ELEC PWR Sub-IndustryIndependent Power Producers & Energy Traders Current SymbolNYSE:AES CIK874761 Webwww.aes.com Phone(703) 522-1315Fax302-636-5454Employees9,100Year Founded1981Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$24.22 High Stock Price Target$112.00 Low Stock Price Target$9.00 Potential Upside/Downside+126.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.84 Trailing P/E Ratio5.82 Forward P/E Ratio5.55 P/E Growth1.43Net Income$1.68 billion Net Margins10.67% Pretax Margin4.91% Return on Equity18.06% Return on Assets2.80% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.42 Current Ratio0.84 Quick Ratio0.78 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$12.28 billion Price / Sales0.62 Cash Flow$4.04 per share Price / Cash Flow2.65 Book Value$10.84 per share Price / Book0.99Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares711,920,000Free Float707,367,000Market Cap$7.63 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.96 Social Links Elon Musk's Next MoveExplore Elon Musk’s boldest ventures yet—from AI and autonomy to space colonization—and find out how investors can ride the next wave of innovation.Get This Free Report This page (NYSE:AES) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Is Pumping Again – Now Comes the Real OpportunityThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | Sponsored3..2..1.. 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