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AES (AES) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$12.74 +0.02 (+0.12%)
Closing price 09/10/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About AES Stock (NYSE:AES)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$12.65
$12.88
50-Day Range
$11.07
$13.95
52-Week Range
$9.46
$20.30
Volume
8.26 million shs
Average Volume
7.93 million shs
Market Capitalization
$9.07 billion
P/E Ratio
8.97
Dividend Yield
5.50%
Price Target
$24.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

AES Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

AES MarketRank™: 

AES scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 98 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 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.

  • Upside Potential

    AES has a consensus price target of $24.67, representing about 93.7% upside from its current price of $12.74.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    AES has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • 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 8.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 279.92.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of AES is 8.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 51.89.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    AES has a PEG Ratio of 1.52. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    AES has a P/B Ratio of 1.17. 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

    4.59% 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 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AES has recently increased by 3.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    AES is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.53%, 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

    4.59% 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 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AES has recently increased by 3.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    AES has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 0.92 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for AES this week, compared to 25 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 45 people have searched for AES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    20 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 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AES stock has decreased by 1.0% and is now trading at $12.7350.

The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.12. The firm's revenue for the quarter 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 shareholders of AES include Sound Shore Management Inc CT (1.13%), Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC (1.10%), Jane Street Group LLC and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp (0.43%). Insiders that own company stock include Andres Gluski, Tish Mendoza, Ricardo Manuel Falu, Stephen Coughlin, Paul L Freedman, Maura Shaughnessy and Alain Monie.
View institutional ownership trends
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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 AU Optronics (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
9/10/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/30/2025
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
+93.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.42
Trailing P/E Ratio
8.97
Forward P/E Ratio
6.60
P/E Growth
1.52
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
0.74
Cash Flow
$4.06 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.14
Book Value
$10.84 per share
Price / Book
1.17

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
712,050,000
Free Float
707,493,000
Market Cap
$9.07 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.92

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This page (NYSE:AES) was last updated on 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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