Ameren (NYSE:AEE) SVP Sells $164,025.00 in Stock

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) SVP Theresa Shaw sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.35, for a total value of $164,025.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 32,943 shares in the company, valued at $3,602,317.05. The trade was a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Ameren Stock Up 0.4%

NYSE AEE traded up $0.40 during trading on Thursday, reaching $109.49. 1,641,934 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,715,400. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. Ameren Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $93.50 and a fifty-two week high of $115.58. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $110.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $106.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.30 billion, a PE ratio of 19.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.50.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.94% and a net margin of 17.17%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.07 EPS. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Ameren Corporation will post 5.36 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. BTIG Research started coverage on shares of Ameren in a report on Thursday, April 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $131.00 price target on the stock. Barclays lifted their price objective on Ameren from $104.00 to $116.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $116.00 target price on shares of Ameren in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Ameren from $123.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Argus lifted their price target on Ameren from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $118.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameren

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AEE. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in shares of Ameren by 285.5% in the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 266 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Ameren during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Ameren in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Ameren by 6,040.0% in the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 307 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in Ameren by 6,080.0% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.09% of the company’s stock.

About Ameren

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) is an integrated energy company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that provides electric and natural gas delivery and related services in portions of Missouri and Illinois. The company operates regulated utility businesses that serve a broad mix of residential, commercial and industrial customers, and it participates in wholesale energy markets and transmission operations that support reliable service across its service territories.

Ameren’s core activities include generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, distribution of natural gas, and the provision of customer energy solutions such as demand-side management and energy efficiency programs.