Ameren Corporation $AEE Shares Sold by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lowered its stake in shares of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) by 42.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 77,721 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 57,914 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.’s holdings in Ameren were worth $7,724,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEE. Droms Strauss Advisors Inc. MO ADV lifted its position in Ameren by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Droms Strauss Advisors Inc. MO ADV now owns 4,162 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $457,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. grew its stake in shares of Ameren by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. now owns 2,269 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $249,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Ameren by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 5,746 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ameren by 5.1% in the second quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,990 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $225,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, GHP Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ameren by 19.4% in the first quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 602 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.09% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Theresa A. Shaw sold 325 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.93, for a total transaction of $35,402.25. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 32,340 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,522,796.20. This represents a 0.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Rafael Flores sold 248 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.53, for a total transaction of $26,171.44. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 13,888 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,465,600.64. This trade represents a 1.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 7,073 shares of company stock worth $769,814. 0.29% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Ameren Stock Performance

NYSE AEE opened at $107.93 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.00, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.44. The business’s 50 day moving average is $104.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $108.44. Ameren Corporation has a 12-month low of $96.57 and a 12-month high of $118.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The utilities provider reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.05. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.95% and a net margin of 17.86%. The business had revenue of $2.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.27 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.01 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. Research analysts expect that Ameren Corporation will post 5.40 EPS for the current year.

Ameren Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 8th will be given a $0.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 8th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is presently 52.82%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on AEE. HSBC assumed coverage on Ameren in a research note on Thursday. They set a “buy” rating and a $119.10 price target for the company. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Ameren from $124.00 to $113.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Ameren from $126.00 to $137.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ameren in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Ameren from $108.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $116.74.

About Ameren

Ameren Corporation is a regulated electric and natural gas utility holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Through its operating companies, Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, the company provides electric generation, transmission and distribution services, as well as natural gas distribution.

Ameren serves approximately 2.5 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers across Missouri and Illinois. Its operations include a diverse generation portfolio and infrastructure designed to deliver reliable energy to residential, commercial and industrial customers, while supporting the transition toward cleaner energy resources.

Ameren was formed in 1997 through the merger of Union Electric Company and CIPSCO Inc The company is led by Martin J.