Ameren (NYSE:AEE) Director Sells $23,672.25 in Stock

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) Director Rafael Flores sold 225 shares of Ameren stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.21, for a total value of $23,672.25. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 14,173 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,491,141.33. The trade was a 1.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Ameren Stock Up 0.4%

AEE opened at $103.45 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $27.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.74, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 0.80. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $103.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.84. Ameren Corporation has a twelve month low of $86.40 and a twelve month high of $106.73.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.10 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.64 billion. Ameren had a net margin of 14.55% and a return on equity of 10.38%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 24.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.87 earnings per share. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ameren Corporation will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ameren Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.71 per share. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 9th. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.62%.

Institutional Trading of Ameren

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEE. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Ameren during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Ameren by 70.9% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 258 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its stake in shares of Ameren by 285.5% during 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 Ameren in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Ameren by 6,040.0% in the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 307 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. 79.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on AEE. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ameren in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Ameren in a research note on Monday, October 27th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $112.00 target price for the company. Barclays set a $113.00 price target on shares of Ameren in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Ameren from $108.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Ameren from $104.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $109.50.

Ameren Company Profile

Ameren Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution, Ameren Illinois Natural Gas, and Ameren Transmission. It engages in the rate-regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution activities; and rate-regulated natural gas distribution business.