Ameren (NYSE:AEE) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Ameren (NYSE:AEE - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The utilities provider reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.83 by ($0.06), RTT News reports. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.09% and a net margin of 15.52%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.60 EPS. Ameren updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.850-5.050 EPS.

Ameren Price Performance

Shares of Ameren stock traded down $0.26 during trading on Monday, reaching $98.01. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,561,331 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,295,826. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $92.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $88.51. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37. Ameren has a one year low of $68.60 and a one year high of $100.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.49.

Ameren Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a $0.71 dividend. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.90%. This is a boost from Ameren's previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 11th. Ameren's payout ratio is currently 63.06%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AEE has been the topic of several recent research reports. Evercore ISI upgraded Ameren from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their target price for the company from $89.00 to $104.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Ameren from $86.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Ameren from $93.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Barclays downgraded Ameren from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $88.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Monday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $92.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.15, for a total transaction of $598,975.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 205,171 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,906,507.65. The trade was a 3.07 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

About Ameren

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.