Brokers Issue Forecasts for AES's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:AES)

The AES Co. (NYSE:AES - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AES in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.45. The consensus estimate for AES's current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AES's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS.

Several other analysts have also commented on AES. Hsbc Global Res raised AES to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of AES from $17.00 to $12.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of AES from $16.00 to $15.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Seaport Res Ptn lowered shares of AES from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of AES from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $16.63.

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AES Stock Performance

AES traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $12.40. 2,237,695 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,194,814. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.94. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $11.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. AES has a 1-year low of $9.88 and a 1-year high of $22.21.

AES (NYSE:AES - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.20. AES had a net margin of 8.34% and a return on equity of 27.30%. The business had revenue of $2.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.07 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.73 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in AES by 15.3% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 167,223 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $3,354,000 after acquiring an additional 22,187 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its stake in AES by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 86,513 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,735,000 after purchasing an additional 9,017 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in shares of AES by 22.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,356,014 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $27,215,000 after purchasing an additional 244,648 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of AES by 4.7% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,404,088 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $48,226,000 after purchasing an additional 108,913 shares during the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its position in AES by 16.8% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 32,257 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $647,000 after buying an additional 4,643 shares in the last quarter. 93.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AES Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.176 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.68%. AES's payout ratio is currently 29.54%.

About AES

The AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified power generation and utility company in the United States and internationally. The company owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries; owns and/or operates utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit, and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors; and generates and sells electricity on the wholesale market.