Zacks Research Weighs in on Ameren's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:AEE)

Ameren Co. (NYSE:AEE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ameren in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.15 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.16. The consensus estimate for Ameren's current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ameren's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Ameren from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Ameren from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $89.00 to $104.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Ameren from $95.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Ameren from $97.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Ameren from $106.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $96.70.

Ameren Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of Ameren stock traded up $0.83 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $101.67. 3,775,484 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,550,331. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. Ameren has a 52-week low of $69.39 and a 52-week high of $104.10. The company has a fifty day moving average of $98.18 and a 200-day moving average of $92.44.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The utilities provider reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by ($0.06). Ameren had a return on equity of 10.34% and a net margin of 15.51%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.60 EPS.

Ameren Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th were paid a dividend of $0.71 per share. This is an increase from Ameren's previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.79%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 11th. Ameren's dividend payout ratio is presently 64.25%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ameren news, Director Craig S. Ivey sold 2,716 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.27, for a total value of $266,901.32. Following the sale, the director now owns 14,495 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,424,423.65. This trade represents a 15.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Chonda J. Nwamu sold 5,500 shares of Ameren stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.37, for a total value of $557,535.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 43,344 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,393,781.28. This trade represents a 11.26 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 12,959 shares of company stock valued at $1,316,712 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in Ameren by 117.5% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 21,848 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,911,000 after buying an additional 11,802 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Ameren by 59.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,631,580 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $230,158,000 after purchasing an additional 984,879 shares in the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Ameren in the third quarter worth approximately $437,000. CreativeOne Wealth LLC bought a new position in Ameren during the 3rd quarter valued at $458,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its position in shares of Ameren by 15.0% during the 3rd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 72,269 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $6,321,000 after purchasing an additional 9,449 shares during the period. 79.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.