Ameren (AEE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition, the company generates electricity through coal, nuclear, and natural gas, as well as renewable sources, such as hydroelectric, wind, methane gas, and solar. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $87.10 to $88.05
• 50-Day Range: $77.55 to $87.48
• 52-Week Range: $67.03 to $88.05
• Volume: 605,071 shs
• Average Volume: 1.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.18
• Dividend Yield: 3.05%
• Price Target: $85.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ameren Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ameren scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 94 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ameren has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.54, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ameren has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.28%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ameren are expected to grow by 6.28% in the coming year, from $4.62 to $4.91 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ameren is 20.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.63.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ameren is 20.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 86.98.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ameren has a PEG Ratio of 2.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ameren has a P/B Ratio of 2.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.37% of the outstanding shares of Ameren have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ameren has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ameren has recently increased by 51.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Ameren pays a meaningful dividend of 3.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ameren has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ameren is 61.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ameren will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.58% next year. This indicates that Ameren will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -7.70

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.37% of the outstanding shares of Ameren have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ameren has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ameren has recently increased by 51.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Ameren has a news sentiment score of 0.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Ameren this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for AEE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Ameren to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ameren insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $131,923.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.42% of the stock of Ameren is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.09% of the stock of Ameren is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AEE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AEE shares performed this year?

Ameren's stock was trading at $72.34 at the start of the year. Since then, AEE stock has increased by 21.3% and is now trading at $87.78.
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How were Ameren's earnings last quarter?

Ameren Co. (NYSE:AEE) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. The company's quarterly revenue was down 3.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Ameren have any subsidiaries?

Ameren subsidiaries include Illinois Power, Central Illinois Light Company, Ameren Accelerator Investments LLC, Ameren Development Company, Ameren EIP Investment LLC, AmerenEnergy Medina Valley Cogen L.L.C., Ameren Illinois Company, and more.

Who are Ameren's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Ameren include Maple Brown Abbott Ltd (0.61%), Czech National Bank (0.02%), Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV and American National Bank & Trust. Insiders that own company stock include Martin J Lyons, Warner L Baxter, Michael L Moehn, Mark C Birk, Fadi M Diya, Chonda J Nwamu, Mark C Lindgren, Rafael Flores and Shawn E Schukar.
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How do I buy shares of Ameren?

Shares of AEE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Ameren own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ameren investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), AT&T (T), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Pfizer (PFE), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Altria Group (MO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/01/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/11/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2024
• Today: 10/03/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/13/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric & other services combined
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AEE
• CUSIP: 02360810
• CIK: 1002910
• Web: www.ameren.com
• Phone: (314) 621-3222
• Fax: 314-621-2888
• Employees: 9,372
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $85.33
• High Stock Price Target: $97.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $73.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.54
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.92
• P/E Growth: 2.85
• Net Income: $1.15 billion
• Net Margins: 16.28%
• Pretax Margin: 19.01%
• Return on Equity: 10.20%
• Return on Assets: 2.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.40
• Current Ratio: 0.67
• Quick Ratio: 0.45

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.19 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.24
• Cash Flow: $10.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.52
• Book Value: $43.65 per share
• Price / Book: 2.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 266,670,000
• Free Float: 265,550,000
• Market Cap: $23.31 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.45