Ameren (AEE) Competitors $94.30 +0.45 (+0.47%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AEE vs. SRE, D, PCG, PEG, ED, WEC, DTE, CNP, CMS, and NIShould you be buying Ameren stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ameren include Sempra (SRE), Dominion Energy (D), PG&E (PCG), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), CMS Energy (CMS), and NiSource (NI). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry. Ameren vs. Sempra Dominion Energy PG&E Public Service Enterprise Group Consolidated Edison WEC Energy Group DTE Energy CenterPoint Energy CMS Energy NiSource Ameren (NYSE:AEE) and Sempra (NYSE:SRE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals believe in AEE or SRE? 79.1% of Ameren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ameren shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sempra shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AEE or SRE more profitable? Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to Ameren's net margin of 15.52%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.09% beat Sempra's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameren15.52% 10.09% 2.81% Sempra 22.63%8.06%3.04% Is AEE or SRE a better dividend stock? Ameren pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ameren pays out 63.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra pays out 54.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ameren has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Sempra has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate AEE or SRE? Ameren currently has a consensus target price of $89.89, suggesting a potential downside of 4.68%. Sempra has a consensus target price of $91.60, suggesting a potential upside of 7.47%. Given Sempra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sempra is more favorable than Ameren.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameren 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Sempra 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AEE or SRE? Sempra has higher revenue and earnings than Ameren. Sempra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameren, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmeren$7.50B3.36$1.15B$4.2522.19Sempra$16.72B3.23$3.08B$4.5418.77 Does the media favor AEE or SRE? In the previous week, Ameren had 1 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ameren and 17 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Ameren's score of 0.32 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameren 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Sempra 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor AEE or SRE? Sempra received 127 more outperform votes than Ameren when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.50% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 51.44% of users gave Ameren an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerenOutperform Votes35751.44% Underperform Votes33748.56% SempraOutperform Votes48460.50% Underperform Votes31639.50% Which has more risk & volatility, AEE or SRE? Ameren has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySempra beats Ameren on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ameren News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AEE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerenElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$25.17B$19.53B$12.86B$19.97BDividend Yield3.04%3.57%4.12%3.71%P/E Ratio22.1919.6793.5041.38Price / Sales3.3612.9725.2317.05Price / Cash8.688.0418.3819.84Price / Book2.161.952.315.76Net Income$1.15B$857.71M$634.80M$993.25M7 Day Performance6.25%2.80%1.89%3.12%1 Month Performance5.62%-1.74%0.48%4.75%1 Year Performance36.12%4.15%4.68%18.83% Ameren Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEEAmeren3.8562 of 5 stars$94.31+0.5%$89.89-4.7%+36.1%$25.17B$7.50B22.199,372Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionSRESempra4.9068 of 5 stars$77.31-1.8%$91.60+18.5%+17.0%$48.97B$12.92B17.0315,400DDominion Energy4.1336 of 5 stars$53.27-0.2%$56.58+6.2%+22.1%$44.75B$14.59B18.6917,700PCGPG&E4.3507 of 5 stars$16.40-4.5%$22.64+38.0%+0.7%$42.89B$24.83B12.8128,010PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.377 of 5 stars$84.08-0.2%$89.17+6.0%+50.7%$41.89B$10.43B20.6612,500Analyst RevisionPositive NewsEDConsolidated Edison4.0844 of 5 stars$87.73-0.5%$100.64+14.7%+4.3%$30.39B$15.03B16.5214,592Dividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑WECWEC Energy Group4.6343 of 5 stars$93.400.0%$98.40+5.4%+23.9%$29.55B$8.53B22.847,000Positive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.3873 of 5 stars$117.56-1.2%$134.31+14.2%+18.3%$24.35B$12.75B15.939,950CNPCenterPoint Energy3.6587 of 5 stars$31.34+0.5%$31.27-0.2%+17.4%$20.43B$8.56B20.7612,500CMSCMS Energy4.1217 of 5 stars$64.61-0.7%$70.36+8.9%+20.7%$19.30B$7.48B18.468,356Positive NewsNINiSource4.3596 of 5 stars$36.18+0.4%$37.50+3.6%+49.0%$16.89B$5.29B21.937,120Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sempra Alternatives Dominion Energy Alternatives PG&E Alternatives Public Service Enterprise Group Alternatives Consolidated Edison Alternatives WEC Energy Group Alternatives DTE Energy Alternatives CenterPoint Energy Alternatives CMS Energy Alternatives NiSource Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AEE) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. 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