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AES (AES) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$13.00 +0.56 (+4.50%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET)

About AES Stock (NYSE:AES)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$12.36
$13.10
50-Day Range
$12.44
$17.90
52-Week Range
$12.24
$22.21
Volume
25.09 million shs
Average Volume
9.37 million shs
Market Capitalization
$9.24 billion
P/E Ratio
9.03
Dividend Yield
5.38%
Price Target
$19.30
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. It uses various fuels and technologies to generate electricity, such as coal, gas, hydro, wind, solar, and biomass, as well as renewables comprising energy storage and landfill gas. The company owns and/or operates a generation portfolio of approximately 34,596 megawatts and distributes power to 2.6 million customers. The company was formerly known as Applied Energy Services, Inc. and changed its name to The AES Corporation in April 2000. The AES Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

AES Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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AES MarketRank™: 

AES scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1st out of 91 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    AES has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    AES has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about AES's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for AES are expected to grow by 4.62% in the coming year, from $1.95 to $2.04 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of AES is 9.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of AES is 9.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 95.41.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    AES has a PEG Ratio of 0.71. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    AES has a P/B Ratio of 1.69. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.14% of the outstanding shares of AES have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    AES has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AES has recently decreased by 0.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    AES is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.52%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    AES has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of AES is 48.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, AES will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.31% next year. This indicates that AES will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about AES's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.14% of the outstanding shares of AES have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    AES has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AES has recently decreased by 0.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    AES has a news sentiment score of 0.59. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for AES this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    82 people have searched for AES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 78% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    24 people have added AES to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 9% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, AES insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.64% of the stock of AES is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.13% of the stock of AES is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about AES's insider trading history.
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AES Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

AES's stock was trading at $19.25 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AES shares have decreased by 32.5% and is now trading at $13.00.
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The AES Co. (NYSE:AES) released its earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.11. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
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AES subsidiaries include sPower, AES Distributed Energy Inc., DPL Inc., KMR Power Company, IPALCO Enterprises Inc., 25 Ashdown Road Solar LLC, AES-3C Maritza East 1 Ltd., and others.

AES's top institutional investors include FMR LLC (5.79%), State Street Corp (5.44%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.32%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Andres Gluski, Tish Mendoza, Ricardo Manuel Falu, Stephen Coughlin, Paul L Freedman, Maura Shaughnessy and Alain Monie.
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Shares of AES 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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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AES investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/31/2024
Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend
11/01/2024
Dividend Payable
11/15/2024
Today
12/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Ex-Dividend for 2/14 Dividend
1/31/2025
Dividend Payable
2/14/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric, gas & sanitary services
Sub-Industry
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
CUSIP
00130H10
Employees
9,600
Year Founded
1981

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$19.30
High Stock Price Target
$25.00
Low Stock Price Target
$11.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+48.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.85
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$249 million
Pretax Margin
-0.41%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$12.28 billion
Cash Flow
$3.98 per share
Book Value
$7.69 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
706,476,000
Market Cap
$9.24 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.01

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This page (NYSE:AES) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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