Ameren (NYSE:AEE) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.850-5.050 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.940. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Ameren Stock Performance

Shares of AEE stock traded up $1.09 on Thursday, hitting $98.35. The company had a trading volume of 2,628,964 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,449,381. The firm has a market cap of $26.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $91.79 and a 200-day moving average price of $88.17. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37. Ameren has a twelve month low of $67.68 and a twelve month high of $98.69.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The utilities provider reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by ($0.06). Ameren had a return on equity of 10.09% and a net margin of 15.52%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.60 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Ameren will post 4.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ameren Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a $0.71 dividend. This is a boost from Ameren’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.89%. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is presently 63.06%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on AEE shares. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Ameren from $86.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Evercore ISI upgraded Ameren from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $89.00 to $104.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Barclays lowered Ameren from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $88.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Ameren from $93.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ameren currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $92.00.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.15, for a total value of $598,975.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 205,171 shares in the company, valued at $18,906,507.65. This represents a 3.07 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Ameren Company Profile

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.