Ameren (NYSE:AEE) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.850-5.050 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.910. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Ameren also updated its FY 2024 guidance to 4.550-4.690 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AEE. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Ameren from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Argus raised Ameren to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. UBS Group began coverage on Ameren in a research note on Friday, July 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $87.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Ameren in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $97.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Ameren from $77.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $87.80.

Ameren Stock Performance

AEE traded up $3.64 during trading on Friday, hitting $90.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,268,955 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,591,171. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $86.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.02. The firm has a market cap of $24.05 billion, a PE ratio of 21.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.45. Ameren has a one year low of $67.03 and a one year high of $90.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 11th. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is presently 63.06%.

Insider Transactions at Ameren

In related news, EVP Chonda J. Nwamu sold 1,610 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.94, for a total value of $131,923.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 44,432 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,640,758.08. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

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.