Ameren (NYSE:AEE) Announces FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) issued an update on its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.700-5.900 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.810.

Ameren Stock Performance

Shares of AEE stock traded up $1.32 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $114.17. The stock had a trading volume of 2,276,289 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,748,497. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.61 billion, a PE ratio of 19.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.42. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $104.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $108.51. Ameren has a twelve month low of $96.57 and a twelve month high of $118.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.54.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $2.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.82 billion. Ameren had a net margin of 17.90% and a return on equity of 11.27%. Ameren’s revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.17 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Ameren will post 5.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 8th. Ameren’s payout ratio is 52.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on AEE. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ameren in a report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Ameren from $118.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. TD Cowen started coverage on Ameren in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. They set a “hold” rating and a $114.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on Ameren from $136.00 to $122.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price target on Ameren from $113.00 to $107.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 21st. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $117.95.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ameren news, Director Rafael Flores sold 248 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.53, for a total transaction of $26,171.44. Following the sale, the director owned 13,888 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,465,600.64. The trade was a 1.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.72, for a total transaction of $719,680.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 193,790 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,456,428.80. This represents a 3.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 7,073 shares of company stock valued at $781,254. 0.29% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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