The closing price of AES Corp. (NYSE: AES) was $17.82 for the day, up 0.79% from the previous closing price of $17.68. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8323901 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AES’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.61 and its Current Ratio is at 0.68. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 6.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.80.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, UBS on October 06, 2023, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $13 from $22 previously.
On August 23, 2023, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $25.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on June 22, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $24 to $23.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 13 ’23 when Mendoza Tish sold 21,594 shares for $18.95 per share. The transaction valued at 409,206 led to the insider holds 167,261 shares of the business.
AES CORP sold 7,087,500 shares of AES for $156,279,375 on Dec 08 ’23. The 10% Owner now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $22.05 per share. On Nov 09 ’23, another insider, Falu Ricardo Manuel, who serves as the SVP, COO, Pres. New Enrgy Tech of the company, bought 2,450 shares for $16.30 each. As a result, the insider paid 39,935 and bolstered with 61,981 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AES now has a Market Capitalization of 12.67B and an Enterprise Value of 38.56B. As of this moment, AES’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 54.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.04 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.12.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AES has reached a high of $25.74, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 16.48, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.44.
Shares Statistics:
AES traded an average of 8.74M shares per day over the past three months and 8.18M shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 710.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 707.20M. Insiders hold about 0.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.13% stake in the company. Shares short for AES as of Mar 28, 2024 were 13.81M with a Short Ratio of 1.58, compared to 11.42M on Feb 29, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1.94% and a Short% of Float of 2.95%.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.67, AES has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.67. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 3.79%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 3.80%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.02. The current Payout Ratio is 196.37% for AES, which recently paid a dividend on May 15, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Apr 30, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Jun 02, 2000 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 5 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.3 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.45 and a low estimate of $0.21, while EPS last year was $0.22. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.31, with high estimates of $0.44 and low estimates of $0.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.94 and $1.86 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.9. EPS for the following year is $2.08, with 12 analysts recommending between $2.12 and $1.98.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 3 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.22B to a low estimate of $3.01B. As of the current estimate, AES Corp.’s year-ago sales were $3.24B, an estimated decrease of -2.80% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.09B, an increase of 2.10% over than the figure of -$2.80% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $3.12B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.06B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AES’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $13.91B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.33B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.94B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.67B, up 2.10% from the average estimate. Based on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $14.22B and the low estimate is $12.62B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 3.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
