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As of close of business last night, Ameren Corp.’s stock clocked out at $83.62, down -1.18% from its previous closing price of $84.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.19 million shares were traded. AEE stock price reached its highest trading level at $84.49 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $82.95.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AEE’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.45 and its Current Ratio is at 0.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.41.
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, Mizuho on September 16, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $89 from $82 previously.
Barclays Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on May 30, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $73 to $77.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 28 ’24 when Nwamu Chonda J sold 1,610 shares for $81.94 per share. The transaction valued at 131,923 led to the insider holds 44,432 shares of the business.
Nwamu Chonda J bought 1,610 shares of AEE for $131,923 on Aug 28 ’24. On Aug 20 ’24, another insider, MOEHN MICHAEL L, who serves as the Sr Executive VP & CFO of the company, sold 6,500 shares for $82.53 each. As a result, the insider received 536,445 and left with 211,016 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, AEE now has a Market Capitalization of 22578069504 and an Enterprise Value of 40191213568. As of this moment, Ameren’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.785 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.265.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AEE has reached a high of $85.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $67.03. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.51%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AEE traded 1.37M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1325460 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 266.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 265.73M. Insiders hold about 0.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.32% stake in the company. Shares short for AEE as of 1724976000 were 2407433 with a Short Ratio of 1.75, compared to 1722384000 on 3274653. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2407433 and a Short% of Float of 1.0299999.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.6, AEE has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.64. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030725595The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.76.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Ameren Corp. (AEE) is currently in the spotlight, with 8.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.67, with high estimates of $0.73 and low estimates of $0.61.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.69 and $4.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.62. EPS for the following year is $4.91, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $5.0 and $4.86.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 4 analysts expect revenue to total $2.21B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.32B to a low estimate of $2.1B. As of the current estimate, Ameren Corp.’s year-ago sales were $2.06BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.86B. There is a high estimate of $2.24B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.65B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AEE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.92B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.95B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.51B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.5BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.31B and the low estimate is $7.22B.
