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In the latest session, AES Corp (NYSE: AES) closed at $11.27 up 1.08% from its previous closing price of $11.15. In other words, the price has increased by $1.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 13.07 million shares were traded. AES stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.41 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.11.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of AES Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.80 and its Current Ratio is at 0.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 7.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.84.
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 this company, HSBC Securities on December 13, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $17.
On September 11, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $20.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on September 11, 2024, with a $20 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 06 ’24 when Kohan Sherry sold 15,000 shares for $20.35 per share. The transaction valued at 305,250 led to the insider holds 43,334 shares of the business.
Da Santos Bernerd sold 66,250 shares of AES for $1,401,188 on May 20 ’24. The EVP and President, Renewables now owns 300,672 shares after completing the transaction at $21.15 per share. On May 20 ’24, another insider, Mendoza Tish, who serves as the EVP & Chief HR Officer of the company, sold 66,250 shares for $21.21 each. As a result, the insider received 1,405,162 and left with 199,481 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 8013274624 and an Enterprise Value of 41350950912. As of this moment, AES’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.366 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.403.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AES is 0.98, which has changed by -0.3448884 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21794415 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AES has reached a high of $22.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -32.38%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AES has traded an average of 14.82M shares per day and 14658190 over the past ten days. A total of 711.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 709.66M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.27% stake in the company. Shares short for AES as of 1736899200 were 35189980 with a Short Ratio of 2.38, compared to 1734048000 on 30418050. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 35189980 and a Short% of Float of 7.53.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AES is 0.69, from 0.69 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06188341The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.16. The current Payout Ratio is 196.37% for AES, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-01 with an ex-dividend date of 1738281600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-06-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
