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After finishing at $17.33 in the prior trading day, AES Corp. (NYSE: AES) closed at $17.32, down -0.06%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.07 million shares were traded. AES stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.405 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.085.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AES by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 0.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 7.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 6.38.
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, Jefferies on September 11, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $20.
On April 18, 2024, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $21.Mizuho initiated its Buy rating on April 18, 2024, with a $21 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 12313203712 and an Enterprise Value of 44425207808. As of this moment, AES’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.574 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.682.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AES has reached a high of $22.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.09%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 8.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7406190 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 710.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 709.35M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.49% stake in the company. Shares short for AES as of 1727654400 were 27186886 with a Short Ratio of 3.33, compared to 1724976000 on 24330807. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 27186886 and a Short% of Float of 5.82.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AES’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.683, compared to 0.68 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039411426The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.06.
