Zacks Research Estimates Ameren’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:AEE)

Ameren Co. (NYSE:AEE) – Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ameren in a research note issued on Thursday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $4.87 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.90. The consensus estimate for Ameren’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ameren’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.68 EPS.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The utilities provider reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.92 billion. Ameren had a net margin of 15.51% and a return on equity of 10.34%. Ameren’s revenue was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.98 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on AEE. UBS Group raised their price objective on Ameren from $106.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. KeyCorp upgraded Ameren from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $103.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Morgan Stanley set a $102.00 price target on Ameren and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Ameren from $106.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Guggenheim reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Ameren in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $101.90.

Ameren Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AEE opened at $96.33 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.80, a PEG ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.51. The business has a 50-day moving average of $98.00 and a 200-day moving average of $95.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.44. Ameren has a fifty-two week low of $69.39 and a fifty-two week high of $104.10.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 10th will be given a dividend of $0.71 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 10th. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.95%. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.97%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ameren news, insider Shawn E. Schukar sold 4,743 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.79, for a total transaction of $492,275.97. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 57,486 shares in the company, valued at $5,966,471.94. This trade represents a 7.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Chonda J. Nwamu sold 5,500 shares of Ameren stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.37, for a total transaction of $557,535.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 43,344 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,393,781.28. The trade was a 11.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameren

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Whittier Trust Co. raised its position in shares of Ameren by 29.6% in the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 499 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Ameren by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,846 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $165,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in shares of Ameren by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 6,276 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $559,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in shares of Ameren by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 10,107 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $901,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC raised its position in shares of Ameren by 3.1% in the first quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 4,172 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $414,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. 79.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Ameren

Ameren Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution, Ameren Illinois Natural Gas, and Ameren Transmission. It engages in the rate-regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution activities; and rate-regulated natural gas distribution business.