Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Has $16.18 Million Position in Ameren Corporation $AEE

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) by 8.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 155,001 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,465 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. owned approximately 0.06% of Ameren worth $16,179,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ameren by 3.7% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 35,582,578 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,417,351,000 after buying an additional 1,268,457 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Ameren by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,717,444 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,317,423,000 after acquiring an additional 297,386 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ameren by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,242,392 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $692,794,000 after acquiring an additional 192,808 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Ameren by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,223,010 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $597,673,000 after acquiring an additional 179,137 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Ameren by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,090,957 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $488,936,000 after acquiring an additional 432,182 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.09% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ameren

In other news, CFO Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.44, for a total transaction of $659,360.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 198,973 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,183,821.12. This represents a 3.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

Ameren Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of Ameren stock opened at $100.64 on Wednesday. Ameren Corporation has a one year low of $87.04 and a one year high of $106.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $101.66 and its 200 day moving average is $100.88. The firm has a market cap of $27.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.35, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.58.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.10 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.64 billion. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.92% and a net margin of 15.75%.The company’s revenue was up 24.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.87 earnings per share. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ameren Corporation will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 9th were issued a dividend of $0.71 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 9th. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.62%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on AEE shares. UBS Group dropped their target price on Ameren from $121.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Barclays set a $113.00 price objective on Ameren in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. KeyCorp lowered shares of Ameren from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Ameren to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Ameren from $108.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $108.80.

Ameren Company Profile

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) is an integrated energy company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that provides electric and natural gas delivery and related services in portions of Missouri and Illinois. The company operates regulated utility businesses that serve a broad mix of residential, commercial and industrial customers, and it participates in wholesale energy markets and transmission operations that support reliable service across its service territories.

Ameren’s core activities include generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, distribution of natural gas, and the provision of customer energy solutions such as demand-side management and energy efficiency programs.