Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA Buys 79,763 Shares of Ameren Corporation $AEE

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its stake in Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,787,278 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 79,763 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned about 0.66% of Ameren worth $186,556,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AEE. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Ameren by 70.9% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 258 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Ameren during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Ameren by 6,040.0% in the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 307 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Ameren by 728.9% in the second quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 315 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its position in Ameren by 600.0% in the second quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 343 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 294 shares during the period. 79.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ameren Stock Performance

AEE stock opened at $104.11 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $101.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $101.25. Ameren Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $91.77 and a fifty-two week 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 has a market capitalization of $28.16 billion, a PE ratio of 20.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.58.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AEE. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ameren in a research note on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Ameren from $108.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Ameren from $121.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Argus raised Ameren to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised Ameren to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $108.36.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ameren news, CFO Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.44, for a total transaction of $659,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 198,973 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,183,821.12. The trade was a 3.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Ameren

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.