Chilton Capital Management LLC Has $31.36 Million Stock Holdings in Ameren Corporation $AEE

Chilton Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 300,404 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,006 shares during the period. Ameren makes up approximately 1.1% of Chilton Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Chilton Capital Management LLC owned 0.11% of Ameren worth $31,356,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of AEE. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC lifted its position in shares of Ameren by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 7,105 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $682,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Crews Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in shares of Ameren by 6.3% in the second quarter. Crews Bank & Trust now owns 1,728 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $166,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Segment Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ameren by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Segment Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,941 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $307,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ameren by 70.9% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 258 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Keb Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ameren by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Keb Asset Management LLC now owns 12,568 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,312,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.09% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on AEE. KeyCorp downgraded shares of Ameren from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Ameren from $108.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ameren in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $108.00 price objective on shares of Ameren in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $116.00 target price on shares of Ameren in a report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $109.60.

Insider Activity at Ameren

In related news, CFO Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of Ameren stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.44, for a total value of $659,360.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 198,973 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,183,821.12. The trade was a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Ameren Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AEE opened at $103.32 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.93. Ameren Corporation has a 52 week low of $91.77 and a 52 week high of $106.73. The firm has a market cap of $27.95 billion, a PE ratio of 19.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.58. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $101.30 and its 200-day moving average is $101.53.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.10 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.70 billion during 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%.Ameren’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Ameren Corporation will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

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.