Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Ameren Q2 Earnings

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) – Analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ameren in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 22nd. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.09 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $122.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ameren’s current full-year earnings is $5.39 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Ameren’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on AEE. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $120.00 price objective on shares of Ameren in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Ameren from $121.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Ameren from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Ameren from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, BTIG Research set a $126.00 price objective on Ameren in a report on Thursday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Ameren currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $121.50.

Ameren Stock Performance

Shares of AEE opened at $113.75 on Friday. Ameren has a 1 year low of $96.57 and a 1 year high of $118.32. The company has a market cap of $31.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.62. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $110.82 and a 200-day moving average of $109.22.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.11. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.94% and a net margin of 17.17%.The firm had revenue of $2.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.07 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th were paid a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 9th. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 53.96%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Theresa A. Shaw sold 1,500 shares of Ameren stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.35, for a total transaction of $164,025.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 32,943 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,602,317.05. This trade represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.29% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameren

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AEE. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in shares of Ameren by 285.5% during the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 266 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Ameren during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its holdings in Ameren by 74.9% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 292 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Ameren by 6,040.0% during the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 307 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ameren by 6,080.0% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 304 shares in the last quarter. 79.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.