Analysts Offer Predictions for Ameren Co.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:AEE)

Ameren Co. (NYSE:AEE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Ameren in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $4.86 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.88. The consensus estimate for Ameren’s current full-year earnings is $4.59 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ameren’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.30 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on AEE. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Ameren in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $73.00 price target for the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Ameren from $75.00 to $76.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 26th. Bank of America increased their target price on Ameren from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Barclays reduced their target price on Ameren from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 15th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Ameren from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, April 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ameren presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $79.40.

Ameren Stock Performance

NYSE AEE opened at $74.02 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.94, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.44. Ameren has a twelve month low of $67.03 and a twelve month high of $91.18. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $72.06 and a 200 day moving average of $73.53.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 23rd. The utilities provider reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.42% and a net margin of 15.36%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 20.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.63 EPS.

Ameren Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 13th were given a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.62%. This is a positive change from Ameren’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 12th. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is presently 61.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Martin J. Lyons sold 7,270 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.70, for a total value of $513,989.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 246,434 shares in the company, valued at $17,422,883.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In related news, CEO Martin J. Lyons sold 7,270 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.70, for a total value of $513,989.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 246,434 shares in the company, valued at $17,422,883.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Mark C. Lindgren sold 1,630 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.70, for a total value of $115,241.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 47,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,385,328.10. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AEE. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Ameren by 2.7% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 6,325 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $473,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Ameren during the 3rd quarter worth $205,000. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Ameren during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Ameren by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 21,155 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,583,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Ameren by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 16,891 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,317,000 after buying an additional 482 shares during the period. 79.09% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ameren Company Profile

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.