Ameren Co. Expected to Earn Q3 2025 Earnings of $1.65 Per Share (NYSE:AEE)

Ameren Co. (NYSE:AEE) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Ameren in a report issued on Wednesday, April 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.65 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.64. 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 $1.07 EPS.

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

AEE has been the subject of a number of other reports. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Ameren from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. StockNews.com lowered Ameren from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, April 12th. Barclays lowered their price target on Ameren from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Ameren from $75.00 to $76.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Ameren in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. They set a “sell” rating and a $73.00 target price for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Ameren currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $79.40.

Ameren Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE:AEE opened at $72.51 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $71.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.49. Ameren has a 12-month low of $67.03 and a 12-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 company has a market capitalization of $19.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.59, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.44.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ameren

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Colony Group LLC boosted its stake in Ameren by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Colony Group LLC now owns 3,405 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $294,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Ameren by 0.7% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 18,055 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,475,000 after buying an additional 131 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ameren by 2.3% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,928 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $512,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. Toroso Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ameren by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Toroso Investments LLC now owns 3,059 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $272,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alaska Permanent Fund Corp increased its position in Ameren by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Alaska Permanent Fund Corp now owns 20,487 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,533,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the period. 79.09% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Ameren

In related news, CEO Martin J. Lyons sold 7,270 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.70, for a total value of $513,989.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 246,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,422,883.80. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, EVP Mark C. Lindgren sold 1,630 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.70, for a total transaction of $115,241.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 47,883 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,385,328.10. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Martin J. Lyons sold 7,270 shares of Ameren 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 246,434 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,422,883.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Ameren Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 13th were issued a $0.67 dividend. This is a boost from Ameren’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 12th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.70%. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is presently 61.33%.

About Ameren

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.