Insider Selling: Ameren (NYSE:AEE) SVP Sells $164,025.00 in Stock

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) SVP Theresa Shaw sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.35, for a total value of $164,025.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 32,943 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,602,317.05. The trade was a 4.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Ameren Price Performance

AEE opened at $106.50 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $110.59 and a 200 day moving average of $106.08. Ameren Corporation has a 52-week low of $93.50 and a 52-week high of $115.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. The stock has a market cap of $29.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.15, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.50.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $2.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.24 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.07 EPS. Ameren’s revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ameren Corporation will post 5.36 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AEE has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Argus boosted their price objective on Ameren from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Weiss Ratings raised Ameren from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen raised Ameren from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Ameren from $123.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Mizuho set a $117.00 target price on Ameren in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $118.00.

Key Headlines Impacting Ameren

Here are the key news stories impacting Ameren this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Ameren’s board declared a quarterly cash dividend of 75 cents per share, reinforcing its appeal as an income stock for utility investors. The dividend is payable June 30 to shareholders of record on June 9. Ameren Corporation Directors Declare Quarterly Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains constructive overall, with Ameren carrying a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average target price around $118, suggesting some upside from recent levels. Ameren Corporation Receives Average Rating of Moderate Buy from Analysts
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan still sees value in the name, recently setting a $120 price target, which supports the view that analysts see Ameren as a steady utility with limited downside and modest upside potential. Ameren Given New $120.00 Price Target at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Neutral Sentiment: Ameren’s recent earnings report was solid, with EPS of $1.28 beating estimates, though revenue came in slightly below expectations. That keeps the fundamentals stable, but it is not a fresh catalyst today.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling by SVP Theresa Shaw may add some pressure to sentiment, even though the trades were small and made under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan. Insider Selling: Ameren (NYSE:AEE) SVP Sells 325 Shares of Stock
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan cut its price target from $123 to $120 and kept a neutral stance, which may have tempered enthusiasm despite the stock still implying some upside. Ameren (NYSE:AEE) Given New $120.00 Price Target at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameren

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Excelsior Advisor Network LLC bought a new stake in Ameren during the 1st quarter valued at $444,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of Ameren by 76.1% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 361,500 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $39,736,000 after acquiring an additional 156,192 shares in the last quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. raised its position in shares of Ameren by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 157,640 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $17,328,000 after acquiring an additional 1,865 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Ameren by 42.9% in the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,331,922 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $146,405,000 after acquiring an additional 399,905 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gateway Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Ameren in the 1st quarter worth $643,000. 79.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.