Ameren (NYSE:AEE) Announces FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) updated its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.700-5.900 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.810.

Ameren Stock Performance

Shares of AEE opened at $114.17 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $31.61 billion, a PE ratio of 21.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.42. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $105.05 and a 200-day moving average of $108.56. Ameren has a one year low of $96.57 and a one year high of $118.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.37.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $2.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.13. Ameren had a net margin of 17.86% and a return on equity of 10.95%. The company had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.82 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.17 EPS. Ameren’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Ameren will post 5.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Ameren Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 8th will be paid a $0.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 8th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is currently 52.17%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AEE has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Ameren from $107.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Monday, October 26th. Scotiabank started coverage on Ameren in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $104.00 target price on the stock. TD Cowen started coverage on Ameren in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. They issued a “hold” rating and a $114.00 price target on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Ameren from $118.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on Ameren from $116.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $117.95.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ameren

In other news, insider Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.72, for a total transaction of $719,680.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 193,790 shares in the company, valued at $21,456,428.80. The trade was a 3.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Theresa A. Shaw sold 325 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.93, for a total value of $35,402.25. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 32,340 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,522,796.20. This represents a 0.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 7,073 shares of company stock valued at $781,254 in the last three months. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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