National Pension Service Acquires 2,914 Shares of Ameren Corporation $AEE

National Pension Service raised its stake in Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) by 0.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 332,890 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,914 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned approximately 0.12% of Ameren worth $31,971,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Ameren during the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its position in Ameren by 70.9% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 258 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Ameren by 728.9% during the second quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 315 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ameren by 600.0% during the second quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 343 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 294 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SouthState Corp bought a new position in shares of Ameren in the 1st quarter valued at $34,000. 79.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Ameren

In other Ameren news, SVP Gwendolyn G. Mizell sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.79, for a total transaction of $101,790.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 9,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $929,240.91. This trade represents a 9.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.44, for a total value of $659,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 198,973 shares in the company, valued at $20,183,821.12. This represents a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Ameren Stock Performance

Shares of AEE stock opened at $104.96 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.39 billion, a PE ratio of 23.07, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.50. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $102.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $99.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.56. Ameren Corporation has a one year low of $86.40 and a one year high of $106.73.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.10 by $0.07. Ameren had a net margin of 14.55% and a return on equity of 10.38%. The firm had revenue of $2.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.64 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.87 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Ameren Corporation will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 9th will be given a dividend of $0.71 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 9th. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is 54.62%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Ameren in a research report on Monday, October 27th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $112.00 price objective on the stock. Mizuho lifted their price target on Ameren from $108.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Barclays set a $113.00 price objective on Ameren in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ameren in a report on Thursday. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Ameren from $104.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $109.50.

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.