Ameren (NYSE:AEE) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.250-5.450 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.360. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on AEE. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ameren from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 25th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Ameren from $112.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Ameren from $119.00 to $117.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $120.00 price objective on shares of Ameren in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Ameren from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $117.31.

Ameren Stock Down 0.8%

NYSE AEE traded down $0.89 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $111.50. 1,403,352 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,706,118. Ameren has a 12 month low of $93.27 and a 12 month high of $115.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.85 billion, a PE ratio of 20.84, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a 50 day moving average of $111.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $105.82.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.11. Ameren had a net margin of 16.55% and a return on equity of 10.69%. The firm had revenue of $2.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Ameren will post 5.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Ameren Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 10th were paid a dividend of $0.75 per share. This is a positive change from Ameren’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. Ameren’s payout ratio is currently 56.07%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ameren by 22.9% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 8,077 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $811,000 after buying an additional 1,503 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Ameren by 19.8% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,255 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $628,000 after buying an additional 1,034 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Ameren by 42.2% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 22,802 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,289,000 after buying an additional 6,772 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ameren by 48.1% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,555 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $149,000 after buying an additional 505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ameren by 6.3% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 4,688 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $450,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. 79.09% of the stock is currently 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.