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Ameren Corp. is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $73.12 and fluctuated between $73.63 as its day high and $72.44 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Ameren Corp. is $19.47B. A total of 1.49 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.22M shares.
In the most recent transaction, LYONS MARTIN J sold 7,270 shares of AEE for 70.70 per share on Mar 04 ’24. After the transaction, the Chairman, President & CEO now owns 246,434 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 04 ’24, Lindgren Mark C sold 1,630 shares at 70.70 per share. AEE shares that EVP & Chief HR Officer of Sub owns now total 47,883.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Flores Rafael disposed of 1,500 shares on Nov 29 ’23 at a per-share price of $77.65. This resulted in the Director holding 13,007 shares of AEE after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MOEHN MICHAEL L sold 3,244 shares at $77.28 per share on Nov 15 ’23. Company shares held by the Sr Executive VP & CFO now total 198,937.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Ameren Corp. pays an annual dividend of $2.52, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.45%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.72. AEE’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/12/2024 when it declared a $0.67 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/29/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/29/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 12/12/2023. The AEE stock dividend was $0.63 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AEE has a high of $91.18 and a low of $67.03.
As of this writing, AEE has an earnings estimate of $1.04 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.09 per share and a lower estimate of $0.94. The company reported an EPS of $1.87 in the last quarter, which was 2.70% higher than expectations of $1.82.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AEE’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $16.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $13.61B in debt and $2.83B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $42.62, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.83B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AEE is Buy with a score of 3.50.
