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There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that AES Reports Record Performance in 2023 & Raises Long-Term Guidance.
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As a NYSE listed company, AES falls under the Utilities sector while operating within the Utilities – Diversified industry segment. The current market capitalization of AES Corp. is $11.54B. A total of 11.76 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 7.79M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Mendoza Tish sold 21,594 shares of AES for 18.95 per share on Dec 13 ’23. After the transaction, the EVP & Chief HR Officer now owns 167,261 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 08 ’23, AES CORP sold 7,087,500 shares at 22.05 per share. AES shares that 10% Owner owns now total 0.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Falu Ricardo Manuel acquired of 2,450 shares on Nov 09 ’23 at a per-share price of $16.30. This resulted in the SVP, COO, Pres. New Enrgy Tech holding 61,981 shares of AES after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Rubiolo Juan Ignacio bought 2,450 shares at $16.37 per share on Nov 08 ’23. Company shares held by the EVP and Pres., Energy Infrast. now total 121,123.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. AES Corp. pays an annual dividend of $0.67, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.13%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 49.59. AES’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4/30/2024 when it declared a $0.1725 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1/31/2024. The AES stock dividend was $0.1725 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AES has a high of $25.74 and a low of $11.43.
As of this writing, AES has an earnings estimate of $0.3 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.45 per share and a lower estimate of $0.21. The company reported an EPS of $0.6 in the last quarter, which was 11.10% higher than expectations of $0.54.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. AES’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.18B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $18.70B in debt and $4.73B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $2.46, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.57B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 AES is Buy with a score of 4.22.
