What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for AES FY2025 Earnings?

The AES Co. (NYSE:AES) – Seaport Res Ptn lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AES in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $2.25 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.96. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AES’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for AES’s FY2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $2.39 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $2.45 EPS.

AES (NYSE:AES) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.20. AES had a net margin of 8.34% and a return on equity of 27.30%. The company had revenue of $2.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.07 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.73 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on AES. Bank of America upgraded shares of AES from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $11.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Hsbc Global Res raised AES to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on AES from $16.00 to $15.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Susquehanna cut their target price on AES from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on AES from $17.00 to $12.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.30.

AES Trading Up 1.3 %

AES stock opened at $10.97 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $11.43 and a 200-day moving average of $14.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The company has a market cap of $7.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.61, a PEG ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.99. AES has a twelve month low of $9.88 and a twelve month high of $22.21.

AES Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a $0.176 dividend. This represents a $0.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.42%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. AES’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.54%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AES

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AES. Stephens Inc. AR increased its holdings in AES by 67.1% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 332,012 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,273,000 after purchasing an additional 133,308 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of AES by 5,143.7% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 76,977 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $991,000 after buying an additional 75,509 shares in the last quarter. Rock Point Advisors LLC raised its position in AES by 34.6% in the 3rd quarter. Rock Point Advisors LLC now owns 760,775 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $15,261,000 after buying an additional 195,460 shares during the last quarter. Central Asset Investments & Management Holdings HK Ltd bought a new stake in AES in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $489,000. Finally, Leibman Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in AES during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,375,000. 93.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AES Company Profile

The AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified power generation and utility company in the United States and internationally. The company owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries; owns and/or operates utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit, and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors; and generates and sells electricity on the wholesale market.