Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of Ameren Q2 Earnings

Ameren Co. (NYSE:AEE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ameren in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $0.84 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Ameren’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ameren’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.69 EPS.

AEE has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Ameren from $106.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Ameren from $97.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Ameren from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $89.00 to $104.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Ameren from $95.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Ameren from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ameren presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.70.

Ameren Price Performance

NYSE AEE opened at $95.88 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $98.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $92.57. The stock has a market cap of $25.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. Ameren has a 52 week low of $69.39 and a 52 week high of $104.10.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The utilities provider reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by ($0.06). Ameren had a net margin of 15.51% and a return on equity of 10.34%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.60 EPS.

Ameren Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th were paid a $0.71 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 11th. This is a positive change from Ameren’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.96%. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is presently 64.25%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Shawn E. Schukar sold 4,743 shares of Ameren stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.79, for a total value of $492,275.97. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 57,486 shares in the company, valued at $5,966,471.94. This trade represents a 7.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Chonda J. Nwamu sold 5,500 shares of Ameren stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.37, for a total value of $557,535.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 43,344 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,393,781.28. This represents a 11.26 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 12,959 shares of company stock worth $1,316,712. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Ameren

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in Ameren by 44.6% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 571 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the period. Centre Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ameren in the first quarter valued at about $202,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Ameren by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,963 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,423,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the period. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH acquired a new stake in Ameren in the 4th quarter worth about $10,901,000. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Ameren in the 4th quarter valued at about $6,729,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.09% of the company’s stock.

About Ameren

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.