Analysts Offer Predictions for The AES Co.’s FY2026 Earnings (NYSE:AES)

The AES Co. (NYSE:AES) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of AES in a research report issued on Thursday, April 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $2.09 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.08. The consensus estimate for AES’s current full-year earnings is $1.91 per share.

AES (NYSE:AES) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.06. AES had a net margin of 2.12% and a return on equity of 38.76%. The firm had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.36 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.49 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

AES has been the subject of several other research reports. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of AES from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 14th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of AES in a report on Monday, March 25th. Argus reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of AES in a report on Tuesday, March 26th. Mizuho initiated coverage on shares of AES in a report on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $21.00 target price for the company. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of AES from $20.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.13.

AES Price Performance

NYSE AES opened at $16.41 on Friday. AES has a 52 week low of $11.43 and a 52 week high of $24.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.71 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.42. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $16.47 and a 200-day moving average price of $16.65.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. bought a new position in shares of AES during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Gyon Technologies Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of AES during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Riverview Trust Co bought a new position in shares of AES during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of AES during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Glassman Wealth Services lifted its position in AES by 186.1% in the fourth quarter. Glassman Wealth Services now owns 1,928 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 1,254 shares during the last quarter. 93.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

AES Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 1st will be paid a $0.1725 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 30th. This represents a $0.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.21%. AES’s payout ratio is 209.10%.

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.