AES (NYSE:AES) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

AES (NYSE:AES) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.100-2.26 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.160. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

AES Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of AES stock traded down $0.21 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $13.42. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 10,635,395 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,268,331. AES has a 12 month low of $9.46 and a 12 month high of $15.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.46, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The company has a market capitalization of $9.55 billion, a PE ratio of 9.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.93. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $13.72 and a 200 day moving average of $12.36.

AES (NYSE:AES) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.06. AES had a return on equity of 19.02% and a net margin of 8.42%. AES has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.100-2.26 EPS. Analysts predict that AES will post 1.93 earnings per share for the current year.

AES Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.176 per share. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. AES’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.30%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of AES in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised AES from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Evercore ISI began coverage on AES in a research note on Monday, October 6th. They issued an “in-line” rating and a $15.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on AES from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of AES from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $23.91.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AES

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AES. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in AES by 247.6% in the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 968,333 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $10,185,000 after acquiring an additional 689,741 shares during the last quarter. Gould Capital LLC lifted its stake in AES by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 253,531 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,667,000 after purchasing an additional 7,766 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in AES by 763.3% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 146,851 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,824,000 after purchasing an additional 129,841 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in AES by 6.1% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 68,745 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $854,000 after buying an additional 3,936 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in AES by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 60,072 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $746,000 after buying an additional 17,372 shares during the period. 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.