National Pension Service Buys 2,914 Shares of Ameren Corporation $AEE

National Pension Service boosted its stake in Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) by 0.9% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 332,890 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,914 shares during the period. National Pension Service’s holdings in Ameren were worth $31,971,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Ameren by 5.7% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 55,788 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,358,000 after purchasing an additional 3,006 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in shares of Ameren by 10.0% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 34,201 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,434,000 after buying an additional 3,112 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Ameren by 61.6% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 22,605 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,270,000 after buying an additional 8,618 shares in the last quarter. Magellan Asset Management Ltd raised its position in Ameren by 8.6% in the 2nd quarter. Magellan Asset Management Ltd now owns 209,918 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $20,161,000 after buying an additional 16,590 shares during the last quarter. Finally, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Ameren in the 1st quarter valued at $897,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.09% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on AEE. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of Ameren to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Ameren from $104.00 to $111.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ameren in a report on Thursday. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Ameren from $108.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Barclays set a $113.00 target price on shares of Ameren in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $109.50.

Ameren Price Performance

AEE opened at $104.96 on Friday. Ameren Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $86.40 and a fifty-two week high of $106.73. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $102.72 and a 200 day moving average of $99.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 0.80. The firm has a market cap of $28.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.07, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.50.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.10 by $0.07. Ameren had a net margin of 14.55% and a return on equity of 10.38%. The firm had revenue of $2.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.87 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Ameren Corporation will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.71 per share. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 9th. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is 54.62%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ameren news, CFO Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.44, for a total transaction of $659,360.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 198,973 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,183,821.12. The trade was a 3.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Gwendolyn G. Mizell sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.79, for a total value of $101,790.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 9,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $929,240.91. The trade was a 9.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Ameren Profile

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.