What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for Ameren FY2026 Earnings?

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp lifted their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Ameren in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 22nd. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $5.39 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.36. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $122.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ameren’s current full-year earnings is $5.39 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Ameren’s FY2027 earnings at $5.79 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $6.22 EPS, FY2029 earnings at $6.69 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $7.20 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Ameren from $126.00 to $137.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ameren from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Ameren from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $120.00 target price on shares of Ameren in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, BTIG Research set a $126.00 target price on Ameren in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $121.50.

Ameren Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of Ameren stock opened at $112.64 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $31.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.47. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $110.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $109.47. Ameren has a 12-month low of $96.57 and a 12-month high of $118.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.11. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.94% and a net margin of 17.17%.The firm had revenue of $2.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.07 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameren

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its holdings in Ameren by 285.5% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 266 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the period. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ameren during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ameren by 6,040.0% during the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 307 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 302 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in shares of Ameren by 6,080.0% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 304 shares during the period. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its holdings in Ameren by 74.9% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 292 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.09% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ameren news, SVP Theresa A. Shaw sold 325 shares of Ameren stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.08, for a total value of $35,451.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 32,618 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,557,971.44. The trade was a 0.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.29% of the company’s stock.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 9th were issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 9th. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 53.96%.

About Ameren

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) is an integrated energy company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that provides electric and natural gas delivery and related services in portions of Missouri and Illinois. The company operates regulated utility businesses that serve a broad mix of residential, commercial and industrial customers, and it participates in wholesale energy markets and transmission operations that support reliable service across its service territories.

Ameren’s core activities include generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, distribution of natural gas, and the provision of customer energy solutions such as demand-side management and energy efficiency programs.