PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab Has $1.87 Million Stock Position in Ameren Corporation $AEE

PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab lifted its stake in shares of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) by 111.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,563 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 8,733 shares during the quarter. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab’s holdings in Ameren were worth $1,872,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Amundi increased its position in Ameren by 106.0% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 919,349 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $101,055,000 after buying an additional 473,048 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Ameren by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 35,645,555 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,559,565,000 after buying an additional 495,945 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in Ameren by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 973,193 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $97,183,000 after acquiring an additional 43,821 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Ameren by 193.1% in the fourth quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 26,312 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,628,000 after acquiring an additional 17,336 shares in the last quarter. Finally, North Dakota State Investment Board acquired a new stake in Ameren in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $924,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.09% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ameren

In related news, SVP Theresa A. Shaw sold 325 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.96, for a total transaction of $708,240.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 199,689 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,758,113.44. The trade was a 3.15% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.29% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on AEE shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ameren in a report on Friday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Ameren from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Ameren from $121.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. BTIG Research set a $126.00 price objective on shares of Ameren in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Ameren from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ameren currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $122.08.

Ameren Trading Down 1.8%

NYSE:AEE opened at $106.89 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market cap of $29.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.47. Ameren Corporation has a 52 week low of $96.57 and a 52 week high of $118.32. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $110.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $109.91.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The utilities provider reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $2.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.27 billion. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.95% and a net margin of 17.86%.The company’s revenue was down 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.01 EPS. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Ameren Corporation will post 5.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th were paid a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 9th. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is 52.82%.

Ameren Company Profile

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.