Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.75

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be paid a dividend of 0.75 per share by the utilities provider on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 8th.

Ameren has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 12 consecutive years. Ameren has a dividend payout ratio of 56.6% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Ameren to earn $5.86 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $3.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 51.2%.

Ameren Trading Down 0.1%

AEE opened at $106.34 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38. Ameren has a 52 week low of $96.57 and a 52 week high of $118.32. The stock has a market cap of $29.44 billion, a PE ratio of 18.72, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 0.46. The business has a 50 day moving average of $110.13 and a 200-day moving average of $110.26.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The utilities provider reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $2.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.27 billion. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.95% and a net margin of 17.86%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.01 earnings per share. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Ameren will post 5.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.