Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for Ameren Q2 Earnings

Ameren Co. (NYSE:AEE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Ameren in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.84 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Ameren’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ameren’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.69 EPS.

AEE has been the topic of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Ameren from $97.00 to $101.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Ameren from $95.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Ameren from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Ameren from $106.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI raised shares of Ameren from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $89.00 to $104.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $96.70.

Ameren Trading Down 5.7 %

Shares of AEE stock opened at $95.88 on Friday. Ameren has a 1-year low of $69.39 and a 1-year high of $104.10. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The stock has a market cap of $25.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.69, a PEG ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.45. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $98.21 and a 200-day moving average of $92.57.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The utilities provider reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.83 by ($0.06). Ameren had a return on equity of 10.34% and a net margin of 15.51%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.60 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameren

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEE. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ameren in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in Ameren during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Ameren during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ameren in the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. boosted its holdings in shares of Ameren by 78.7% in the fourth quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 470 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the period. 79.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Ameren

In other Ameren news, Director Craig S. Ivey sold 2,716 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.27, for a total value of $266,901.32. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 14,495 shares in the company, valued at $1,424,423.65. The trade was a 15.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Shawn E. Schukar sold 4,743 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.79, for a total value of $492,275.97. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 57,486 shares in the company, valued at $5,966,471.94. This represents a 7.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 12,959 shares of company stock worth $1,316,712. 0.42% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Ameren Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th were issued a $0.71 dividend. This is an increase from Ameren’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 11th. Ameren’s payout ratio is 64.25%.

About Ameren

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.