Ameren Co. (NYSE:AEE) Expected to Earn Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.90 Per Share

Ameren Co. (NYSE:AEE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ameren in a research note issued to investors on Friday, September 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.90 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.95. The consensus estimate for Ameren’s current full-year earnings is $4.61 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ameren’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.24 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Bank of America raised their price objective on Ameren from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Ameren from $84.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Barclays upgraded Ameren from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $73.00 to $77.00 in a report on Thursday, May 30th. UBS Group began coverage on shares of Ameren in a report on Friday, July 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $87.00 target price for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Ameren from $74.00 to $81.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $81.00.

Ameren Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:AEE opened at $84.89 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.51, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.45. Ameren has a 1-year low of $67.03 and a 1-year high of $85.57. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $78.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $74.76.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.20% and a net margin of 16.28%. The firm had revenue of $1.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.87 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.90 earnings per share. Ameren’s revenue was down 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ameren

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AEE. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Ameren by 25.0% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 22,931,588 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,696,022,000 after acquiring an additional 4,593,638 shares during the last quarter. Zimmer Partners LP boosted its holdings in Ameren by 204.3% in the first quarter. Zimmer Partners LP now owns 3,827,897 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $283,111,000 after purchasing an additional 2,569,897 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in Ameren by 106.1% during the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 2,498,158 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $177,644,000 after buying an additional 1,286,162 shares during the last quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. bought a new position in Ameren during the fourth quarter valued at about $60,445,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ameren by 2.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,092,435 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,447,516,000 after buying an additional 802,714 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.09% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Chonda J. Nwamu sold 1,610 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.94, for a total transaction of $131,923.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 44,432 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,640,758.08. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Ameren Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 11th will be paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 11th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.16%. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is presently 61.61%.

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.