Ameren Earnings: Annual 8%-10% Earnings Growth Outlook Driven by Data Center Demand
Ameren reported third-quarter operating earnings per share of $2.42, up from $2.17 in the same year-ago period.
Ameren Corp AEE
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
Ameren's regulated utilities provide stable earnings. The company's large capital expenditure plan should drive above-average rate base and earnings growth for the next several years.
Bears
Regulators have made Ameren's Illinois utility regulatory environment challenging.
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $113.68
- Day Range
- $112.71–113.55
- 52-Week Range
- $96.57–118.32
- Bid/Ask
- $111.22 / $115.13
- Shares Outstanding
- 276.94M
- Market Cap
- $31.37B
- Volume/Avg
- 2M / 2M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 20.19
- Price/Sales
- 3.52
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 2.61%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 2.65%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
- Total Yield
- 2.61%
Company Profile
Ameren owns rate-regulated generation, transmission, and distribution networks that deliver electricity and natural gas through the company's two main subsidiaries, Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois. It serves 2.5 million electricity customers and 900,000 natural gas customers across its two service territories.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 8,913
Competitors
Valuation
Metric | AEE | AEP | EXC |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 20.19 | 20.79 | 16.54 |
Price/Book Value | 2.21 | 2.15 | 1.57 |
Price/Sales | 3.52 | 2.99 | 1.80 |
Price/Cash Flow | 8.73 | 9.29 | 5.96 |
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength
Metric | AEE | AEP | EXC |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.63 |
Current Ratio | 0.74 | 0.51 | 1.03 |
Interest Coverage | 3.15 | 2.63 | 2.42 |
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Profitability
Metric | AEE | AEP | EXC |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 3.03% | 2.99% | 2.43% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 11.18% | 11.14% | 9.81% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 6.37% | 6.63% | 5.86% |
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