Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Grows Position in Ameren Corporation $AEE

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE - Free Report) by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,738,499 shares of the utilities provider's stock after acquiring an additional 11,563 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned approximately 0.64% of Ameren worth $166,965,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in Ameren by 21.8% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 72,604 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $7,290,000 after purchasing an additional 13,019 shares during the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ameren by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,110 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $413,000 after buying an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc raised its position in shares of Ameren by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 112,183 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $11,263,000 after buying an additional 2,675 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its position in shares of Ameren by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 68,875 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $6,915,000 after buying an additional 3,756 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ameren by 25.1% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 164,067 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $16,472,000 after acquiring an additional 32,867 shares during the last quarter. 79.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.44, for a total transaction of $659,360.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 198,973 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,183,821.12. This trade represents a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AEE has been the topic of several analyst reports. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Ameren from $104.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Mizuho boosted their target price on Ameren from $108.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Ameren in a report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of Ameren to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Barclays set a $113.00 price objective on shares of Ameren in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ameren currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $109.50.

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Ameren Price Performance

AEE opened at $106.12 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $103.52 and a 200 day moving average of $100.03. The stock has a market cap of $28.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.32, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51. Ameren Corporation has a 52-week low of $86.40 and a 52-week high of $106.73.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.10 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.64 billion. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.38% and a net margin of 14.55%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.87 earnings per share. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ameren Corporation will post 4.93 EPS for the current year.

Ameren Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 9th will be given a $0.71 dividend. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 9th. Ameren's payout ratio is 54.62%.

Ameren Company Profile

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.

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