Ameren Corporation $AEE Shares Sold by Epoch Investment Partners Inc.

Epoch Investment Partners Inc. decreased its holdings in Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) by 3.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 115,932 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 4,615 shares during the quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in Ameren were worth $11,577,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Ameren in the fourth quarter worth about $1,516,000. Alamea Verwaltungs GmbH lifted its stake in shares of Ameren by 29.5% in the fourth quarter. Alamea Verwaltungs GmbH now owns 12,386 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,279,000 after acquiring an additional 2,823 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ameren by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,995 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,897,000 after acquiring an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board acquired a new position in shares of Ameren in the fourth quarter worth about $2,743,000. Finally, Bridgewater Associates LP lifted its stake in shares of Ameren by 228.1% in the fourth quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 123,691 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $12,352,000 after acquiring an additional 85,992 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.09% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AEE has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen cut Ameren from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, May 25th. BTIG Research initiated coverage on Ameren in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $131.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded Ameren from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Barclays upped their price objective on Ameren from $104.00 to $116.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Argus upped their price objective on Ameren from $108.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $117.54.

Insider Activity at Ameren

In other news, SVP Theresa A. Shaw sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.35, for a total transaction of $164,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 32,943 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,602,317.05. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.29% of the company’s stock.

Ameren Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE AEE opened at $108.99 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.60, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 0.47. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $110.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.79. Ameren Corporation has a 52-week low of $93.50 and a 52-week high of $115.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.94% and a net margin of 17.17%.The business’s revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.07 earnings per share. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Ameren Corporation will post 5.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 9th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is 53.96%.

About Ameren

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.