Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of Ameren Q1 Earnings

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Ameren in a report released on Wednesday, July 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.11 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.10. The consensus estimate for Ameren’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ameren’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The utilities provider reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.92 billion. Ameren had a net margin of 15.31% and a return on equity of 10.40%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on AEE. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Ameren from $108.00 to $112.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. KeyCorp set a $104.00 target price on shares of Ameren and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Guggenheim restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Ameren in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Barclays lowered their price objective on Ameren from $104.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Ameren from $102.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ameren currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $101.36.

Ameren Stock Performance

NYSE:AEE opened at $99.77 on Monday. Ameren has a 52-week low of $77.99 and a 52-week high of $104.10. The business’s fifty day moving average is $96.45 and its 200 day moving average is $97.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market cap of $26.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.12, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 0.48.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 10th were given a $0.71 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 10th. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.85%. Ameren’s payout ratio is 62.97%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Merit Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Ameren during the 1st quarter valued at $204,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ameren during the first quarter valued at about $897,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Ameren by 6.0% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,926 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,699,000 after buying an additional 963 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH purchased a new position in shares of Ameren in the first quarter worth about $13,552,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of Ameren by 1,732.4% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,068,505 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $273,527,000 after acquiring an additional 2,901,047 shares during the last quarter. 79.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.