Ameren (NYSE:AEE) Stock Unloaded Rep. Julie Johnson

Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently sold shares of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE). In a filing disclosed on October 07th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Ameren stock on September 25th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH LONG TERM GROWTH” account.

Representative Julie Johnson also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) on 9/25/2025.
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• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR) on 9/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) on 9/25/2025.

Ameren Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AEE opened at $103.01 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $101.25 and a 200 day moving average of $98.62. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.49. Ameren Corporation has a 12-month low of $85.27 and a 12-month high of $105.67.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The utilities provider reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.82 billion. Ameren had a net margin of 14.55% and a return on equity of 10.38%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 31.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.97 earnings per share. Ameren has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.850-5.050 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Ameren Corporation will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Ameren Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 9th were given a dividend of $0.71 per share. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 9th. Ameren’s payout ratio is 62.42%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ameren

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of Ameren by 10.0% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 34,201 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,434,000 after buying an additional 3,112 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ameren by 61.6% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 22,605 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,270,000 after buying an additional 8,618 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ameren in the first quarter worth $204,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Ameren in the first quarter worth $897,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Ameren by 5.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,825,064 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $283,636,000 after buying an additional 151,808 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.09% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AEE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Ameren from $104.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ameren in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Ameren from $111.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. KeyCorp set a $104.00 price target on shares of Ameren and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Ameren from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $91.00 to $100.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $105.75.

Insider Activity at Ameren

In other news, SVP Gwendolyn G. Mizell sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.79, for a total value of $101,790.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 9,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $929,240.91. The trade was a 9.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Johnson

Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson’s career experience includes working as an attorney.

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.