Hsbc Holdings PLC Makes New $54.51 Million Investment in Ameren Corporation $AEE

Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in shares of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 481,004 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $54,507,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned 0.17% of Ameren as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Droms Strauss Advisors Inc. MO ADV increased its holdings in shares of Ameren by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Droms Strauss Advisors Inc. MO ADV now owns 4,162 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $457,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. increased its stake in Ameren by 4.3% in the first quarter. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. now owns 2,269 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $249,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ameren by 1.6% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 5,746 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $632,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ameren by 19.4% in the first quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 602 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ameren by 45.4% during the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 349 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period. 79.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Ameren

In other news, SVP Theresa A. Shaw sold 325 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.93, for a total transaction of $35,402.25. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 32,340 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,522,796.20. The trade was a 0.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.96, for a total value of $708,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 199,689 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,758,113.44. This represents a 3.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.29% of the company’s stock.

Ameren Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AEE opened at $107.79 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.98, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.47. Ameren Corporation has a one year low of $96.57 and a one year high of $118.32. The company’s fifty day moving average is $110.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $110.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.53.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The utilities provider reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $2.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.27 billion. Ameren had a net margin of 17.86% and a return on equity of 10.95%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.01 EPS. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. Analysts forecast that Ameren Corporation will post 5.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ameren Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 8th. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is presently 52.82%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AEE has been the topic of several recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Ameren from $121.00 to $119.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Ameren from $126.00 to $137.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays upped their price target on Ameren from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Ameren from $122.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Ameren from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $121.42.

Ameren Company Profile

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.