Ameren Corp

Company Profile

Ameren Corp had its IPO on 1998-01-02 under the ticker symbol AEE.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Electric industry. Ameren Corp has a staff strength of 9,244 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Ameren Corp opened at $78.79 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $78.13 - $78.91, and closed at $78.74.

This is a -0.67% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,328,505 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Ameren Corp have increased by +0.37%.

Ameren Corp's Key Ratios

Ameren Corp has a market cap of $21.94 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.2456 and a price to sales ratio of 3.182.

In the last 12-months Ameren Corp’s revenue was $7.66 billion with a gross profit of $3.34 billion and an EBITDA of $2.98 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Ameren Corp's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Ameren Corp’s operating margin was 22.17% while its return on assets stood at 2.88% with a return of equity of 10.54%.

In Q4, Ameren Corp’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 30.3% while revenue growth was a positive 33.5%.

Ameren Corp’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

20.5339

Trailing PE

19.5631

PEG

2.5479

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $4.28 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 20.5339 and a PEG multiple of 2.5479. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Ameren Corp’s profitability.

Ameren Corp stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 5.1179 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 12.4458. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.182.

Ameren Corp stock pays annual dividends of $2.36 per share, indicating a yield of 3.11% and a payout ratio of 57.97%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$37.90 billion

Total Liabilities

$3.37 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-3370000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$921 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

57.97%

Ameren Corp ended 2024 with $37.90 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $37.90 billion while shareholder equity stood at $10.51 billion.

Ameren Corp ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $3.37 billion in other current liabilities, 6863000000.00 in common stock, $3.80 billion in retained earnings and $411.00 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $10.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $250.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $340,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $13.69 billion.

Ameren Corp’s total current assets stands at $2.67 billion while long-term investments were $958.00 million and short-term investments were $240.00 million. Its net receivables were $600.00 million compared to accounts payable of $1.16 billion and inventory worth $667.00 million.

In 2024, Ameren Corp's operating cash flow was $-3370000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $921 million.

Comparatively, Ameren Corp paid $0.58 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$78.74

52-Week High

$97.2788

52-Week Low

$72.7844

Analyst Target Price

$93.27

Ameren Corp stock is currently trading at $78.74 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $97.2788 and a 52-week low of $97.2788. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $93.27.

Its 50-day moving average was $82.22 and 200-day moving average was $84.45 The short ratio stood at 2.39 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 41.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7941.5% are held by institutions.