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Ameren Corp AEE
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
Ameren's regulated utilities provide a stable source of earnings. The company's large capital expenditure plan should drive above-average rate base and earnings growth for the next several years.
Bears
Regulators have made Ameren's utility regulatory environment challenging.
News
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Ameren Missouri Announces Pricing of Green First Mortgage Bonds due 2055
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Ameren recognized for disability inclusion efforts for 10th consecutive year
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Ameren Corporation Directors Declare Quarterly Dividend
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Ameren Announces Second Quarter 2024 Results
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Ameren Corporation Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Webcast Aug. 2, 2024
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'Close your eyes and buy' these utilities stocks, analyst says
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $87.50
- Day Range
- $86.48–87.68
- 52-Week Range
- $67.03–88.00
- Bid/Ask
- $86.65 / $88.13
- Market Cap
- $23.32 Bil
- Volume/Avg
- 1.2 Mil / 1.3 Mil
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 20.22
- Price/Sales
- 3.23
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 3.02%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 3.07%
- Total Yield
- 3.02%
Company Profile
Ameren owns rate-regulated generation, transmission, and distribution networks that deliver electricity and natural gas in Missouri and Illinois. It serves more than 2.4 million electricity customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 9,372
- Website
- https://www.amereninvestors.com
Competitors
Valuation
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Metric
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AEE
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EVRG
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EXC
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 20.22 | 17.07 | 16.93 |
Price/Book Value | 2.02 | 1.45 | 1.57 |
Price/Sales | 3.23 | 2.51 | 1.80 |
Price/Cash Flow | 7.71 | 7.61 | 6.51 |
Price/Earnings
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EVRG
EXC
Financial Strength
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Metric
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AEE
|
EVRG
|
EXC
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.30 | 0.14 | 0.56 |
Current Ratio | 0.67 | 0.59 | 1.03 |
Interest Coverage | 3.13 | 2.38 | 2.47 |
Quick Ratio
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EVRG
EXC
Profitability
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Metric
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AEE
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EVRG
|
EXC
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 2.83% | 2.66% | 2.39% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 10.25% | 8.54% | 9.42% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 5.90% | 5.94% | 5.82% |
Return on Assets
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EVRG
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