Q3 2025 Earnings Forecast for Ameren Co. (NYSE:AEE) Issued By Zacks Research

Ameren Co. (NYSE:AEE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Ameren in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $1.65 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.64. The consensus estimate for Ameren’s current full-year earnings is $4.59 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ameren’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Ameren from $75.00 to $76.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 26th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Ameren from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, April 12th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Ameren from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Ameren in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $73.00 price target for the company. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Ameren from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ameren has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $79.40.

Ameren Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of AEE opened at $73.88 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $71.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.65. Ameren has a 52 week low of $67.03 and a 52 week high of $91.18.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 23rd. The utilities provider reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. Ameren had a net margin of 15.36% and a return on equity of 10.42%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 20.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.63 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Ameren

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AEE. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ameren during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Penserra Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ameren during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Janiczek Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ameren by 218.2% during the third quarter. Janiczek Wealth Management LLC now owns 350 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ameren by 117.6% during the first quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 370 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dark Forest Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Ameren during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. 79.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Ameren

In other news, CEO Martin J. Lyons sold 7,270 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.70, for a total transaction of $513,989.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 246,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,422,883.80. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other news, EVP Mark C. Lindgren sold 1,630 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.70, for a total transaction of $115,241.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 47,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,385,328.10. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Martin J. Lyons sold 7,270 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.70, for a total transaction of $513,989.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 246,434 shares in the company, valued at $17,422,883.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Ameren Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 13th were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. This is a positive change from Ameren’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 12th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.63%. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.33%.

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.