Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Raises Position in Ameren Corporation $AEE

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its position in shares of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 80,434 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,683 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Ameren were worth $7,725,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Ameren in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Ameren by 70.9% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 258 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Ameren by 728.9% during the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 315 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares during the period. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ameren by 600.0% in the 2nd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 343 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 294 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SouthState Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Ameren in the first quarter valued at about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.09% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Ameren from $104.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Barclays set a $113.00 price objective on shares of Ameren in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Ameren from $104.00 to $111.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Ameren to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ameren in a research note on Wednesday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ameren presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $109.50.

Insider Activity at Ameren

In other news, CFO Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.44, for a total transaction of $659,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 198,973 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,183,821.12. This trade represents a 3.16% 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 0.34% of the company’s stock.

Ameren Price Performance

Shares of AEE stock opened at $103.45 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $103.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $99.84. The company has a market capitalization of $27.98 billion, a PE ratio of 22.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.50. Ameren Corporation has a twelve month low of $86.40 and a twelve month high of $106.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.10 by $0.07. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.38% and a net margin of 14.55%.The company had revenue of $2.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.64 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.87 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ameren Corporation will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ameren Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 9th will be given a $0.71 dividend. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 9th. Ameren’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.62%.

Ameren 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.