Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of AES Q1 Earnings

The AES Co. (NYSE:AES) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AES in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.45. The consensus estimate for AES’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AES’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of AES from $16.00 to $15.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Bank of America raised AES from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $11.00 to $13.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Seaport Res Ptn downgraded AES from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of AES to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, HSBC assumed coverage on AES in a report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $17.00 price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $16.63.

AES Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of AES stock opened at $12.45 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market cap of $8.86 billion, a PE ratio of 8.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.94. The business’s fifty day moving average is $11.34 and its 200-day moving average is $13.88. AES has a 1 year low of $9.88 and a 1 year high of $22.21.

AES (NYSE:AES) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $2.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.07 billion. AES had a net margin of 8.34% and a return on equity of 27.30%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.73 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AES

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Millburn Ridgefield Corp acquired a new stake in shares of AES during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AES by 190.3% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,412 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 1,581 shares during the period. Optiver Holding B.V. increased its stake in shares of AES by 79.5% during the fourth quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 2,711 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,201 shares during the period. WR Wealth Planners LLC lifted its holdings in AES by 93.3% during the 4th quarter. WR Wealth Planners LLC now owns 2,837 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,369 shares during the last quarter. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC grew its holdings in AES by 760.4% in the 4th quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 3,347 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 2,958 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.13% of the company’s stock.

AES Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a $0.176 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.65%. AES’s payout ratio is 29.54%.

AES Company Profile

The AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified power generation and utility company in the United States and internationally. The company owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries; owns and/or operates utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit, and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors; and generates and sells electricity on the wholesale market.