Ameren (NYSE:AEE) Insider Michael Moehn Sells 6,500 Shares

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) insider Michael Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.60, for a total value of $673,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 193,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,002,673.60. The trade was a 3.26% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Ameren Price Performance

Shares of AEE stock opened at $104.64 on Thursday. Ameren Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $91.77 and a fifty-two week high of $106.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.12, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.57. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $101.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $101.83.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.10 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.64 billion. Ameren had a net margin of 15.75% and a return on equity of 10.92%. Ameren’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.87 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Ameren Corporation will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AEE. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Ameren by 285.5% in the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 266 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Ameren in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Ameren by 6,040.0% during the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 307 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its stake in Ameren by 6,080.0% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 309 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. 79.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Ameren News

Here are the key news stories impacting Ameren this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call-option activity: Traders bought roughly 2,984 call contracts (a ~2,268% jump vs. average), which signals short-term bullish sentiment or bullish hedging that can lift the stock as demand and implied volatility rise. Investors Buy High Volume of Call Options on Ameren
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks expects Ameren to beat Q4 estimates: Analysts point to the right mix of drivers (rate-base growth, regulated earnings) for an earnings beat ahead of the company’s report, which can support upside if results match expectations. Ameren Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Bull case coverage: Recent bullish analysis outlines drivers for longer-term upside (regulated utilities stability, capex on grid modernization), which can attract momentum investors. Ameren: A bull case theory
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus rating remains “Hold”: Brokerages give Ameren a consensus hold, suggesting analysts see limited near-term upside despite positive operational catalysts. That may cap rallies until clearer earnings or guidance moves the outlook. Ameren Given Consensus Rating of “Hold”
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale: Director Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares (~$673k) and trimmed his stake by ~3.3%. Insider selling can be interpreted negatively by some investors, though the remaining holding remains sizable. Insider Sale Disclosure
• Negative Sentiment: Underperformance vs. peers: Coverage noting Ameren has underperformed utility peers despite daily gains could pressure sentiment among relative-value investors. Ameren Underperforms Peers

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on AEE. Argus raised shares of Ameren to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ameren in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $116.00 price objective on shares of Ameren in a report on Friday, January 23rd. KeyCorp lowered shares of Ameren from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Ameren from $111.00 to $104.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.60.

Ameren Company Profile

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) is an integrated energy company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that provides electric and natural gas delivery and related services in portions of Missouri and Illinois. The company operates regulated utility businesses that serve a broad mix of residential, commercial and industrial customers, and it participates in wholesale energy markets and transmission operations that support reliable service across its service territories.

Ameren’s core activities include generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, distribution of natural gas, and the provision of customer energy solutions such as demand-side management and energy efficiency programs.