Teacher Retirement System of Texas Decreases Position in Ameren Corporation $AEE

Teacher Retirement System of Texas decreased its holdings in Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) by 11.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 36,126 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 4,880 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Ameren were worth $3,771,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Arcus Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Ameren in the third quarter worth about $911,000. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC raised its position in shares of Ameren by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC now owns 7,817 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $816,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Ameren in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $115,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its stake in Ameren by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 81,397 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $8,496,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Inscription Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Ameren during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $216,000. 79.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. KeyCorp downgraded shares of Ameren from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Mizuho raised their target price on Ameren from $108.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ameren in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $116.00 price objective on shares of Ameren in a report on Friday. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Ameren from $111.00 to $104.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Ameren currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $109.60.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ameren

In related news, CFO Michael L. Moehn sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.44, for a total value of $659,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 198,973 shares in the company, valued at $20,183,821.12. The trade was a 3.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Ameren Stock Performance

NYSE AEE opened at $103.95 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.99, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.58. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $101.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $101.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.93. Ameren Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $91.77 and a fifty-two week high of $106.73.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.10 by $0.07. Ameren had a return on equity of 10.92% and a net margin of 15.75%.The firm had revenue of $2.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.64 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.87 earnings per share. Ameren’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Ameren has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.450 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Ameren Corporation will post 4.93 earnings per share for the current year.

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.