Stocks of The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) traded higher last session on Wall Street, up 1.65% to $17.27.
According to the data, The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) has 13 analysts covering its stock. The consensus rating among analysts is ‘Overweight’. As we calculate the median target price by taking the range between a high of $30.00 and a low of $23.00, we find $29.00. Given the previous closing price of $16.99, this indicates a potential upside of 70.69 percent. AES stock price is now -13.39% away from the 50-day moving average and -26.56% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $11.38B.
A total of 3 analysts have issued a hold rating and 8 have given it a buy rating. Brokers who have rated the stock have averaged $26.78 as their price target over the next twelve months.
With the price target of $25, Barclays recently initiated with Overweight rating for The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES).
In other news, MONIE ALAIN, Director bought 27,400 shares of the company’s stock on Aug 16. The stock was bought for $500,598 at an average price of $18.27. Upon completion of the transaction, the Director now directly owns 28,725 shares in the company, valued at $0.5 million. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On Aug 10, Director Laulis Julia M. bought 1,500 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $29,265 was incurred on buying the stock at an average price of $19.51. This leaves the insider owning 1,500 shares of the company worth $25905.0. Insiders disposed of 937,717 shares of company stock worth roughly $16.19 million over the past 1 year. A total of 0.39% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.
There have been several recent changes in the stakes of large investors in AES stock. A new stake in The AES Corporation shares was purchased by CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION LLP during the first quarter worth $28,314,000. TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP invested $18,102,000 in shares of AES during the first quarter. In the first quarter, NATIXIS acquired a new stake in The AES Corporation valued at approximately $6,604,000. DECADE RENEWABLE PARTNERS LP acquired a new stake in AES for approximately $4,555,000. IA GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. purchased a new stake in AES valued at around $4,116,000 in the second quarter. In total, there are 919 active investors with 97.40% ownership of the company’s stock.
Friday’s opening bell rang with an opening price of $16.99 for The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES). During the past 12 months, The AES Corporation has had a low of $16.89 and a high of $29.89. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.05, a current ratio of 0.90, and a quick ratio of 0.80. The fifty day moving average price for AES is $19.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $23.46 for the stock.
The latest earnings results from The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) was released for Jun, 2023. According to the Utilities – Diversified Company, earnings per share came in at $0.21, missing analysts’ expectations of $0.22 by -0.01. This compares to -$0.27 EPS in the same period last year. The net profit margin was -2.90% and return on equity was -20.10% for AES. The company reported revenue of $3.03 billion for the quarter, compared to $3.08 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue fell -1.66 percent. For the current quarter, analysts expect AES to generate $3.5B in revenue.
Moreover, the firm recently paid out its quarterly dividend on 08/15/2023. Investors who held shares on 08/01/2023 were paid a $0.1659 dividend. On an annualized basis, this represents a $0.66 dividend and a 3.84% percent yield. There was an ex-dividend date of 07/31/2023 for this dividend.
The AES Corporation(AES) Company Profile
The AES Corporation operates as a diversified power generation and utility company. It owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries. The company also 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. It uses a range of fuels and technologies to generate electricity, including coal, gas, hydro, wind, solar, and biomass; and renewables, such as energy storage and landfill gas. The company owns and/or operates a generation portfolio of approximately 32,326 megawatts. It has operations in the United States, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. The company was formerly known as Applied Energy Services, Inc. and changed its name to The AES Corporation in April 2000. The AES Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
