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Ameren Corporation Common Stock (AEE) fair value

Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric · NYSE · United States
$108.04-0.83%
Market cap $30.2BNext earnings 2026-11-05Updated Oct 19, 2026
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Our verdict
Trades 12% above our fair value
Price
$108.04
Model fair valueConfidence: good
$96.27
Model range
$93.02 to $99.53
Fair value $96.27
Price $108
2 models fit Ameren Corporation Common Stock and they agree: 2 of 2 land within 15% of the average. The price is above every model.
Two or more of our models back this value.
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Valued as a utility: Dividend discount, P/E comparison, EV/EBITDA comparison, and Discounted cash flow.
ACCE opinionAmeren Corporation Common Stock (AEE)
Fair value (2 models)
$96.27
ACCE price target
$109
Rating
Overvalued
Horizon
12 months
Fair value published on 19 Oct 2026, 19:04 CEST; previously $104 since 11 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
ACCE price target published on 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST; previously $125 since 6 May 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $108 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: P/E comparison and EV/EBITDA comparison.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
Price vs fair value
12.2% above
-10.9% to fair value
ACCE score
52
out of 100
Analysts
65% buy
17 covering
P/E
18.8x
forward 17.5x
1-year return
+3.6%
Dividend yield
2.74%

Ameren Corporation Common Stock in four questions

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Overview

ACCE thesis

Ameren owns regulated electric and gas utilities in Missouri and Illinois, earning a return on the rate base its state commissions allow, which makes its earnings far steadier than most of the market. The structural case rests on that regulated model plus heavy grid spending: the company is rebuilding transmission and distribution to serve rising load from data centers and industrial customers, and every dollar invested expands the base on which it earns. The reported 6.2% revenue decline reflects pass-through fuel and purchased-power costs and weather more than any loss of customers, so it is a weak signal about the franchise. Trading at 18.4 times trailing earnings and 17.5 times forward, the stock is priced above its own rate-base earning power, and the 11.9% ROE and 25.2% operating margin are solid but not exceptional for the group. The score of 48 out of 100 and absence from major indices suggest the market is not yet paying up for the growth story, so the question for a PM is whether the load-growth capex plan and upcoming rate case outcomes justify a deeper look.

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 18, 2026
⚠ Investor warnings · 4 flagsAI-assisted·How I use AI
  • high
    Negative free cash flow
    FCF is -$821M despite positive earnings. Utilities typically generate strong cash; this suggests capital intensity or operational stress.
  • high
    ACCE score collapse
    Score fell 14 points in 90 days (63 to 49). Growth component dropped sharply; revenue down 6.2% YoY and -3.9% QoQ.
  • moderate
    High leverage with revenue decline
    Debt/Equity 1.48 combined with negative FCF and revenue contraction raises refinancing risk in a rising rate environment.
  • moderate
    Insider selling, no buying
    Last 10 disclosures show $2.24M in sales and $0 in buys. Lack of insider conviction alongside deteriorating fundamentals.

AI research notes

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 11, 2026 · figures from 2026-06-30 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
  • The company has delivered 8.7% average annual revenue growth over five years, demonstrating consistent operational performance.
  • Analysts rate 65% of the stock Buy or Strong Buy, with a mean price target implying 15.3% upside from current levels.
Why it could disappoint
  • Free cash flow turned negative at negative $821M over the last twelve months, raising questions about capital allocation.
  • Return on invested capital of 3.6% falls well short of the cost of capital for a utility, destroying shareholder value.
  • Debt to equity of 1.48 combined with negative free cash flow limits financial flexibility for dividends and growth.
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Where AEE's valuation models land
Price
$108.04
Model fair value
$96.27
Model range
$93.02 to $99.53
Fair value $96.27
Price $108
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Wall Street consensus

Bullish65% buy · 17 covering analysts
● Strong buy 9● Buy 2● Hold 6● Sell 0● Strong sell 0
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Last 90 days
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No trades filed
Last 180 days
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No trades filed
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Where it sits vs peers

News and Record

Press releases mentioning this company

Recent performance

1 week
+1.8%
1 month
+8.3%
3 months
-5.0%
6 months
-2.8%
YTD
+8.2%
1 year
+3.6%

SEC filings

Recommendation history, last 12 months

DateTypeNewPreviousPrice
19 Oct 2026, 19:04 CESTFair value$96.27$104$106
19 Oct 2026, 19:04 CESTRatingFairly valuedfirst publication$106
18 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTACCE price target$109$125$106
11 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$104$96.62$102
7 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$96.62$95.52$99.70
28 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$95.52$97.14$99.39
17 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$97.14$99.24$103
31 Aug 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$99.24$88.07$106
29 Aug 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$88.07$86.46$107
24 Aug 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$86.46$89.23$107

This analysis is not personalised investment advice and does not take your situation, objectives or risk tolerance into account. ACCE Investments is not an authorised investment firm.

Investing in shares carries a risk of losing capital. The value of an investment can go down as well as up.

Valuation horizon: 12 months from the publication date.

Conflicts of interest. ACCE Investments is operated by Adrien Chantreuil, who may hold personal positions in the securities analysed. Positions are declared on each security. ACCE receives no payment from the companies analysed or from any intermediary for this analysis.

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Snapshot

Growth27Value54Quality69Momentum56Total52
Valuation
Trailing P/E
18.8x
Forward P/E
17.5x
PEG
2.50
P/B
2.06x
EV / Revenue
5.7x
Book value/sh
$49.45
Enterprise value
$49.4B
Profitability
ROE
11.9%
FCF yield
-2.79%
ROIC
3.6%
Health and risk
Debt / equity
1.48
Dividend yield
2.74%
Beta
0.45

Price

+3.6% · 1Y

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Answered from Ameren Corporation Common Stock fundamentals + recent valuations. Every number shows its source and date.

This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
P/Ebetter than 83% of peers
low 10.4x18.8xhigh 24.3x
ROEbetter than 83% of peers
low 7%12%high 14%
Div yieldbetter than 17% of peers
low 2.2%2.7%high 4.5%

Peers

Prices Oct 23, 2026
CompanyPriceFair valuevs fair valueP/EROEQualityScore
AEE Ameren Corporation Common Stock$108.04$9612% above18.8x11.9%6952
NTPC.NS NTPC Limited₹302.60₹35314% below10.4x13.7%7053
FTS Fortis Inc. Common Shares$57.88--23.5x7.5%6956
FTS.TO FortisC$80.99--23.8x7.5%6956
DTE DTE Energy Company Common Stock$133.06$11218% above21.1x11.0%4944
CNP CenterPoint Energy Inc (Holding Co) Common Stock$41.20--23.8x9.8%5755
FE FirstEnergy Corp. Common Stock$46.49$3437% above24.3x9.5%6153

Sector report card

Where AEE ranks against its sector peers on each metric.

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  • PR Newswire•Oct 14, 2026
    Ameren Corporation Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Webcast set for Nov. 6, 2026
  • PR Newswire•Oct 9, 2026
    Ameren Corporation Directors Declare Quarterly Dividend
  • PR Newswire•Sep 28, 2026
    Ameren Missouri updates 20-year energy roadmap to maintain and develop cost-effective energy resources to keep grid reliable for customers
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40 filings
September 2026
Sep 28
8-KCurrent reportPeriod 2026-09-28
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Sep 18
8-KCurrent reportPeriod 2026-09-18
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Sep 14
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-09-11
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