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Ameren Corporation (AEE) stock analysis

Utilities - Regulated Electric. Scored on the same transparent model behind the daily rankings.

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AEE
Ameren Corporation · Utilities - Regulated Electric
60.0Score
$102.19Oct 9 close$28.3B
1Y Target$117.88Analyst consensus · 16 analysts
5Y Target$206.16Compound horizon
10Y Target$368.46Long-dated conviction
FCF-$1.3bTTM · 03/26
F
FCF is negative (-$1.3b) — cash-burning phase; acceptable only for pre-profit spec names · Trailing twelve months to 03/26 (operating cash flow − capex).
Rev+15.4%FY YoY
B+
Revenue +15.4% — above sector median, healthy trajectory · Computed from the last two annual revenue figures (FY YoY).
D/E1.58
B
D/E 1.58 — near the Utilities debt median (≈60th pctile)
P/S*3.4x
C+
P/S 3.4x — above the Utilities median (≈75th pctile)
PEG2.52
C
PEG 2.52 — expensive relative to growth rate

* P/S replaces P/E — no positive earnings to divide by

Targets: 1-year is analyst consensus where covered, 5- and 10-year are model estimates; the DCF is a cross-check, not a target. Methodology

Quality-growth score · 60
Quality47.2
Growth73.3
Value62.5
Why this score
  • Raising its dividend
  • Diluting shareholders
Entry · Margin of safety
52-week rangeNear 52-week low
14% off the 12-month high

Model-generatedFrom reported fundamentals, checked against the figures above · Editorial standards

Why now
Utilities - Regulated Electric · market cap $28.3b. 14% off the 52-week high of $118.32. Revenue growing +15%, comfortably above the S&P median. 16 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $117.88 (implying +15% upside).
Moat
Net margin 19% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$1.3b) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk.
Horizon
1-3 yr $117.88 (16-analyst consensus) — catalyst-driven; binary events dominate. 5 yr $206.16 — requires the platform / technology to reach commercial scale. 10 yr $368.46 — return distribution heavily skewed.

AEE vs the Top Picks average

PillarAEEBook avgDiff
Quality4783-36
Growth7389-16
Value6276-14

Average of today's Top 30 (mean score 82.6); size and sector limits also decide the book.

Trend
+7.7 over 81 daily scores
From 52.3 (Jun 22) → 60.0 (now)

One point per daily run; read From → To for the actual range.

AEE at a glance

THE BULL RANKINGS SCORECARD60.0/ 100 · BULL SCOREPEER MEDIANQUALITY47.2GROWTH73.3VALUE62.5
PRICE IN ITS 52-WEEK RANGE$102LOW $96.6HIGH $118Trading at the 26th percentile of its 52-week range ($96.6–$118).
WHERE THIS SCORE SITS0255075100AEE 60.0Top 27% of 1,709 companies on the quality-growth score.
ONE-YEAR MOVE VS ITS BETAFLATThis stock-2%Trailing one-year price change. Price history is not an inputto the Bull Rankings score.

Same audited fundamentals as the score, unless a card says otherwise.

Analyst estimate revisions

30-day change-0.1%
90-day change-0.1%
Forward EPS estimate$5.80

Over the last 90 days, what analysts expect AEE to earn is essentially unchanged. The estimate is derived from price and forward P/E captured at the same instant, so a moving share price does not move this number — only a changed forecast does.

Estimates move both ways and are not part of the Bull Rankings score. Biggest movers →

Shares to buy
19
Position size
$1,942
3.9% of portfolio
Stop price
$76.64
25% below $102.19
$ at risk if stopped
$485.40
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

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Ameren Corporation (AEE): score, valuation & FAQ

Ameren Corporation (AEE) is a Utilities - Regulated Electric company that scores 60 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth model — a middling reading. The score blends three pillars — quality (durable returns, healthy margins, low leverage), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (valuation versus sector peers) — into one number, refreshed daily; it is a screen, not a buy recommendation.

Its strongest graded signals are Rev (B+), while FCF (F) rate weaker.

Is AEE a good stock to buy?

Bull Rankings scores AEE 60 out of 100 on its quality-growth model, which is a middling reading. That is driven by Rev (B+). A score is a quantitative screen of Ameren Corporation's fundamentals, not personalised financial advice — weigh it against your own time horizon and risk tolerance, and read the risk factors below before acting.

Why does AEE score 60 on Bull Rankings?

The score leans on growth at 73.3 out of 100, with quality the weakest pillar at 47.2 — the three combine geometrically, so a weak one cannot be papered over by a strong one. AEE earns its highest marks on Rev (B+), and is held back by FCF (F). Each signal is graded against sector-aware thresholds rather than one absolute bar, so AEE is measured against Utilities - Regulated Electric peers, not against the market as a whole.

Is AEE overvalued or undervalued?

We don't compute a reliable discounted-cash-flow value for AEE — typically because it is not yet consistently profitable or free-cash-flow positive — so its valuation rests on growth and price-to-sales rather than on earnings-based intrinsic value. Judge it on the trajectory of the business, not a single multiple.

What are the main risks of investing in AEE?

Free cash flow is negative (-$1.3b) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk.

New to these metrics? See the guides and the methodology.

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