Aditya Sarawgi

Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 1:09 AM2 min read

Saint Louis, Missouri-based Ameren Corporation (AEE) generates and distributes electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale end markets in Missouri and Illinois. With a market cap of $25.5 billion, Ameren operates through Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution, Ameren Illinois Natural Gas, and Ameren Transmission segments.

Companies with a market cap of $10 billion or more are categorized as "large-cap stocks." Ameren fits this description perfectly, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, reflecting its substantial size and influence in the utility sector.

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Ameren touched its all-time high of $104.10 on Mar. 4 and is currently trading 9.3% below that peak. AEE stock has dropped 5.4% over the past three months, notably lagging behind the S&P 500 Index’s ($SPX) 6.5% gains during the same time frame.

Nevertheless, Ameren has significantly outperformed the broader market over the longer term. AEE stock has gained 5.9% on a YTD basis and 34.5% over the past 52 weeks, compared to SPX’s 1.7% uptick in 2025 and 9% returns over the past 52 weeks.

To confirm its overall bullish trend and recent downturn, AEE stock has traded consistently above its 200-day moving average since mid-July last year, but dropped below its 50-day moving average in early April.

Ameren’s stock prices gained 1.4% in the trading session after the release of its mixed Q1 results on May 1. The company’s operating revenues from electric sales soared 18.9% year-over-year to $1.6 billion, along with a notable uptick in natural gas sales to $475 million. This led to its overall revenues growing 15.5% year-over-year to $2.1 billion, surpassing the consensus estimates by 5.7%. However, Ameren’s profitability didn’t flare as expected, due to an increase in operating and interest expenses. Its non-GAAP EPS grew by a modest 4.9% compared to the year-ago quarter to $1.07, and missed the Street’s expectations by 93 bps.

While the stock has lagged behind its peer Consolidated Edison, Inc.’s (ED) 12.9% gains in 2025, Ameren has significantly outperformed ED’s 11.4% returns over the past 52 weeks.