The stock of The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) increased by $0.29 on Tuesday to finish at $18.21, up 1.62 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 4,526,040 shares of common stock traded. 1 time new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$10.55. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 5,612,330, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 5,204,348.
AES stock dropped -15.81% since last month. On 08/24/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $17.65. The stock touched a high of $29.89 on 01/03/23, after rallying from a low of $17.65 in 52 weeks. The price of AES stock has declined by -36.68% or -$10.55 this year, reaching a new high 1 time. Still, the stock price is down -39.08% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
AES stock investors should be aware that The AES Corporation (AES) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 14 days ago on Aug 16. On Aug 16, Director MONIE ALAIN acquired 27,400 shares at $18.27 each. This transaction resulted in the insider spending $500,598. On Aug 10, Laulis Julia M. added 1,500 shares at a price of US$19.51. After the transaction, the insider now owns 1,500 shares. Director Shaughnessy Maura had earlier bought 24,000 shares on Aug 08 for $19.45 a share. The transaction was completed for $466,800.
Valuation Metrics
Beta for the stock is 0.98. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.92, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 7.37.
Company paid $0.1659 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.1659 last year. A $0.0079 dividend increase was reported on Friday December 2 2022.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, The AES Corporation’s quick ratio was 0.80, while its current ratio was 0.90, indicating its inability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 14.27, and the total debt to equity ratio is 16.05. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 19.70% percent. The AES Corporation’s EBITDA margin for the year ended June 29 was 26.90%, whereas its operating margin stood at 8.00% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $6.0 million and revenue of $12.62 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. AES’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been -0.90%. There was a 2.20% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was -20.10%.
Earnings Surprise
According to The AES Corporation’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A lower net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $3.03 billion, while revenues fell by -1.68% to $3.24 billion. It was predicted that The AES Corporation’s quarterly earnings would be $0.21, but it ended up being $0.22, beating the consensus by -4.50%. EBITDA was $281.0 million for the quarter. At the end of The AES Corporation’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 36.75 billion, while its total debt was $26.54 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $669.63 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at The AES Corporation’s (AES) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 29 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 40.45%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 26.98% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 16.91% and 13.20% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.50. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 23.75%, the RSI (14) reading is 37.70%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.05, and the 14-day reading is at -0.27.
Analyst Ratings
In its analyst report released on August 23, 2023, Barclays began covering The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES). The stock was rated as an Overweight by the brokerage firm. Analysts have assigned The AES Corporation (AES) an Overweight rating. AES is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 3 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 2 rates it overweight and 8 others recommend it as a buy.
What is AES’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $23.00 and $30.00, with a median target price of $29.00. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for The AES Corporation (AES) is $27.22.
