At the time of writing, AES Corp. [AES] stock is trading at $19.53, up 2.20%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AES shares have gain 1.40% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.11%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
AES Corp. [NYSE: AES] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 11, 2024, when Jefferies initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $20. Previously, Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to Neutral on May 21, 2024. On April 18, 2024, Mizuho initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $21 on the stock. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $13 on October 06, 2023. Barclays initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $25 as its price target on August 23, 2023. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on June 22, 2023, and downed its price target to $23. In a note dated April 17, 2023, Wolfe Research downgraded an Peer Perform rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of AES Corp. fluctuated between $11.43 and $22.21. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $26.25 within the next 12 months. AES Corp. [NYSE: AES] shares were valued at $19.53 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 34.41% based on the average AES price forecast.
Analyzing the AES fundamentals
According to AES Corp. [NYSE:AES], the company’s sales were 12.43B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -3.06% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.0%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.22 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 7.15.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 19.25 points at the first support level, and at 18.97 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 19.72, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 19.91.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that AES Corp. [NYSE:AES] has a current ratio of 0.97. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.91, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.21. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.12, the price to book ratio is 4.49 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.63.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Kohan Sherry, SVP & Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on Jun 06 ’24 when 15000.0 shares were sold. EVP and President, Renewables, Da Santos Bernerd completed a deal on May 20 ’24 to sell 66250.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & Chief HR Officer Mendoza Tish sold 66250.0 shares on May 20 ’24.
