AES Corp [AES] stock is trading at $11.78, up 4.71%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The AES shares have gain 5.27% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.87%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
AES Corp [NYSE: AES] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 04, 2025, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Neutral and also boosted its price target to $13 from $11. Previously, Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to Sell on March 03, 2025. On December 13, 2024, HSBC Securities initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $17 on the stock. Jefferies initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $20 as its price target on September 11, 2024. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on May 21, 2024. In a note dated April 18, 2024, Mizuho initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $21 on this stock.
AES Corp [AES] stock has fluctuated between $9.88 and $22.21 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $16 within the next 12 months. AES Corp [NYSE: AES] shares were valued at $11.78 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 35.82% based on the average AES price forecast.
Analyzing the AES fundamentals
AES Corp [NYSE:AES] reported sales of 12.28B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -0.20%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.4% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.41 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of7.96.
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 11.31 points at the first support level, and at 10.85 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 12.08, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 12.39.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, AES Corp’s Current Ratio is 0.80. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.73 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.18. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.68, the price to book ratio is 2.16 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 4.96.
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.
