At the time of writing, AES Corp [AES] stock is trading at $14.19, down -0.21%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AES shares have gain 1.21% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.67%, and not 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 October 07, 2025, when Evercore ISI initiated its In-line rating and assigned the stock a price target of $15. Previously, Argus downgraded its rating to Hold on May 27, 2025. On May 20, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform but maintained its price target of $9 on the stock. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $10 on April 10, 2025. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $13 on March 04, 2025. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to Sell for this stock on March 03, 2025. In a note dated December 13, 2024, HSBC Securities initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $17 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of AES Corp fluctuated between $9.46 and $15.51. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $17.75 within the next 12 months. AES Corp [NYSE: AES] shares were valued at $14.19 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 25.09% based on the average AES price forecast.
Analyzing the AES fundamentals
According to AES Corp [NYSE:AES], the company’s sales were 12.09B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.89% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.17% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.32 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 7.98.
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 13.87 points at the first support level, and at 13.56 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 14.55, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 14.92.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that AES Corp [NYSE:AES] has a current ratio of 0.72. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.66, while the Cash Ratio is 0.19. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.84, the price to book ratio is 2.61 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 8.64.
