AES Corp. (NYSE: AES): Is It A Buying Opportunity Again?

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Stocks Info

AES belongs to the Utilities sector of the NYSE while operating in the Utilities – Diversified industry. The current market capitalization of AES Corp. is $12.64B. A total of 18.36 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 7.90M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Kohan Sherry sold 15,000 shares of AES for 20.35 per share on Jun 06 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP & Chief Accounting Officer now owns 43,334 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 20 ’24, Mendoza Tish sold 66,250 shares at 21.21 per share. AES shares that EVP & Chief HR Officer owns now total 199,481.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Da Santos Bernerd disposed of 66,250 shares on May 20 ’24 at a per-share price of $21.15. This resulted in the EVP and President, Renewables holding 300,672 shares of AES after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Falu Ricardo Manuel bought 6 shares at $16.01 per share on Mar 12 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP, COO, Pres. New Enrgy Tech now total 84,785.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. AES Corp. pays an annual dividend of $0.68, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.80%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.64. AES’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8/1/2024 when it declared a $0.1725 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 8/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 5/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4/30/2024. The AES stock dividend was $0.1725 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AES has a high of $22.21 and a low of $11.43.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. AES’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.18B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $18.70B in debt and $4.73B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $4.08, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.57B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AES is Buy with a score of 4.30.

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