Is AES Corp. (NYSE: AES) The Best Stock To Invest In?

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Stocks Info

AES Corp. is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Diversified industry. The current market capitalization of AES Corp. is $12.04B. A total of 7.19 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 7.46M 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, Da Santos Bernerd sold 66,250 shares at 21.15 per share. AES shares that EVP and President, Renewables owns now total 300,672.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Mendoza Tish disposed of 66,250 shares on May 20 ’24 at a per-share price of $21.21. This resulted in the EVP & Chief HR Officer holding 199,481 shares of AES after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Falu Ricardo Manuel bought 302 shares at $16.89 per share on Nov 21 ’23. Company shares held by the EVP, COO, Pres. New Enrgy Tech now total 84,706.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. AES Corp. pays an annual dividend of $0.68, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.03%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.16. 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.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. 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

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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 $4.35, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.57B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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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