After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Utilities – Diversified industry segment. The current market capitalization of AES Corp is $7.96B. A total of 24.94 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 14.64M shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, AES has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
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 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
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. AES Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.69, resulting in a dividend yield of 6.20%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.71. AES’s most recent ex-dividend date was 6.67% when it declared a $0.1760 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/1/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/31/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 5.39%. The AES stock dividend was $0.1760 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for AES in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $13.70 with high estimates of $23.00 and low estimates of $7.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AES has a high of $22.21 and a low of $9.88.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $5.44, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.57B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 4.33.
