AES Corp [NYSE: AES] loss -1.65% or -0.23 points to close at $13.74 with a heavy trading volume of 8415811 shares.
The daily chart for AES points out that the company has recorded -35.43% loss over the past six months.
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If we look at the average trading volume of 10.11M shares, AES reached to a volume of 8415811 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about AES Corp [AES]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for AES shares is $22.11 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on AES stock is a recommendation set at 1.56. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Jefferies have made an estimate for AES Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on September 11, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on May 21, 2024, representing the official price target for AES Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $21, while Mizuho analysts kept a Buy rating on AES stock. On October 06, 2023, analysts decreased their price target for AES shares from 22 to 13.
The Average True Range (ATR) for AES Corp is set at 0.61, with the Price to Sales ratio for AES stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.79. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.97, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.59.
Trading performance analysis for AES stock
AES Corp [AES] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -1.08. With this latest performance, AES shares dropped by -21.35% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -35.43% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -18.75% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for AES stock in for the last two-week period is set at 31.03, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 31.32, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 32.55 for AES Corp [AES]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 17.20, while it was recorded at 13.76 for the last single week of trading, and 17.59 for the last 200 days.
AES Corp [AES]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
AES Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.80 and a Current Ratio set at 0.85.
AES Corp [AES]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
With the latest financial reports released by the company, AES Corp posted 0.73/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.67/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.06. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for AES. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for AES Corp go to 9.25%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at AES Corp [AES]
There are presently around $99.81%, or 100.27%% of AES stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of AES stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 92.86 million shares, which is approximately 13.3266%. CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS, holding 69.47 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.22 billion in AES stocks shares; and CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS, currently with $$953.97 million in AES stock with ownership which is approximately 7.7924%.
