AES Corp [NYSE: AES] jumped around 0.18 points on Friday, while shares priced at $12.59 at the close of the session, up 1.45%.
AES Corp stock is now -28.79% down from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. AES Stock saw the intraday high of $12.75 and lowest of $12.15 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 20.30, which means current price is +33.09% above from all time high which was touched on 01/06/25.
Compared to the average trading volume of 17.89M shares, AES reached a trading volume of 20861682 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say 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 $13.64 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 2.19. 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.
Argus have made an estimate for AES Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on May 27, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on May 20, 2025, representing the official price target for AES Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $10, while Jefferies analysts kept a Hold rating on AES stock. On March 04, 2025, analysts increased their price target for AES shares from 11 to 13.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.58, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.58.
How has AES stock performed recently?
AES Corp [AES] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 9.29. With this latest performance, AES shares gained by 11.51% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -2.78% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -2.18% in the past year of trading.
AES Corp [AES]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and AES Corp [AES] shares currently have an operating margin of 15.22% and a Gross Margin at 17.61%. AES Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 10.78%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 2.73%, with Return on Assets sitting at 2.73%.
Earnings analysis for AES Corp [AES]
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 2.78%.
Insider trade positions for AES Corp [AES]
There are presently around $91.27%, or 91.69% 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 13.1263%. 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 7.6753%.
